The Simpsons Rainy Day Fun Book

The Simpsons are a family of experts in the field of wasting time. This collection of games, puzzles, tricks, codes, mazes and other assorted activities is designed to make any rainy day sunny, especially if there are other more pressing things to do.

Games, art activities, and trivia for children to do and playoutdoors.

Forget Su Doku - this 128-page compendium of full-colour puzzles and fun activities will keep every Simpsons fan, young or old, entertained for days, whether they be in sunny Springfield or rainy old Britain. Rainy day blues getting you down? Played all your video games? Documentaries on the TV? Mum threatening to make you vacuum? Just take a leaf from this very cool collection of games, puzzles, jokes, tricks, codes, mazes and other assorted amazing activities brought to you by those lifelong experts in wasting time...The Simpsons. You can entertain yourself with everyday objects, dazzle your friends with feats of magic, torture your siblings with ingenious pranks, and devote some serious time to lolling around. Even if it rains for forty days and forty nights, you still won't run out of zippy things to make and do with this book around! And if the sun is shining, Bart invites you not to waste another day inside, shrivelling up in front of the TV. The time has come for action, outdoor activity, health and fresh air! Rememer them? Inside this book you'll find all sorts of ruff-and-tumble games and activities for one, two, or a whole tribe of would-be nature enthusiasts. Whether your playground is made of asphalt, grass, or just the stuff of your imagination, there is enough fun jam-packed into these pages to satisfy even the grumpiest little sluggard. So don't let another day go by without basking the pleasures this book has to offer. Get off your duff and get out the door! Get into some good, clean fun! Get natural naturally! Get crazy with the natives!

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