Art Lab for Kids 
by Susan Schwake
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781592537655
Published: February 1st 2012 by Quarry Books
Rating: 3
I have mixed feelings about this book. I can't say it's bad, because I've taught 95% of the projects before. they're great projects! But as an artist and art instructor, I've seen kids do more than what is in this book (for some of the projects). Some of the projects are very simple things you could find over the internet. Some are things you do in elementary school. It's got a broad mix of really cool projects with a lot of potential, and really dull projects that I know kids don't really respond to very well.
However, I did find three or four projects that are pretty cool, that I'm definitely implementing aspects of in my extended camp this summer!
That being said, this book is great for students who want to do art but don't have any kind of local art class institution, teachers who are looking for a good collection to fit a wide age range, and maybe homeschool parents who want their kids to have art but don't know where to start.
Kids art class teacher? not so much. You probably already know them.
1 comments:
Great review! It sounds like there are probably more helpful books for art educators. I know there are some schools nearby that no longer have art class regularly- so this may be something the after school program there might be interested in. Thanks for sharing!
~Jess
http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com
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