Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun

Banish the summer holiday boredom blues and join Dennis and his comical cohorts for over 100 super indoor and outdoor activities! Everyone has a little (or a lot) of mischief in them and The Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun! was made with mischief in mind. Come rain or shine, this book will bring out the enjoyment in every situation. Build your own catapult, periscope and miniature bow and arrow. Teach an old dog like Gnasher new tricks and learn about codes and ciphers. Make an awesome time capsule with an airtight box, create a crazy sock puppet and make it talk, find out how old a tree is by using a crafty trick, or make a barmy bird bath for the garden. Filled with nearly 200 pages of top-secret information, games, puzzles and activities, this is the perfect book for any boy or girl wanting to have naughty but nice fun and eager to discover more laughs and creative enjoyment than iPads and tech devices can offer. The Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun! is truly a back-to-basics compendium but with all the irresistible chaos of The Beano's madcap stars and that much-loved sense of anarchy. There are games here for all weathers, each guaranteed to engage a child's creativity and joie de vivre, encourage building and learning, and provide hours of good, healthy, old-fashioned fun! * Lancashire Evening Post *
Mischief is synonymous with Dennis the Menace and this book is packed full of it, and it will delight children. Dennis could find mischief and cause mayhem anywhere - and children can get the same fun through this book, indoors or out, with over 100 activities to enjoy. There are activities galore - become a juggler, a tastebud triathlon and a super sticky spiderweb for indoors. For outdoors, how about a gushing geyser, a barmy bird bath or a mucky mud face? There's also creative fun plus sports and games, all in colour-coded sections for ease of use. Dennis would love them! The book starts with a list of the essential mischief-making kit to be gathered from around the house. Great fun and full of inspiration that will keep children, boys and girls, happily engaged for many hours, alone or with friends. * Parents in Touch *

I think just about everyone reading this blog will have, at one point or another, owned an issue or perhaps an annual from The Beano Comic.

It seems incredible to think that the comic is coming up for its 80th Birthday, with the first issue arriving on newsagent shelves on 30th July 1938.

It's 2018 and the comic is still going strong, with a whole new generation of artists and authors bringing to life the Beano's enviable collection of miscreants, weirdos and downright cool characters.

Front and centre is Dennis the Menace, with his faithful hound Gnasher - and Dennis shows you some of his insider tricks to being a complete menace in the upcoming "Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun" coming soon from Studio Press.

The book is chock full of brilliant makes and projects that'll definitely help you spend your summer getting up to no good (well, in a fairly lighthearted way!)

Construct all manner of amazing contraptions from pencil catapults, to pea shooters, play crazy tricks on hapless adults and don your black and red stripy jersey for japes and hijinks along with a ton of other Beano faves.

It's a fantastic activity book and even though we've seen some of the ideas in other 'make' books, these are presented in a cool Beano-esque way.

* Read It Daddy *