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The Handbook of Forgotten Skills: Timeless Fun for a New Generation

Handbook of Forgotten Skills is an illustrated step-by-step guide to classic fun and handy skills for a new generation. Elaine Batiste and Natalie Crowley (that’s me!) invite readers to turn the clock back to a simpler time and unlock hours of fun as they discover how to:

  • Tie knots
  • Make a bird feeder
  • Build a campfire
  • Use a compass
  • Wrap a gift with brown paper and string
  • Make refrigerator pickles
  • Make lemonade
  • Grow and dry herbs
  • Make natural dyes
  • Skip stones
  • Fold paper airplanes
  • …and more!