How to Create Exciting Art and Craft Activities For Children

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 – Crayon Resist
Materials needed
Technique
Chapter 2 - Printmaking
Chapter 3 - Mono printing using Styrofoam meat trays
Materials needed:
Technique
Chapter 4 - Leaf printing
Using crayons
Technique
Leaf printing using paint
Technique
Chapter 5 - Stenciling
Materials needed:
Method
Chapter 6 - Exploring Line Designs
Line Quality
Technique
Chapter 7 – Wall Hanging using Discarded Tissue Roll
Technique:
Chapter 8 - Designs using shapes
Method
Chapter 9 - Tie and Dye
Tying methods
The dye bath
Chapter 10 - Mask Making
Creating a mask
Method
Mask #2
Chapter 11 - Mosaics
Method
Conclusion
Author Bio
Publisher

Introduction

Visual Art is one avenue where people of every race and creed can express themselves. Children, in particular, tend to crave this vehicle of expression as they go through the artistic stages: scribbling, pre-schematic, schematic, and visual realism. Each stage is vital to the child’s development, and artistic expression should be encouraged as much as possible. Parents and teachers sometimes stifle this creative side of children by not providing opportunities for artistic expression. It is sometimes due to their lack of knowledge or fear of the subject.

This book will highlight ten art topics that can be used at home or in the classroom to encourage artistic expressions and spark creativity in children and interested adults.