The book opens with brief information for getting started, the tools and materials needed, and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or a triangle, and progresses to a finished colored piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text describes interesting facts about each animal.

Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces. The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today. Making...

Kids love making and creating things, especially fairy houses. Following her best-selling Fairy House and Fairy Garden handbooks, Liza Gardner Walsh presents a new dimension in fairy-themed activities-Crafts! Crafts abound in this delightful activity guide, all focusing on aspects of the fairy house world and with an emphasis on making crafts inspired by nature and with an artisanal quality as an antithesis to the sparkly, throw-away fairy materials...

"Make art of all sorts in this project book from the team behind the bestselling Questioneers series. Aaron Slater shows readers how art is everywhere in our world-from the famous paintings and photographs that we know so well to places you may not think as much about, like on stamps or coins-and encourages them to make art of their own based on what they see. Activities will help to spark creativity, encourage curiosity, and show some of the traits...

"An art project and activity book aimed at helping children and adults improve their basic understanding of art, this reference stresses art elements and principles, which in turn promote observation and discovery on a daily basis. Ideal for anyone wanting to bring meaningful, rich, and fun art experiences into children's lives, this work is stocked with 65 artsy activities for the home, park, city, or even museum. Projects include going on a photographic...

Explore how the first Americans, faced with varying climates in a vast land hundreds and thousands of years ago, developed food supplies, shelter, clothing etc.

A collection of 100 engaging and simple art projects in this celebration of children's book illustrators.

Express yourself with sugar skulls, flowers, henna designs, and more! Art isn't just for hanging on walls--you can be your own canvas! Express your artistic side on your hands, fingers, arms, and legs with washable makeup or body art crayons! Inside, you'll find more than 50 of the best projects ever for creative, original temporary tattoos. Start with basic patterns and embellish them to create a wide variety of cool and colorful tattoo designs,...

"Crayola Art of Coding explores the basics of coding, such as sequencing and debugging, using unplugged activities that empower readers to think like coders"--

25 fun projects that kids can complete using common household supplies and recycled materials that teach about ancient civilizations, ethnic groups, and uniques traditions in Africa.