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Creative Corner

Submitted by Christine Turner [1] on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:41am

[2]I spent the Fourth of July weekend with my niece and nephew who were visiting from Colorado. During their visit, we created several art projects together.

Below are a few of my favorite resources for exploring art with children. Please feel free to share any art projects or books that you have found to be useful.

Art Is Bob Raczka

Oxford First Book of Art [3] Gillian Wolfe

More than Meets the Eye: Seeing Art with all Five Senses [4] Bob Raczka.

A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures: First Words [5]Lucy Micklethwait

Children's Book of Art [6] DK

Looking at Pictures: an Introduction to Art for Young People [7] Joy Richardson

GREAT WEBSITE

NGA KIDS (National Gallery of Art) [8]

Resources for Parents or Teachers

How to Talk to Children about Art [9] Françoise Barbe-Gall

Art Projects by Design: A Guide for the Classroom [10] Del Klaustermeier

Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School [11] Al Hurwitz

American Folk Art for Kids: with 21 Activities [12]Richard Panchyk

Express Yourself!: Activities and Adventures in Expressionism [13] Joyce Raimondo

Picture this!: Activities and Adventures in Impressionism [14] Joyce Raimondo

Photograph provided by photokraft [2] on Flickr.

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