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Space Activity Book for Kids

kim solga — Sun, 10 May 2015 14:36:39 +0000

A fun collection of interplanetary activities, fascinating facts and creative things to make or kids ages 7 through 12. Projects are presented in full color photos and step-by-step illustrations, and include:

create a papier mache model of planet Earth
build an imaginative space city with 3-d sculpting techniques
create an astronaut's spacesuit costume for creative play
and many more mural, collage, modeling and constructing craft activities

This 32 page, fill color hardback book is great for libraries and teaching book collections! A creative, hands-on introduction to space and our exploration of it, including the moon, sun, solar system, comets, meteors, stars, and galaxies.

Horse Mandalas Coloring Book

kim solga — Sun, 10 May 2015 14:21:18 +0000

Any young artist who loves horses will adore this creative coloring book designed by a skilled illustrator who herself trains horses. The 46 original designs in this coloring book feature horses — their beautiful lines, thrilling movement and sense of freedom — with the timeless beauty of the mandala form. The symmetry of these circular designs will bring hours of peaceful coloring with crayon, colored pencil or pen. The completed designs are wonderful for display, gifts, to use in collage and to inspire a child's own adventures in creating mandala designs.

Collage Greeting Cards for Kids DVD Lessons

kim solga — Sun, 10 May 2015 13:50:18 +0000

A wonderful 57 minute DVD with four inspiring art lessons suitable for elementary students at all grade levels. Kids learn how to create greeting cards using traditional collage techniques:

A Mother's Day or Father's Day card, with collage elements to honor each parent
A Celebration Card for any sort of occasion
A Thank You card expanding the collage media to torn paper, buttons and ribbons
A Holiday card where kids craft a beautiful, sparkly poinsettia

Kids love to make their own greeting card artwork, and this fine DVD gives you ready-to-go lessons for four different art projects.

Clay Sculpting Tools

kim solga — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:13:40 +0000

This well-made set of clay and pottery tools is great for all of the clays we sell at KidsArt. Find shaping tools of different shapes and sizes, wire tools for cutting and working clay, a sponge to wet and smooth the surface of some clays as they're worked. Use these tools also with traditional earthenware pottery clay...a wonderful sculpting clay for children. Don't bother to kiln fire the pieces - just let kid made sculptures air dry then place them out in the garden to slowly return to the earth as they weather. Check with your local college bookstore or ceramics and pottery shops in your area to find this wonderful material.

Origami Paper Kimono Prints

kim solga — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:13:16 +0000

A set of 36 sheets of origami paper 5-7/8" square...printed in an assortment of traditional Japanese kimono fabric and folk art designs. Adds a beautiful oriental look to origami projects. These oriental papers are made expressly for the art of paper folding.

Origami Paper Assorted Colors

kim solga — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:09:19 +0000

The art of paper folding has been enjoyed for over one thousand years and keeps increasing in popularity. This set contains 55 sheets of sturdy, thin, shiny, brightly colored origami papers in assorted sizes...4-1/2" squares, 5-1/8" squares and 8" squares...and assorted brilliant colors. These oriental papers are made expressly for the art of paper folding.

Introduction to Polymer Clays Video

kim solga — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:16:17 +0000

Introduction To Polymer Clays features renowned Master Polymer Clay Artisan, Donna Kato providing 56 minutes of instruction covering a variety of ways you can use polymer clay to create works of art. Kids will learn:

what is polymer clay
how to prepare it for use in art projects
basic types of clays available, their features and applications
how to choosing the best tools, work surfaces and ovens for curing
how to mix new colors, using basic clay colors from a set
and lots and lots of project ideas!

Talking Textiles

kim solga — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:11:40 +0000

This book for kids age 8 - 12 shows how textiles are made with bright, engaging pages packed with photos and illustrations. The Step-up Art and Design series is for elementary-school pupils in grades 3 to 6, adding depth and breath to lesson plans and teaching strategies. People have been creating and using textiles for thousands of years. This book shows how we make textiles, add color and pattern to them, use them-for example, in fashion and interior design-and finally recycle them. It explores the ways that different cultures have used textiles to tell stories, and invites children to work collaboratively on a large-scale textile work. Kids explore the ways that different cultures have used textiles to tell stories. There are cross-curricular activities for different age levels that encourage hildren to work collaboratively on a large-scale textile projects. Includes full-color photography and illustrations, glossary, for parents and teachers section, and index. 32 pages. Hardback library edition.

Art Tissue Paper Pack

kim solga — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:23:24 +0000

These large sheets of colorful tissue paper are handy for a number of different art projects, from sculpture and folk art, to collage and giftwrap! Overlap several layers of different color tissue, spritz with water or brush water or water/acrylic varnish mixture. It’s easy to create art and craft projects with a beautiful mosaic look, or great tissue paper flowers with pipe cleaner stems. Bend and crinkle, fold and bunch, cut and stretch…you can even use the tiniest of cut scraps as a colorful confetti addition to collage and hand-made paper.

First Steps Calligraphy

kim solga — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:09:58 +0000

Most calligraphy books can be pretty daunting for young artists, but Marsh's book is aimed at the "absolute beginner." Excellent for middle school age and above (ages 12 and teens), it features projects on greeting cards, invitations, and romantic verse. The author begins with the traditional materials...different types of pens, nibs, inks and papers are discussed. The book then explores letter forms...Italic, Roman, Swash Capitals and Cursive Italic are covered in great detail. Each pen stroke is shown and the sequence of strokes is made clear, as well as margins, alignment, layout, multiple columns, and line length and centering. This book will be used for many years as a reference and source of inspiration!