Art with Anything: 52 Weeks of Fun with Everyday Stuff

"Here's a book that's bound to keep kids constructively occupied and entertained this summer or the entire year!.." - Good Reads with Ronna, LAParent.com
"This book is a real 'WOW' for anyone seeking art activities for children ages 4-10." - Shuffle Spindle & Dyepot
"This lively compendium of family-friendly art activities [is] highly recommended as a resource for parents...and caretakers." - The Midwest Book Review
Art with Anything offers user-friendly art projects for each week of the year suitable for young people ages 4-10. Each activity utilizes ordinary materials (address labels, bits of fabric, leaves, rocks, junk mail, masking tape, etc.) and promotes creativity, recycling, and reuse. Each week's art activity is subdivided into five day-by-day projects, with each day's task increasing in complexity. For example, week 41 involves sand as a material, and the daily projects are Sand Playdough, Dandy Sandy Shaker (shaking color sand over glue), Shapes & Sand Design, Sand & Glue Drawing, and Sticky Sand Art (which can involve a stencil or clear contact paper sealing in addition to colored sand and glue). Color photographs illustrate this lively compendium of family-friendly art activities, highly recommended as a resource for parents, babysitters, and caretakers. - Midwest Book Reviews

"Fancy brushes, paints, and papers aren't needed to make art memorable. Stressing "the process of art" rather than the product, Kohl gives teachers, parents, day care providers, and others who work with children ages 4-10 fabulous and fun ideas for creating art with everyday items, from buttons, yarn, and jars to duct tape, bubble wrap, and sandpaper. Art with Anything offers fifty-two weeks of art projects, with each week focusing on a specific everyday material. Each week is further divided into five art activities, featuring one activity per day." - Angela Leeper, Foreword Reviews

"The author intentionally includes an element of aggregation, such as collage and mobiles, to allow children to build their artistic skill, understanding, and creativity. Some weeks she suggests bonus ideas for more variations with the material. She also adds notes about availability and safety when needed. If blue skies shine during the week featuring rain art, for example, a spray bottle with water can be substituted for the real thing. And for adults who worry about the cleanliness of sand or egg cartons, the author gives instructions on how to sanitize each." - Angela Leeper, Foreword Reviews
"Colorful and with clear and simple instructions, Art with Anything makes it easy enough for even artistically challenged adults to bring art into children's lives. Packed with projects that allow creative expression to flourish, it's perfect for school days, rainy days, and any day in between." - Angela Leeper, Foreword Reviews