"Many of the pieces in this edition have been selected from the much loved The Dangerous Book for Boys. They have been chosen to give readers things to do, inside and out, during the long summer days. This edition is a perfect format for readers to take everywhere with them. It has new drawings and new activites."

Games1 -- Skipping Stones 10 -- Making a Paper Hat 12 -- Coin Tricks 14 -- Building a Treehouse 21 -- Secret Inks 38 -- Making a Bow and Arrow 40 -- Two Quick Things to Do 56 -- Five Pen-and-Paper Games 58 -- Juggling 68 -- Lightbulb-in-a-Tin 73 -- Five Knots Every Boy Should Know 77 -- Making a Quill Pen 85 -- Table Football 90 -- Fishing 95 -- Making a Periscope 101 -- Dog Tricks 106 -- Bottle Rocket 121 -- Papier-mache 125 -- Making a Go-Cart 130 -- Making a Battery 139 -- Conkers 145 -- Making Candles 153 -- Marbles 158 -- Growing Sunflowers 166 -- Catapults 169 -- How to Play Poker 173 -- Essential Gear 186 -- First Aid 190.