Max, Mason and Daniel are like many other little boys these days -- constantly glued to their high-tech video games, much to the dismay of their parents who would prefer them to partake in some good old-fashioned outdoor fun. Author Conn Iggulden went through the same struggle with his children, but when he tried to find a book full of the activities he used to do as a boy, he couldn't find one. So Conn and his brother decided to write their own book, and the result was *The Dangerous Book for Boys*, a kind of how-to book for boys with topics such as, "Building Treehouses," "How to Play Stickball," and "Making a Bow and Arrow." To his surprise, the response to the book was overwhelming. "The nice thing is finding out that other people care about exactly the same things I do," Conn says. "It was great, because I have kids of my own and it does upset me a bit to see the way they go slack-jawed, glassy-eyed -- they don't actually dribble, but if you put a video on in front of them, I see dribbling. It's sad because a lot of kids don't use their imaginations because they're using other people's; they become sort of passive."

Rach's buddy Justin Kredible tries to work his magic to pry the three boys away from the TV screen to a more craftier endeavor from Conn's book, "Building Your Own Go-Cart." With a bit of elbow grease, some supplies -- and a quick video game break! -- the boys had their very own racing machine. "Success!" Justin proudly tells Rach. "It was great! I think we had a breakthrough. At first, it was very intimidating, but once we got them out there, they were fighting over who was going to screw in the screws -- everyone was so into it, it was very bonding."