Preschool Art: Collage & Paper, Vol. 3 »

Award-winning author MaryAnn F. Kohl has written 14 books for Gryphon House, and is a regular featured columnist for Parenting Magazine. She has written the best-selling favorites Preschool Art, The Big Messy Art Book, Making Make-Believe, MathArts, and First Art. She is co-author of Global Art and Cooking Art with Jean Potter. MaryAnn lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Enjoy hours of fun with 50 collage and paper art activities for young children.

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What can you do with cotton balls, broken toys, bones, dried seeds or hairpins? These are only a few of the items needed to create fifty different projects. The author feels that children should be stimulated by the process and not focus in on the final product. There's no right way, there's no wrong way, there's just your way. Icons, easy to follow steps and simple black-and-white illustrations guide instructors to help children of all ages make treasures. Some activities create a group project such as a woven fishnet or a feeling tree. Other activities are three-dimensional, like the nail collage or the button box. Others might work with tissue and finger-paints or cut outs from magazines. Many activities stimulate the senses or create an aura of wonder. An excellent introduction and three indexes make this a valuable source for parents and educators. Four books are included in this "Preschool Art" series written by an award-winning author. 2001, Gryphon House, $7.95. Ages All. Reviewer: Laura Hummel