The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

How do you tie a hitch knot? Fix a bike flat? Sew buttons? Use a compass? Make a pie? Skip stones? This illustrated guide with the history of each skill, explains a LOT of skills that every kid should know, including how to write a thank you note! Hardcover, 112 pages. Topics included:

• 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