Art Lab for Little Kids: 52 Playful Projects for Preschoolers [Paperback]

Packed with 52 fun and colorful exercises geared toward 3- to 6-year-olds, this book offers parents and teachers an outstanding source of creative art activities to inspire and enrich this wide-eyed and open-hearted age group.

Activities areorganized by mediumanddesigned to encourage self-expression. Each Lab also features the work of a prominent artist for inspiration. Gorgeous photography shows different results from different people using the same lesson, exemplifying the way the lesson brings out each artist’s personal style.

Have fun:

• drawingwith food coloring–tinted ice cubes.
• paintingusing a sponge bottle washer and tempera paints.
• printmaking using balloons, lace, and potatoes to place ink.
• sculptingwith tinfoil, paper mache, and paper tubes.
• creatingmixed mediaart with fabric, wallpaper samples, and items from nature.

Targeting one of the most critical developmental periods for children,Art Lab for Little Kidsis the perfect book for both parents and teachers who are seeking enriching and unique experiences to offer this age group. This inspirational book stands out as a unique reference for creating fine art with children through finding the student’s own voice, marks, and style and withplayful lessons that result in significant skill building.

The popularLab for Kids seriesfeatures a growing list of books that sharehands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains acomplete materials list, clearstep-by-step photographsof the process, as well asfinished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of exlóå