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CRAFTS AND OTHER TYPES OF ART PROJECTS

American Girl Library: Crafts for Girls, by Sally Seamans. Projects include crown of flowers (for her head); napkin rings; papier mâché bowl; rinbow headbands; rose-colored glasses; spring basket; star candle holders; a paper doll of you; paste-paint recipe; and many more. 46 pages for ages 8 and up. Paper. $7.15-D

Arts and Crafts Across the Curriculum -- a new series from Steck-Vaughn which is designed to provide activities that correlate with learning standards in the areas of language arts, math, science, and social studies. There are 40 activities in each book. Each activity includes a specific learning standard, a list of vocabulary words related to the topic, background information on the topic, a materials list, teacher and student directions, questions to ask about the background information, a drawing of the completed product, and any reproducible patterns needed to make the product. Books are available for each of three grades: K 1, and 2. Each book has 96 pages.

    Arts and Crafts Across the Curriculum Grade K : Some included projects are Alphabet Blocks, Little Red Hen Story Masks, Colorful Octopus, Water Bottle Snowman, Tissue Box Piggy Bank, Patterned Tube Snake, Hickory Dickory Clock Box, Shapely Clown, Sunflower Plants, Scaly Fish, Windsock Butterfly, Spectacular Spider Hats, Rock Rings, Healthy Snacks Mobile, Bats in a Cave, Lincoln Penny Necklace, Paper Bag Western Vest, Fast Firetruck, Family Quilt, Pilgrim Centerpieces, and many more. BTH-2835. $11.69-D

    Arts and Crafts Across the Curriculum Grade 1 : Some included projects are ABC Garden Cart, Tube Tree with Root Words, Consonant Egg Carton Game, Cereal Box Ant Hill,  Fraction Art, Paper Plate Turtles, Elephant Addition Can, Balloon Spiderlings, Gorgeous Geodes, Feathery Birds, Tube Thermometer, Food Pyramid Mobile, Sea Horse Family, Lincoln's Log Cabin, Salt Dough Map, Buffalo Skins, Paper Plate Mayflower,  and many more. BTH-2836. $11.69-D

     Arts and Crafts Across the Curriculum Grade 2 : Some included projects are Opposites Faces, Word Flowers, Contraction Tree, Cellphone Order, Fraction Tower, Geometric Shape Art, Anemometer, Tree Bark and Leaf Rubbing, Parachutes, Sundial, Fish in a Bowl, Pinwheel Turbine, Balloon Globe, Neighborhood Map, Pictographs, Ballot Box, Shopping for Goods and Services, Chinese New Year Dragon Parade, and many more. BTH-2837. $11.69-D

Art for All Seasons, an Evan-Moor book.  209 pages of art projects for grades 1-5. Includes drawing, painting, collage, origami, design ideas, pop-ups, and 3-D constructions. Includes reproducible patterns and complete step-by-step directions. Divided by the seasons for easy reference. Click title for cover art and a more detailed description with sample pages. Cat. #EMC-104, $17.99-D

ArtWorks for Kids, an Evan-Moor book, completely revised and expanded. Contains 68 doable art experiences for grades 1-6, illustrated in full color.  Projects introduce techniques in painting, weaving, printing, clay, and working with natural and recycled materials.  Each two-page lesson features a full-color example of the project, art vocabulary and questions to present, a materials list, step-by-step illustrated instructions, and tips to make the lesson proceed smoothly. 160 pages. Click title for cover art, more details, and sample pages. Cat. BTH-774. $17.99-D

Calligraphy from Beginner to Expert, an Usborne book. Paper, 7.15-D

Crayons and Computers: Computer Art Activities for Kids Ages 4-8 by Carol Sabbeth. Chicago Review Press, 1998. With a computer paint or drawing program, a printer, crayons, and a little imagination, kids can explore the world of color and the endless design possibilities of a computer by crafting multi-media art. This four-color activity book combines this tool of today with an old favorite—the crayon. Kids will learn how to print out and paint a picture frame; use a mouse to create a Matisse masterpiece; create a kite of rainbow colors; and more while learning about primary, secondary, and complementary colors. Crayons and Computers includes ideas to extend crayon creations beyond the confines of paper and into cyberspace. 139 pages. BTH-4029. $15.26

Design Studio: Integrating Art and Thinking by Diane Draze and Annelise Palouda. Dandy Lion Publications. This course in thinking also teaches design principles. Students learn the following design techniques: unity, repetition, color, balance, proportion, variety, movement, emphasis, economy, and space. As students learn each principle, they are given unique projects which allow an opportunity to hone both their thinking and artistic skills. BTH-588. $10.76-D

Fun Projects for Hands-On Character Building, by Rick and Marilyn Boyer, who have twelve children whom they have educated at home.  These ideas, programs and projects,   help children develop character traits such as  obedience, self-acceptance, a forgiving spirit, meekness, and an inner hunger for righteousness. The Boyers have attempted to saturate their home with God's Word, and they have used many of these projects to help accomplish this.The projects are fun and will create many family memories. Paper, 156 pages. Digest size. $7.19-D

Fun With Calligraphy, by Sharon McCoy and Sheryl Scarborough. This comprehensive guide to the art of beautiful writing teaches the basic techniques of calligraphy through simple, step-by-step exercises. It will help the reader create cards and invitations, make school projects and papers look professional, and improve handwriting skills. Softcover, 64 pages. Black and white diagrams and examples. This title is out of print. When the one I have is gone, there aren't anymore. The top and bottom edges show signs that this book has traveled around with me. 4.95*

Get Set…Go! series, paper, Children’s Press. This series is designed for children ages 7-10 to teach themselves various hands-on activities. Each activity is allotted a two-page spread, one of which is a full-page, color picture of the finished product. The other page has the name of the project and is divided into three parts: Get Ready lists all materials that should be laid out before beginning the project. Get Set summarizes how the project will be accomplished. Go! describes how to finish the project. All the instructions are very simple. Each 24-page book has large, easy-to-read print with lots of white space in between lines, and an index. Title available for arts include

    Get Set...Go! Summer projects include drying flowers and using them to make pictures and rose-petal bags; growing a sunflower; and making leaf rubbings, painted pebbles, shell pictures, sand pictures, lemonade, and butterfly pins. 4.45-D
    Get set...Go! Autumn includes the following projects: a leaf collection; a leafy face; salt-dough models; a fruit and seed collection; seed picture; autumn picture; vegetable kebabs; and woodland masks. 4.45-D

Hands on Heritage Series This series contains several books on various countries and historical periods in American History that contain arts, crafts, recipes, games, etc. that relate to a country or historical period.

Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough and Modeling Experiences by MaryAnn F. Kohl. Trade paper. There are activities in this book suitable for all ages. Each activity has symbols at the top to indicate such things as the age appropriate use of a mixture, which art objects are edible, whether adult supervision is needed, whether a mixture needs any cooking or baking, etc. The mediums used in these activities include cooked and uncooked playdough, bread dough (baked or dried), plaster of Paris, papier-mache, baked and unbaked edible dough, and other modeling mixtures. From mudpies and sandcastles to crepe paper jewelry, sand casts, balloon creatures, and even pretzels and doggie biscuits, kids can make nearly anything -- even a gingerbread house. Recipes for modeling mixtures are included, with step-by-step directions for making and using. 146 pages. Illustrated with B/W, easy-to-follow line drawings. Cat. #IPG021. $13.46-D

Kids's Multicultural Art Book: Art and Craft Experiences from Around the World by Alexanra Terzian. A Williamson Kids Can! Book. Children can explore the roots, rhythms, designs, and traditions found in the art and artifacts from around the world. As they create their own arts and crafts, they grow to understand one another by experiencing the unique artistic expressions nurtured in other cultures.Besides the projects, there are Cultural Clues that encourage children to investigate each artifact's cultural significance and Art Options which suggest creative alternatives for capturing the spirit of traditional artifacts. A sampling of included projects by country:

    Native American Plains: Brown Bag Vest; Magic Power Shield; Sun Dance Skull
    Eskimo: Inuit Finger Masks; Eskimo Laughing Mask
    Native American Northwest Coast: Animal Totem Pole
   Native American Southwest: Kachina Cradle Doll; Zuni Hand Mask
    Native American Northeast and Woodlands: Sponge Painting Cut-Outs; Chippewa Dream Catcher
    Mexico: Aztec Sun God (functions as calendar); Mexican Tin Rooster; Hispanic Paper Flowers
    Central America: Cardboard Loom Weaving; Worry Doll; Costa Rican Cart; Honduran paper Pollo
    Guatemala: Guatemalan Wild Cat; Animalitos; Green Toad Bank, Guatemalan Plate Designs
    Africa: Egyptian Paper Beads; Animal Nose Mask; Paper-Mache Calabash; Korhogo Mud Cloth
    India: Twirling Palm Puppet; Peacock of India
    Japan: Paper Egg Figuring; Kokeshi Doll; Paper Uchiwa; Japanese Folding Screen
    Korea: Korean Dragon Puppet
    China: Good Luck Dragon; Chinese Egg Painting; Traditional Papercuts
    Southeast Asia: Thai hanging Owl; Vietnamese Dragon
    More

Also included are recipes for Paper-mache and Salt Dough, an index, and a bibliography. Cat#Wmsn-721. $11.66-D

Recipes for Art and Craft Materials, by Helen Sattler. If you want to make your own inexpensive materials for art and craft projects, this book will help you cook up your own paste, paint, ink, clay, and dough with readily available ingredients. Each of the 70 recipes includes step-by-step instructions, special hints, and safety tips.  For ages 10 and up. 144 pages with index. $4.45-D

Scribble Art: Independent Creative Art Experiences for Children, by MaryAnn Kohl. This large paperback book contains over 200 easy and open-ended independent art experiences for kids of all ages. some projects include arm dancing; chalk stencil; fabric transfer; bead clay; sawdust modeling; goop; fingerprints; monograph; bubble print; marbling; wire sculpture; 3-D paper; branch weaving; basket stitch; nail collage; string thing; puppet treasure box; scribble cookies; and many, many more.  Projects are listed on a chart at the beginning which shows needed experience level, which art techniques are employed, how much preparation is needed, and more. Great for older children, teachers, and parents. 158 pages. BTH-3501. $13.46-D

Peppermint Mice: Great Things to Make and Do for 6 Year Olds, by Deborah Manley. From making simple to puppets, shadows on the wall, birthday cards, and simple jewelry, children can find lots ideas for having fun in this book. Besides craft ideas, the book also contains games to play on trips and outdoors. That's lots of fun for only $2.69-D. Supply limited to what I have on hand, since publisher is currently out of stock.

Razzle Dazzle Doodle Art: Creative Play for You   and Your Young Child,  part of the Brown Paper Preschool Book Series. This book is full of art projects for preschoolers – some suitable for the backseat of the car or the doctor’s office waiting room, or even the kitchen sink. You probably already have the materials, and many of these projects take very little grown-up help. Helps children explore hands-on creativity, learn the meaning of marks and symbols, discover how parts and patterns fit together, and experiment with cause and effect. List price is 8.95. Now only $4.93-B

Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences by MaryAnn Kohl and Jean Potter. Bright Ring Publishing, 1993. For children 3-10.  The activities in this book will work both at home and in a classroom. They are designed to awaken the imagination, challenge the mind, and delight the artist and scientist within each child. The art experiences are also like science experiments, and the science related to each project is explained in a box on the bottom of each project page. A chart of contents indicates the area of science covered, the season best suited for the project, an age suggestion, the art techniques used, amount of preparation needed, difficulty level, and more. Topics covered are water and air; light and sight; motion and energy; reaction and matter; and nature and earth. There are over 100 activities in all, including projects such as crystal bubbles, dancing rabbits, building beans, magnetic rubbing, stencil leaves, magic cabbage, marble sculpture, paint pendulum, ice structures, the volcano, bottle optics, chromatography, straw painting, frozen paper, marshmallow tower, spaghetti painting, invisible paint, sculptured pretzels, sand drawings, and many more. 142 pages. BTH-3503. $14.36-D

Super Book of Arts and Crafts by Adrianne Gant, Laurie Kastorff, and Linda Milliken. Published by Edupress. Contains over 700 creative ideas for children of all ages.  Creative variations link projects to holidays. There is a complete index to help teachers plan. Follow-up activities extend the learning experience. Chapter headings include: Crayons; Construction Paper Cut-Ups; Ways with Watercolors; Try it With Tempura; More Painting Projects; Learning About Color; Art in an Instant / Center Time; Mixed-Up Mediums; Tissue Paper Tricks; Try a New Technique; Art About Me; Holidays and Seasons; Gifts and Cards; Art from Recyclables; Crafts and Craft Recipes; and Art Around the World. Every lesson begins with a list of things you'll need. Then there are clear directions, illustrations, and patterns where necessary. Reproducible for classroom use. 272 workbook-size pages. BTH-2443. $20.69-D

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