do it now! tricks
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Far from your annoying uncle’s collection of bad jokes and pranks, Do Rad Tricks! captures young readers’ imaginations with its zany, just-for-kids ideas, bright artwork, and easy-to-rock-out instructions. Authors Sarah Hines Stephens and Bethany Mann know a thing or two about goofing off—they’ve got kids of their own to learn from!—and they’ve collected the best into this volume of 80 activities ranging from faking zombie makeup to boobytrapping a bathroom, from rollerskating backward to running a ninja obstacle course. Kids’ll be thrilled–and parents’ll be amused—with Do Rad Tricks! Excerpted from Show Off, which won a Silver Moonbeam Award.TRANSCRIPT
ISBN 1-61628-391-2
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DO IT NOW!
RAD STUNTS & SNEAKY PRANKS
DO
IT NO
W!
DO IT NOW!
90 hilarious jokes, amazing action moves, and superfun games that will wow everyone!
73 fight a marshmallow war
78 juggle like a pro
14 set up a bocce match
55 create a fake wound5 tailwhip a scooter
US $6.99 CAN $7.99ISBN 13: 978-1-61628-391-9 ISBN 10: 1-61628-391-2
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contentshow to use this book
build a junkyard go-kart
trick out a kart
crabwalk in roller sneakers
skate backward
tailwhip a scooter
ollie like a pro
bust a feeble grind
land a kickflip
nail a handstand fingerflip
freeze an ice rink
skate a back crossover
improvise a sled
dominate a snowball fight
set up a bocce match
toss horseshoes
head a soccer ball
master goalie moves
pitch a fastball
sink a free throw
ride a boogie board
move
bodysurf a wave
sail into a swan dive
do a jackknife dive
be a human cannonball
swim a flip turn
perform a barracuda
do the worm
moonwalk in style
stand on your head
walk on your hands
perfect a back walkover
ace a cherry drop
skin the cat
swing a back hip circle
bunny-hop a bike
pop a wheelie
hang a tire swing
rig a zipline
run a ninja obstacle course
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shimmy up walls
bounce off a wall
do a stuntman vault
mess with a computer
get cool photo effects
form shadow puppets
see through your hand
make a floating finger
build a creepy sarcophagus
fake mummy organs
serve yourself on a platter
paint funny feet
draw hand costumes
create chin people
become a zombie
create a fake wound
spurt fake blood
hear a galloping horse
listen to a crackling fire
make rolling thunder
flap like a bird
rip out rude noises
make a coin jump
bring a dove back to life
tie a knot one-handed
fake a fall
amaze
perform a slick hat trick
spin a plate
dowse for water
read a love line
interpret a head line
follow a life line
slice an unpeeled banana
fight a marshmallow war
blow a nose bubble
stick a pin in a balloon
walk the dog
rock the baby
juggle like a pro
spin a basketball
skip a stone
dribble under one leg
booby-trap a bathroom
secure a bedroom
turn drink mix into hair dye
make a “platinum” grill
fake a cheek piercing
sport spiky hair
twirl a drumstick
do a rock-star jump
master the angus spin
tell me more
index
about the authors
credits
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5tailwhip a scooter
Push off and crouch down.
Straighten up, pulling the scooter with you.
Use your feet to flick the deck sideways.
Tuck your legs as the deck swings around.
Catch it with your feet after a full turn.
Land, keeping your knees bent.
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1918pitch a fastball sink a free throw
Put index and middle fingers on the seam.
Hide your hand to conceal your grip.
Shift to your back foot. Angle your front.
Wind up using your front leg and arm.
Release with your fingers over the ball.
Follow through after you throw.
Stand at the free-throw line.
Crouch down. Keep your knees loose.
Focus on the backboard.
Put one hand on the ball’s side to guide it.
Straighten up. Flick your wrists.
Swish!
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Crouch low. Hop up, pulling the handlebars with you.
Point your toes down. Keep pulling up!
Tuck your legs up to raise the back wheel.
Land it!
Start pedaling slowly. Push one pedal down hard and lean backward.
Don’t have a dirt-bike course nearby? Practice your tricks on the grass to avoid gnarly skinned knees. When you feel confident, move up to the pavement!
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Set a picture of shattered glass as the wallpaper.
Disconnect the mouse, keyboard, or printer.
This button can temporarily wreak havoc on a keyboard.
Opaque tape on the sensor “blinds” the mouse.
Turn the brightness down to make the screen black.
NumLock
Try these quick computer pranks if you want to drive someone nuts—without causing permanent damage.
61rip out rude noises
frrrrrap!
fwwwpt!
pfffft!
pthbbbt!
Inflate your cheeks, then smush them with your fists.
Make air bubbles under your knees with your hands, then bend your legs for a rip-roaring effect.
Cover your armpit with your hand, trapping an air bubble. Then raise and lower your arm to really “let one loose.”
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7776 walk the dog rock the baby
Hook the loop onto your middle finger.
Make a fist. Snap your wrist down hard.
Stop it at the floor.Gently lower the yo-yo.
The yo-yo will “walk” on its own.
Jerk it back up to your hand.
Toss the yo-yo over the back of your hand.
Lift your bottom hand to double the string.
Hook the string with your thumb.
Turn your top hand over so that it’s palm up.
Lift your bottom hand. Pinch the string.
Let the baby “rock” in the string triangle.
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Set with hair spray.Blow-dry on warm.Put gel in wet hair. Twist into spikes.
fake a cheek piercing
sport spiky hair
Snip the arm of a safety pin in half.
Put glue on the tip. Secure the loose end.
Bend back the very tip of the pin arm.
Now it’s safe to stick the pin in your cheek.
wire clippers
needle-nose pliers
hair gel hair spray
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Illustration credits
Front cover
Liberum Donum (Juan Calle, Santiago Calle, Andres
Penagos): horseshoes Otis Thomson: go-kart Gabhor
Utomo: feet Tina Cash Walsh: tire swing
Back cover
Britt Hanson: horse, marshmallow war, showerhead
with paint Vic Kulihin: yo-yo, juggling Raymond Larrett:
banana Liberum Donum (Juan Calle, Santiago Calle,
Andres Penagos): fake wound, bocce, gymnast on high bar
Christine Meighan: backward skating, scooter Gabhor
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Do It Now! Tricks: Rad Stunts & Sneaky Pranks
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Excerpted from Show Off, first published by
Candlewick Press in 2009.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012932625
ISBN 13: 978-1-61628-391-9
ISBN 10: 1-61628-391-2
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 12016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Printed in China by SNP Leefung
Typeset in Vectora LH
Special thanks to:
Storyboarders
Esy Casey, Julumarie Joy Cornista, Sarah Lynn Duncan,
Chris Hall, Paula Rogers, Jamie Spinello, Brandi Valenza
Illustration specialists
Hayden Foell, Raymond Larrett, Ross Sublett
Editorial and research support team
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Dougherty, Kat Engh, Alex Eros, Justin Goers, Sarah
Gurman, Susan Jonaitis, Peter Masiak, Grace Newell,
Jennifer Newens, Paul Ozzello, Ben Rosenberg, Hiya
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Utomo: swimmer, soccer player Tina Cash Walsh: ice rink,
handstand, tire swing Mary Zins: shadow puppets
Interiors
Key: bg = background; bd = border; fr = frames;
ex = extra art
Kelly Booth: 69–71 Hayden Foell: 62 bd, 63 bd, 75 bg, 77
Britt Hanson: 11 bg, 12–13, 57–60, 62–64 bg, 73, 74 bg,
82–83 Joshua Kemble: 18–19 Vic Kulihin: 38, 39, 76, 78
fr, 80 Raymond Larrett: 65–68, 72, 74 fr, 75 fr Liberum
Donum: 3 bg, 4 bg, 5 bg, 14–15, 20–21, 27–28, 32–34,
40–43, 50, 54–56, 78 ex, 79, 81 Christine Meighan: 3 fr,
4 fr, 5 fr, 44, 62 Vincent Perea: 48–49 Bryon Thompson:
6–9, 22–24, 35–36 Otis Thomson: 1–2 Gabhor Utomo:
16–17, 25–26, 46–47, 51–53, 61, 84–90 Tina Cash Walsh:
10–11 fr, 29–31, 37, 63 fr, 64 fr Mary Zins: 45