Kids Create!: Art & Craft Experiences for 3- To 9-Year-Olds

By Laurie Winn Carlson

Book Overview

This title features over 150 creative craft and art activities for children ages 3-9 years old. Laurie Carlson has captured the joy of creating while introducing the basics of working with paper and paste, clay and dough, printmaking, sculpture, and various other techniques.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913589519
• ISBN13: 9780913589519
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

More than a kids' "busybook"

The craft instructions in this book are indeed easy, fun, cheap to do (etc) for kids. But the best part was the discussion in the back of the book on appropriate levels of creative projects for kids of different ages. It clearly outlined what attention span and dexterity level you should expect from kids of different ages. And it had useful advice for adults on how to make the project fun for kids; not just push the child to produce an "aesthetically ideal" finished project. That unanticipated inclusion in the book made it really stand out for me.

A wonderful anthology of craft ideas for kids of all ages!

Kids Create! is an excellent collection that uses various mediums and can apply to children with varied artistic ability. I am a 6th grade art teacher, and I purchased the book after borrowing it from the library. There are too many wonderful ideas to let it slip away! My students especially love Carlson's collection of sculpting projects.

Simple crafts - using readily available supplies

Very useful book for those responsible for keeping young children interested and involved with handicaft projects. Supplies are readily alvailable and at nominal cost. Instructons are clear and uncomplicated.