Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids

***Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids* is a collection of creative, collaborative projects that connect in-game challenges with hands-on activities that are both fun and educational.** *An Amazon Best Kids’ Books of 2016 pick!* Minecraft offers players an environment focused on exploration, imagination, and creation, but its nonlinear game structure can mean spending a lot of time in the game. With these labs, you can **balance your child’s screen time with real-life learning and interaction**. You will start the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator. Then, you’ll use this knowledge to venture off onto the **six different quests that encourage child and adult participation**. For each Lab, complete the **hands-on activity in art, craft, or design** , then **build a related in-game project**. Have fun with these creative projects and more: * Make a Chinese finger trap from construction paper, followed by a zombie trap in Minecraft. * Build a castle from sugar cubes, then learn to build one in Minecraft. * Create shadow puppets to perform a scene from your favorite story, then animate the scene using Minecraft. * Make a bow and arrow from popsicle sticks, dental floss, and a cotton swab, then do some archery practice in Minecraft. **Sticker badges at the back of the book** reward your child as they complete each quest. You’ll even learn how to screencast and narrate your own videos to share with family and friends. *Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids* provides fun, educational gaming goals that you and your child can reach together! The popular **Lab for Kids series** features a growing list of books that share **hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics** , including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a **complete materials list** , clear **step-by-step photographs** of the process, as well as **finished samples**. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.