The 26 projects in Little Learning Labs: Art for Kids will get children excited about creating fine art and help them discover their personal voice and style.Art for Kids is a well of inspiration for young artists interested in making their own fine art. This abridged, paperback edition of
Art Lab for Kids features
26 fine art projects, which are broken into lessons. Kids will start with
drawing, move on to
painting and printmaking, and tie it all together with
paper collage and mixed media. Each lesson includes an example from contemporary artists like Lisa Congdon, Megan Bogonovich, and Amy Rice, making it easy for kids to see different styles of art as they
develop their own style and voice.
Each lab can be completed as a single project or-for ambitious artists looking to
start a portfolio-be taken in a sequence. The lessons in
Little Learning Labs: Art for Kids are open-ended and designed to be explored over and over with different mediums, attitudes, and points of view. Colorful photos throughout illustrate different artists' takes on the same lesson, exemplifying the way the lesson brings out each artist's personal style.
Little Learning Labs: Art for Kids is the perfect book for
creative families,
friends, and
community groups, and works as a lesson plan for both experienced and new art teachers.
The popular
Little Learning Labs series (based on the larger format Lab for Kids series) features a growing list of books that share
hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including astronomy, geology, math, and even bugs-all 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 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 Little Learning Labs.
This is volume 4 in Little Learning Labs .
There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Quarry Books .
Rainer Schwake is a versatile and talented media designer holding a master's degree in graphic design. His photography has been used in hundreds of business- and arts-related design works for print and websites. He is co-owner of artstream studios (www. artstreamstudios. com) and lives with his wife, Susan, in Rochester, New Hampshire.