There really is an art to safeguarding our ecology -- in more ways than one! Nature's bounty becomes the tool through which children learn to respect nature, care for their environment, and preserve the earth's fragile ecological balance -- all done while discovering their own artistic natures.
How to make homemade, nontoxic art materials such as crayons, clay, pastes and glue, natural dyes, homemade paper, finger paints, and more.
Loaded with ecological and creative information in Art Speak, Fast facts, and Nature Notes.
All Projects use recyclable, reusable, or nature's own found art materials.
Natural ways to create including Bark Weaving, Corn husk Wreaths, Spider Web Prints, Pebble Trivet, Twig Animals, Potato Porcupine, Rainy Day Drip Paintings.
Trash to treasures: Transform an old glass mayonnaise jar into a stunning Vine Vase, a plastic jug into an adorable Piggy Bank, egg cartons into a Fish Mobile, juice cans into a useful Desk Set.
Helps for the Earth includes making your own Cloth Napkins, Recycling bins, Compost Holder, and Inspiration Box.
Laurie Carlson, acclaimed author of the best-selling "Kids Create!", here combines her intuitive sense of each child's need for self-expression with her wealth of imaginative, interactive natural art and craft experiences. What a fabulous way for children to learn to love themselves and their earth!
Laurie Carlson, an elementary school art teacher and author of "Kids Create!", lives in Idaho with her husband and two sons.
Children's Crafts
EcoArt! Earth-Friendly Art & Craft Experiences for 3-9-year-olds
Author: Laurie CarlsonIllustrator: Loretta Trezzo Braren
Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Williamson Books. 1993.
Edition/Format: Book, Juvenile Audience
Description: 157 pages, black & white illustrations, 22 cm
ISBN: 978-0-913589-68-7
ISBN: 0-913589-68-3
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There really is an art to safeguarding our ecology -- in more ways than one! Nature's bounty becomes the tool through which children learn to respect nature, care for their environment, and preserve the earth's fragile ecological balance -- all done while discovering their own artistic natures.
Laurie Carlson, acclaimed author of the best-selling "Kids Create!", here combines her intuitive sense of each child's need for self-expression with her wealth of imaginative, interactive natural art and craft experiences. What a fabulous way for children to learn to love themselves and their earth!
Laurie Carlson, an elementary school art teacher and author of "Kids Create!", lives in Idaho with her husband and two sons.
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