Action Pack Magazine for kids.

This downloadable high quality e-magazine is just for kids(and their grown-ups and siblings too). There is no advertising in these magazines – just really great quality projects for creative curious kids who love to do stuff! Find out more in our about page or head straight to the shop to purchase the latest issue.

Launch: Action Pack Celebration

by kath_red on December 2, 2011

in Action Pack

 

Introducing … drum roll please … Action Pack issue 8 CELEBRATION. The last issue of the year and the culmination of a terrific and huge year for this little Action pack Magazine for kids. Wow we have gone from nothing to something pretty special – offering an interesting, creative and educational array of projects aimed at 7-12 year old kids (and older and younger too). {Scroll down for sample pages from this issue – so bright and cheery!}

I am very excited to introduce the last issue of the year – Celebration – celebrating a wonderful year – celebrating your special holiday – and sharing what everyone is celebrating at this special holiday season.

Action Pack – Issue 8: Available now only $8 for 80 pages of tutorials, recipes, craft projects, and more…

This is an e-magazine – you will receive a download link to a high quality printable pdf

This issue is huge – no really I mean it – it’s HUGE. 80 pages & 23 projects – it’s not a magazine – it’s a book and it all came together with the help of some wonderful contributors and my beautiful family – but the reason it is successful is because of you! My special readers, supporters and blog friends – who purchase, support, talk about, blog about, subscribe to the newsletter … thank you all for the support of my new venture this year.

We have some plans for changing things up a bit next year – we will be changing our publishing schedule a little – not publishing so many so frequently – I am a bit exhausted! Instead we will be concentrating on fewer bigger ones, and also some smaller more frequent ones – yes exciting times!

Now back to this Celebration issue…

  • Recipes: cookies and holiday treats from around the world (9 recipes)
  • Decorations: – ornaments, wreaths, banners and a nativity scene (8 projects)
  • Games and gifts: – Wintry scenes to cut out and display, cards and gift tags, dress ups and games to make and play with (6 projects including printables)

Action Pack – Issue 8: Available now only $8 for 80 pages of tutorials, recipes, craft projects, and more…

This is an e-magazine – you will receive a download link to a high quality printable pdf

Am very excited to have some wonderful contributors in this issue: 

Verity Heysen Kizek :: Lorraine Teigland :: Kathreen Ricketson (thats me) :: Joanie Gorman :: Carina Envoldsen-Harris :: Clare Collins :: Francesca Mueller :: Pascale Mestdagh :: Anna Hytonen

 

Don’t forget you can still get all issues so far this year – and you can get them all for a discounted price …
Issues 1-7 Bundle: Available here and now – or go to the shop to purchase it from there

This is an e-magazine – you will receive a download link to a high quality printable pdf

Action Pack 2011 Bundle: Issues 1-7: Set of 7 Action Pack Magazines. Includes Issues 1-7. Save $ by buying the whole set only $30. Great gift for the active, creative children in your life!

:: Issue 1: Paper + Beeswax (Origami projects, beeswax & honey projects)
:: Issue 2: Seeds + Beads (Beaded dragonfly, cooking and growing seeds)
:: Issue 3: Sew + Tea (learn about tea, sew a tea cosy & a play tea set)
:: Issue 4: Great Outdoors (bumper issue 80 pages of outdoor crafts, adventures and cooking)
:: Issue 5: Chalk + Cheese (Learn how to make your own chalk, cheese and other crafty projects using these materials)
:: Issue 6: Zap + Zest (Bumper issue around the themes of electricity and citrus)
:: Issue 7: Sticks + Stones (Projects using lots of natural materials).

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Action Pack {Issue 7} Sticks and Stones

by kath_red on November 1, 2011

in Action Pack, Kids Crafts

Issue 7 of Action Pack, is one that is close to my heart – it’s all about the freedom of childhood – sticks and stones are simple ancient tools that can be made into all sorts of things for games and adventures.

This is a printable downloadable e-magazine – with no advertising and only $5 for 30 pages of making, baking and adventure.

Available now

Kids – go wild, experiment, play, cook, taste, imagine, get outside and create cool things with the projects in this book.

We had so much fun making these projects – our slingshot is based on a traditional Navaho design – easy to get started but takes care and practice to become a good shot! We also loved making our ephemeral art pieces and practicing our whittling skills on our recent camping trip.

Welcome back contributors: Lisa Tilse (Australia) and her daughter show us how to make message stones, and Anne Weil (USA) and her three kiddos make a pretzel log cabin and some delicious cinnamon sticks.

Welcome new contributors: Margie Oomen (Canada), Susan Phillips (USA), Katie Startzman (USA) and Joan Gorman (England). Margie paints stone eggs and creates an inuksuk snowglobe, Joan and her daughter Grace make wooden jewellery, Katie and her boys whittle a fork, and Susan and her kids make a nature version of the classic game tic-tac-toe.

The Action Pack Magazines are aimed at the 7-12 age group – however there are projects suitable for older and younger kids too – Painted rocks and the pretzel cabin would be perfect for little ones, and Wooden jewellery and the Braided Sling are perfect for teens and adults too.

Available now

Enjoy
xx
Kathreen

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Action Pack | Issue #6 {September-October 2011} Double Trouble ZAP+ZEST

by kath_red on September 5, 2011

in Action Pack, Kids Crafts

Issue 6 of Action Pack, is themed around the concept of ZAP+ZEST:
zap refers to electricity and battery experiments, poppers and fizzing reactions too, while zest is focussed on citrus fruits – mainly lemon! Lots of projects to keep you busy no matter what the season. Lots of science, cooking and some art and craft too!

This is a printable downloadable emagazine – with no advertising and only $6 for 60pages of science, creativity & cooking.

Available now

There are a couple of projects suitable to the little ones too – try some Lemon stamping, Static electricity experiments (yes the little ones will love these), how about some lemon boats and making a vinegar volcano too!

This issue we welcome back contributors: Lisa Tilsa from Australia who makes some lemon prints, and Pascale Mestdagh from France who makes a zesty citrus bunting. We also welcome new contributor Marcie Cuff from the USA with two projects, a recipe for a yummy citrus body scrub and instructions to make your own candied peel.

As well as those super projects, our own kids showed us how to make a volcano, lemon fizz and elephants toothpaste, and we in turn helped them make a lemon battery and an origami light plus lots more too!

This issue is a Double Trouble issue, with 60 pages full of science, recipes and craft activities as well as lots of fun facts to keep you busy through to the end of October (and longer). Only $6.

Enjoy

 

 

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Action Pack {Issue 5} Chalk & Cheese

by kath_red on August 2, 2011

in Action Pack, Kids Crafts

Issue 5 of Action Pack: A Mini-Mag for kids – August issue {chalk & cheese} is out. So excited about this issue – it’s all about chalk & cheese – those two very different materials that might look similar but are really not similar at all. In this pack you will find projects to keep you busy no matter what the season. From kitchen science experiments to outdoor art and craft projects.

This is a printable downloadable emagazine – with no advertising and only $5

Available now

40 pages of crafts, science, cooking and games exploring the theme of Chalk + Cheese.

  • Make chalk + cheese
  • Kitchen science
  • Chalk boards & chalk bags
  • Sidewalk games
  • Plaster crafts
  • Cornflour experiments
  • Plus More games, crafts, science & cooking.

I am also really excited this issue to introduce three new contributors: Lisa Tilsa from Sydney, Australia shows us how to make your own chalk board paint and some creative chalk boards; Anne Weil from Boulder, USA shows us how to mix chalk and sand together to make some textured art, Pascale Mestdagh from Paris, France shows us how to make a simple drawstring bag to carry your chalk and sidewalk games kit around with you.

 

 

Plus we are offering a freebie from this issue too – along with fun video!

Download the instructions to make this cool cornflour slime – video of the project in action above – how cool is it!

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Action Pack: Issue 4 {June + July 2011} The Great Outdoors Mega Issue

by kath_red on June 7, 2011

in Action Pack, Kids Crafts

Issue 4 (June + July 2011) of Action Pack: A MEGA-Mag for kids (aged 7+) just keeps getting bigger and better. The Great Outdoors edition is 60 pages (that’s double the size of the regular Action Packs) full of colourful activities, recipes, games and tutorials for outdoor fun.

Action Pack: A MEGA-mag for kids who want to do stuff is available in an easy downloadable PDF format, priced at only $6, and with no advertising.

In this pack you will find:

- Campfire cooking recipes, Weather science experiments and Outdoor art projects.

- This Action Pack also has a super great section on Boredom busting games for car trips and rainy days. And we know there are plenty of those at holiday time.

- This Action Pack has a lovely big section on crafts: Including detailed instructions on how to make a must-have utility belt and bag , flower press and nature journal to take along on your nature excursions with you, and nature jewels and a woven fly swat that you can make while camping or hiking, from materials you can find along the way.

- This Action Pack also has a whole section on adventure and survival. Including how to make your own fish trap, fishing rod, how to safely light a campfire and detailed illustrations on how to tie seven different knots that just might save your life!

This Issue of the Action Pack comes with a safety warning – some projects require the use of fire and sharp knives – some adult supervision may be required.

Our philosophy:

- We see kids as competent, creative and capable people. We believe that our kids are resourceful and clever and we try to enable them to develop their independence and creative minds within a secure and nurturing environment.
- We see learning opportunities everywhere. Learning should and can be fun. But we also know that parents are busy and cannot realistically be spending all weekend ‘playing’ with their kids. We want kids to get off the couch, away from the computer and learn the value and fun in making and doing stuff.

Find out more about the magazine here. Available now in our shop.

Instructions: After you have purchased the Action Pack you will receive an email with the link to where you can download the pdf. Save it onto your computer and then print out. It is a full colour 60 page document – but you print the pages you need as you need them. For optimum quality choose ‘best quality’ when printing, especially for the pages with illustrations. However feel free to print it out in black and white too.

Contact for more information: Action-pack[@]whipup.net

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