Introduction Creativity and the Child's Brain Why Contemporary Art Matters Children and Adults as Co-Players How to Use This Book Cardboard + Paper Cardboard Sculptures 10-Minute Collage Window Collage 'Useless Machine' Mobile Clay + Dough Clay and Playdough Art Techniques Hand Impressions Colorful Clay Sculptures Textured Clay Slab Sound Sound Sculptures Soundscapes Sound Drawings Paint Action Painting Make Your Own Paint Tools Edible Finger Painting Performance One Minute Sculptures Creative Choreography Object Performance Natural Materials Nature Arrangements Nature Constructions Ice Sculptures Light Light and Shadow Sculptures Color-Scape Installation Neighborhood Portraits Textiles Felt Weavings Cardboard Loom Weavings Plastic Fence Weaving Threading: Toddler Threading Invitation Threading Boards Embroidery Hoops Found Materials Junk Sculptures Ball Run Make an Alter Making Children's Creativity Visible Gathering Displaying Archiving Family Field Trips Appendix How to Make a Lightbox Further Readings and Resources Templates Play Shapes Resource Index.
Every Child Is an Artist : 32 Artist-Inspired Activities to Cultivate Your Child's Creativity