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FOR CLASSROOMS HOME CHILDCARE
HOMESCHOOL CAMP SCOUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
An Earth-Friendly Collection
of Imaginative Projects for Kids
of All Ages
GOOD EARTH ART offers a creative variety of art
projects that develop an awareness of the environment and
encourage a caring attitude towards the earth. using
materials collected from nature or saved from the trashbin,
kids explore and enjoy their creativity with results
bounded only by imagination.
Projects include:
Earth Paints
Leaf Bursts
Homemade Crayons
Cattail Baskets
Cardboard City
Handmade Paper
Car Part Sculpture
Inner Tube Prints
Natural Berry Dye
Wood Scrap Sculpture
Over 200 Practical, Easy and Open-Ended
Art Experiences Utilizing Recycled
and Natural Materials
Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer. MaryAnn is an
experienced teacher and the author of "Scribble Art" and
"Mudworks", award winning art ideas books for children. Cindy
is an art specialist, teacher, writer, and illustrator.
Review
"Full of enough projects to keep a classful of inquisitive minds exploring art for years, with materials as close as your garden or the burrs on your sweater."
~ Lynn Johnston, Cartoonist, "For Better or for Worse"
"Celebrate Earth Day every day with "Good Earth Art" ... a book of useful, easy, and important learnings for earth's young citizens."
~ Kim Solga, editor, KidsArt Magazine and author of the Art for Children series
"We have enjoyed MaryAnn as a regular guest on our children's television show, Take Part!, sharing projects from "Scribble Art" and "Mudworks". The creative recycling in "Good Earth Art" is perfect for our young viewers and for our planet."
~ Lois Walker, author, columnist, and host of Take Part!, children's television series
"A wealth of ideas for creating beautiful art utilizing the earth's natural resources as well as recycled materials."
~ Dr. Robert Rockwell, Director of Early Childhood Education, Southern Illinois University, and author of "Hug a Tree" and "Mudpies to Magnets"
Synopsis
Featuring more than two hundred projects, this guide offers ideasfor painting and drawing, sculpture and mobiles, collage and printing, weaving and crafts, and handmade art supplies, all to emphasize recycling and natural materials.
Synopsis
"Good Earth Art" contains over 200 easy fun art projects that develop an awareness of the environment and a caring attitude towards the earth. Projects use common materials collected from nature or recycled. The book is filled with sensible creative ideas to help recycle and reuse through art, for all ages, and includes a charted Table of Contents, two indexes, and a great list of environmental resources.
1992 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award
1992 Midwest Book Association Gold Award for Excellence
About the Author
MaryAnn F. Kohl is the author of "Discovering Great Artists", "Scribble Art", "First Art," "Preschool Art," and 15+ other titles. MaryAnn F. Kohl keeps a busy schedule of presentations, workshops, keynotes, and interviews around the country, all year long. She also is active in social media and sends an eNewsletter to her followers each month. Her website is full of art resources and free ideas.
Cindy Gainer is the co-author of "Math Arts" with Kohl, and the author/illustrator of "I'm Like You, You're Like Me." Gainer is working on illustrating and writing children's books.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6 Using symbols
10 Building Blocks to Creativity
11 Introduction
13-44 Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing
Examples of activities: Newspaper Design, Cardboard Box Painting, Fresco, Impasto, Scrimshaw, Felt Drawings, Nature Rubbings, Shadow Paintings, Leaf Burst
45-94 Chapter 2: Sculpture and Mobiles
Examples of activities: String Sew, Newspaper Sculpture, Paper Tube Sculpture, Shadow Art, Cardboard City, Aces Wild Sculpture, Lid Mobile, Theme Tree, Cinnamon Ornaments, Sandy Bakery, Seashell Display, On-Site Beach, Pebble Towers, Shell Chimes
95-128 Chapter 3: Collage and Printing
Examples of activities: String Collage, Wood Shavings Collage, Dried Bean Pictures, Waxed Paper Leaf Collage, Sandwich bag Designs, Funny Paper Art, Yarn Prints, Chalk Floats, Bubble Pop Art, Garden Prints, Foiled Leaf, Pressed Cookie Print
129-180 Chapter 4: Weaving and Crafts
Examples of activities: Branch Weave, Fence Weave, Fruit Basket Weave, Shrinkles, Stained Glass Lantern, Luminaries, Nature Wreath, Holiday Chain, Wildflower Chain, Feather Necklace, Pebble Necklace, Newspaper Beds, Egg Shell Planters
181-214 Chapter 5: Homemade by Hand
Examples of activities: Earth Paints, earth Crayons, Nature Paintbrush, Egg Shell Crayons, Homemade Rice Paste, Homemade paper, Recycled Wrap, Natural Berry Dye, Onion Skin Egg Dye, Homemade Fossils, Pressed Plants, Old Sock Puppets
215-224 Chapter 6: Resource Guide
Examples: Where to Find Free Materials, Environmental Organizations, Bibliography, Indexes, About the Authors