Structures, Materials & Art Activities

• Author(s): Barbara Taylor,
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Pages: 48
• ISBN_10: 0778711412
  ISBN_13: 9780778711414
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / Methods & Materials , Education / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities , Juvenile Nonfiction / Architecture , Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Techniques , Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects ,

Description:... From the mighty pyramids to modern-day bridges, entertaining art activities for kids explore the many different kinds of structures built by humans through the centuries and the materials they used. By creating their own art, children will get a sense of what it is like to be involved in the actual process of construction. Kids will have fun creating their own art based on what they learn. - stained glass and tissue paper sun-catcher - wax and a carved candle - pictures on walls and a frieze art mural - tipis and a Native American camp - house of sticks and a popsicle stick house - bricks and a collage of buildings - cities on water and a painted water city scene - skyscrapers and a cardboard fantasy city - columns and clay Greek temples - stone markers and a clay totem pole