Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Make mayhem from your stationery with 35 models to build yourself Kindle Edition

My 12 yo son could hardly concentrate on school work the day this came in the mail. He has been creating ever since I set him loose. The projects have led to many other scientific investigations and a lot of fun. He hasn't been able to get the ping ping ball bazooka to work. But he has been able to see that it is because the ball blocks the air flow not allowing oxygen to the lighter/flame. But he's working on alternatives.One thing I appreciate is that for his sister's birthday party he has created a game for the kids to play that the boys will enjoy for sure....blowing darts at the dragon!This book has clear instructions, stimulates creativity and problem solving, and brings a lot of fun to my young man.

Kids can build "weapons of mass destruction" using engineering plans.

Such a great book. For Christmas we purchased this book for my son, and we included a box full of all the ingredients the book listed for making the different projects. (Most of which we were able to buy at the dollar store) Hours and hours of creative fun. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The supplies required are easy to acquire. The projects are fun to play with when they are completed. I highly recommend this book for any boy or girl in your life who likes to tinker.

Bought this for my 9 year as a reward for good grades. Based on the description and the reviews I thought this seemed like fun things he could make and use with a little common sense. However, my husband (who has some experience blowing stuff up!) about had a fit when he saw the chapters on bombs and combustion shooters. There are some fairly dangerous projects in there, so make sure your little anarchist has some common sense, good supervision, and limited access to some of the components in the more dangerous stuff. Had I been able to look at all the projects I may have thought twice about buying this for my kid.My son was very happy with the book, and quickly built the ink pen bow. It worked well and the instructions were simple to understand. This is a great book for boys to use with their dads...even older kids who sometimes have more smarts than common sense. If you are buying for a kid just keep his personality in mind when doing so!

A nice book on how to make old weapons in mini forms.

Get ready to destroy a lot of stuff. I got this book to not only share with my dad and guy friends but also to use the less dangerous options (not easily constructed by a kid by themselves ) for my classroom. Challenging the kids to build them and then having the catapults compete was a huge hit, even the parents got in on it and built their own to complete. A trip to Walmart (or your desk drawer) will have you building most of the book in a heartbeat.By no means are any of these safe for a kid under 12 that hasnt been schooled in safety (such as working in a woodshop, shooting skeet, archery) your main safety warning are going to be "DONT POINT THAT AT SOMEONE OR YOURSELF EVER" and "WEAR GOGGLES" for when they inevitably point them at eachother and themselves.You will not be disappointed, and makes a great "bonding" book for dads and daughters and dads and sons.The possibilities are endless, our living room was a Christmas warzone with all other presents ignored. If giving as a gift you may want to prepurchase all the building goodies. Its hard to wait to build things once you buy the book.

This is pretty much a must-have for most boys. My nine year old giggles with delight at his creations. He builds great little weapons with his friends and loves that he can find the materials he needs around the house by himself. This book has allowed him to create things he has always wanted to make - it is easy to follow and great fun. The directions are clear and the needed materials are everyday household items, such as plastic spoons, lighters, cloths pins, and rubber bands. I would highly recommend this little gem of destruction!! :)

My 18 year old son found this present wrapped up under the tree and came to tell me he didn't like reading books, why did I buy him a book for Christmas? So, after a few hours (and knowing I had others stashed away) I decided I would give it to him early just to see his reaction. As he's opening it he's stressing again how much he doesn't like books and asking why I bought him a book ... and then ... he just freezes and reads the cover of the book. He then looks up at me with half a smile and starts opening the book up skimming through the pages, then says, "hmmm, I'll probably read this, thanks! I was wondering why you were buying me books."It was well worth the $12 seeing his face (not to mention the fact that I'm now cool) and getting him to crack a book again after High School. ;)

Libricino stupendo per la costruzione di piccole armi da ufficio. Ben fatto e stupendamente rilegato e illustrato.

...habe es meinem Mann und seinen Bürokollegen geschenkt - natürlich nur für die Kaffeepause;)sie haben ziemlich viel nachgebastelt und hatten offensichtlichen Spass daran, es auszuprobieren...wer für grosse "kleine" Jungs, die schon alles haben, was sucht - Tadaa: ein super Geschenk!(und im übrigen: für die echten Kleinen auch geeignet - und auch Mama hatt Spass)Ich empfehle den Kauf einiger abgebildeter Utensilien dazu - dann kann das "Gebaschtel" gleich losgehenund jeder kann sein eigenes Erbsen-Minikatapult bald ausprobieren!

Got this as a gift for my brother. It's an adorable little book and he loved it =)

This book is an absolute blast. None of the idea in it are especially difficult, though a few are a bit more advanced than the rest, but all of them are interesting and good fun. The plans are laid out in a very clear and easy to understand format and there is very little superfluous text, as many books of this kind tend to have. I work with children and activities of this kind go down a treat any time we are able to do them. It's wonderful to see kids get excited about creative engineering and to have fun without realizing they're actually learning!

Useful gift.