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It’s the middle of summer now and these books will help keep your kids’ minds active and busy while not boring them with abstract ideas about chlorophyll and quadratic equations. With these books they can get down and dirty while learning and having fun—and you can too!

Gadgetology: Kitchen Fun with Your Kids, Using 35 Cooking Gadgets for Simple Recipes, Crafts, Games, & Experiments  By Pam Abrams

The kitchen is not just for grownups anymore. Pam Abrams has produced a variety of fun-filled projects allowing kids and adults to work together and make simple and delicious food with kitchen gadgets. Parents and their children can bond together while baking tasty treats like apple cupcakes with caramel frosting, crisscross gingerbread cake and eggs-in-bed. While making these delightful items, children are not only having fun, but are learning about useful kitchen tools at the same time. The book also features many recipes for play like play dough and pasta spoon puppets. According to Abrams, the idea she would like to convey is versatility: cooking can expand to areas like arts and crafts and science.

Weather Projects for Young Scientists: Experiments & Science Fair Ideas By Mary Kay Carson

Filled with exciting experiments, Mary Kay Carson brewed up a science book for kids that help teach the concepts of why weather happens. Children begin their journey of weather from learning about air all the way to weather forecasting. Charts and pie graphs are present throughout the book for a better understanding of the concepts discussed. After brief lessons about the weather, a relevant experiment with the list of items needed follows. Photographs of wildlife, clouds and storms further capture the thrill of experimenting with weather.

Treehouses & Playhouses You can Build By David & Jeanie Stiles

From tools and equipment to elaborate designs, you’ll build your knowledge with this guidebook that gives readers every intricate detail about constructing the perfect treehouse. Each and every basic tool is described along with an illustration to match. Helpful tool tips are featured along with steps to putting material together like logs of wood. Beautiful photographs of treehouses are displayed from all over the world that will meet everyone’s taste. Even if you do not have a tree available, alternative methods for the ultimate treeless playhouse are packed into the book as well. Best of all, the whole family can get involved. Whether you are thinking of building a pirate ship or a summer cottage, the book provides jobs for every family member to partake in.

Celebrate the USA: Hands-On History Activities for Kids By Lynn Kuntz; Illustrated by Mark Hicks

How can you teach kids about the importance of America without making them fall asleep? This  wonderful activity book keeps kids interested by integrating hands-on fun with history lessons. Instead of glaring at a textbook, children can make a map, create a family tree and weave together colonial clothing. While learning about the Boston Tea Party, they can make tea of their own or while studying patriotic songs, they can learn the words to “America, the Beautiful.” Playful and colorful illustrations enhance the enjoyment of the text, and corners of several pages are filled with fun facts and historical information for an enjoyable read.