Celebrating the seasons provides a wonderful opportunity to embrace creativity together as a family. It’s also a fun way to decorate for, prepare for, and learn about the holidays we celebrate. In The Artful Year, you’ll find a year’s worth of art activities, crafts, recipes, and more to help make each season special. These artful explorations are more than just craft projects—they are ways for your family to create memories and mementos and develop creatively, all while exploring nature, new ideas, and traditions. The book includes: • Arts and crafts, using the materials, colors, and themes of the season • Ideas and decorations for celebrating the holidays together • Favorite seasonal recipes that are fun for children to help make (and eat!) • Suggested reading lists of children’s picture books about the seasons and holidays The 175+ activities in this book are perfect for children ages one to eight, and for creating traditions that appeal to all ages.
From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started.
Also included is an informative section for parents on the stages of a child’s artistic development. This is a perfect book for creative families who want to make something great together.
Arranged by such materials as paper, paint, clay, and markers, offers instructions for making over eighty art projects, including a paper car, Valentine mobile, clay snowman, and colorful kite.
This wonderful collection of quips, quotes and instruction comes from a variety of people and from all eras of history.
The straightforward approach of this book encourages the reader to think creatively, even if they don't feel that they have the "right" skills or knowledge.
An insider's detailed chronicle of the inner workings of the contemporary art world, now in paperback.
For the project, MICA provide $4,000 as the first seed money to the film's two producers, Roger Ross Williams and Ellen Burkett, with MICA's Patrick Wright as a co-producer. Wright made the five-minute trailers to seek further funding.
As you build your craft, techniques, and confidence, this guide encourages you to create in a way that celebrates your individuality.
Opposite the color illustrations, this book offers plenty of space to record birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates as well as personal notes and reflections. Prestel
With beautiful, vibrant hand-lettering and watercolor illustrations, the book pairs inspiring quotes with supportive prompts and exercises to spark reflection through your drawing, writing, painting and more.