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K-3
Illustrated by
Deirdre Betteridge.
When their parents go away for the weekend, Sarah and her siblings make sure that their babysitting grandparents don't get bored. The kids come up with thirty-eight activities to fill the time, from creating puppets to making "belly button soup." Easy-to-follow instructions and loose watercolor images accompany each project. The story line is merely serviceable: the book works better as a resource.