Play, Make, Create, A Process-Art Handbook: With over 40 Art Invitations for Kids * Creative Activities and Projects that Inspire Confidence, Creativi [Paperback]

Packed with joyful and educational art experiences for kids,Play, Make, Createoffers fun and engaging imaginative activities focused on the fun and reward of creating, not just producing a final project. 

Founded in aprocess-based philosophy, this unique book includesmore than 40 activitiesset up as invitations, or thoughtfully designedprompts to explore, create, and play. Author Meri Cherry has more than 20 years of teaching experience, and her blog (mericherry.com) has set the standard formeaningful and enriching process art experiencesthat are both manageable for parents, and appealing and fun for kids.

Play, Make, Createbegins with aguide for parents, teachers, and facilitatorsthat discusses how to set up materials in an inviting way, how to present an activity and talk to kids about art, and how to stock the right materials for ongoing creativity. Also included arebest-practice tipsfor clean-up, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.

The book offers four types of creative invitations: Invitations toExplore(easy ideas for fun and play), Invitations toCreate(open-ended, craft-based activities), Invitations toPlay(sensory-based activities), andBig Projects(ongoing process-art activities). Most featurebasic materials and tools(paper, inexpensive paints, pencils, glue) that require little setup.

Among the projects and activities you’ll find:

• Acollage projectthat takes a no-rules approach to creating with cut-out drawings and pictures.
• Ideas forbuilding a science stationthat allow kids to experiment with kitchen cabinet supplies such as soap, measuring spoons, cotton balls, and baking soda.
• A prompt todraw a self-portrait, using a mirror (parents can draw themselves, too).
• Instructions for makinghomemade colored playdol3.