Activity Book

Kids are natural metal-heads. With all that energy — and all that screaming — it only makes sense that when it comes to activity time, they’re going to get bored with talking trains and prancing penguins. Enter Aye Jay Morano’s Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book (ECW Press). Next time your kid asks for a Neurosis song title word search, a connect-the-dots for Buzz of the Melvins’ afro, a black metal band name word jumble, a mad lib with Ronnie James Dio lyrics or a chance to colour in bands like Gwar or Metallica (1983 and 1988), you’ll finally be prepared. But, face it: with activities like matching the quotes from the Decline of Western Civilization Part II with their source, this one’s going on your bookshelf, not theirs.