What's That, Mom?: How To Use Public Art To Engage Your Children With The World Around Them... Without Being An Artist Yourself (caterpickles Parentin [Paperback]

Engage your children with the world around them by using public art to nurture their innate creativity -- without being an artist yourself.

As a parent, youve almost certainly seen at least one study that says creating art can boost your childrens language development. Or perhaps youve heard a story on the radio talking about how engaging with art is critical for your childs success. And youve thought, How am I going to do that? Im not an artist! Whats That, Mom? provides 15 accessible, practical strategies for how parents can use public art to engage their children ages 3-10 with the world around them -- no artistic talent required.

Author Shala Howells parenting blog, Caterpickles, has had more than 100,000 visitors over the past five years. Now, for the first time, she turns these insights into a book written to help parents foster their children's creativity and engagement with the world around them. This book, the first in the Caterpickles Parenting Series, uses the proven case-study format to help parents get their children outside and asking questions that promote curiosity. Written for real-world parenting, this book is short and sweet, designed to be read and used as a field guide with tips that parents can put into action immediately.