Susan Schwake Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself

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Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourselfcontains 52 brand neworiginal art projects that will draw out each young artist as they discover their style, document their thoughts, and build confidence in their unique perspective.Each lesson asks questions and offers personal choiceswhile encouraging diverse approaches and creative thinking. One of the most important gifts we can give children is to nurture their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely. Theres no better way to express yourself than through creative art projects. This is especiallytrue for children because it gives them an outlet to explore their developing interests and strengths. The Colorful Beasts project, which incorporates discussion of endangered animals with the Blue Riderart movement, asks children to use torn colored tissue paper and glue to create an expressive representation of a favorite vulnerable animal. In I Built This City, children imagine and build their own cityscapeusing columns of newspaper text to make buildings on top of awatercolor painted background, and detailed with marker. Many projects include varying examples and executions of the activity to illustrate and reinforce theopen-ended nature of the labs, inspiring children to embrace and share their own voice. Give children the great gift of creative self-exploration withArt Lab for Kids: Express Yourself. The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circusall authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.