The handbook of forgotten skills – Elaine Baptiste & Natalie Crowley

The handbook of forgotten skills by Natalie Crowley and Elaine Baptiste is a beautifully illustrated guide and crafting book offering timeless, old-fashioned fun and handy skills for a new generation!

Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including:

Tie knots
Make a bird feeder
Write a thank you note
Make a pie
Build a campfire
Use a compass
Wrap a gift with brown paper and string
Sew by hand
Grow tomatoes
Fix a flat bicycle tire
Make refrigerator pickles
Sew buttons
Make lemonade
Grow and dry herbs
Mend a sock
Make natural dyes
Skip stones
Start quilting
Perform coin tricks
Make an omelet
Fold paper airplanes
Explore photography

The book contains step by step guides on how to put each skill into practice and to turn the clock back to a simpler time.

Did you know that lemonade is credited with helping fight the plague in Paris? Or that paper airplanes became popular during World War II because traditional toys weren’t available? With so many activities forgotten by time to explore, this book will be one children turn to again and again!

The handbook of forgotten skills is recommended for older children, especially those aged 8 – 12 years old. It is published by Magic Cat Publishing and contains lovely illustrations by Chris Duriez.

Contents:

1 hardcover book in English, 112 pages.

About Elaine Batiste

Elaine Batiste has been sewing and making things for over four decades and loves to share her projects on her blog called ‘LaineeMakes’, that deals with a whole range of topics such as travel, food, art, photography and clothing. A retired educator, she has years of experience creating activities for children and loves working with young people to help them to create their own work. She lives by the sea in one of the most exciting cities in the UK.

About Natalie Crowley

Natalie Crowley is a California-based teacher, consultant, and coach. She is the creator of the Nature Natalie blog, a resource of emergent outdoor education curriculum for students and teachers in all educational environments. She is the author of teaching outside: 20 quick & easy outdoor education activities for children and enjoys getting outside with her dog and family as often as possible.