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Play With Art Hardcover – March 13, 2018

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With more than 40 fun ideas to try out, this book is the perfect starting point for little ones who want to discover all types of art.

A child will love getting to grips with the basics of painting (using non-toxic food-safe paint), print making, drawing, paper crafting, and more.

For each different creative media, there are 6+ easy projects to try - so you don't have to keep putting things away and getting out something new! All the projects feed a child's imagination and encourage creative play. From vegetable printing, to making shadow puppets and a unicorn hobbyhorse, Play with Art is packed with exciting ideas for a little learner starting on their art journey.
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    64 pages
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  4. Dimensions
    8.81 x 0.5 x 11.19 inches
  5. Publisher
    DK Children
  6. Publication date
    March 13, 2018
  7. ISBN-10
    1465466479
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1465466471
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Funny Feet!

Dip your feet in paint and make messy-feet footprint art! Use a pencil to turn the footprints into pictures.

Pop! Art

Splatter your canvas and make some seriously splashy art.

Paper Caterpillars

Make these cute caterpillars with just a bit of folding and sticking.

Fan-tastic!

These fans make great presents. Just add ribbons and gift tags.

Wet Paper Art

See how the colors mix and run when you spray water onto crepe paper.

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"All of the projects are simple and achievable for little ones, and the instructions are intentionally loose to encourage creative play." —Booklist

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DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 100 countries and over 60 languages, with offices in the UK, India, US, Germany, China, Canada, Spain and Australia.

DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.

Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting. 

DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.

DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, the world’s leading publisher of strategy content for PC and console video games.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK Children; Illustrated edition (March 13, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1465466479
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1465466471
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 0.5 x 11.19 inches
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Run Of The Mill Art Activities
I was hoping Play With Art would be a bit more creative than it actually is. Too many projects offered in this book are age-old ideas, like thumb print painting or cutting up cardboard tubes to decorate and build. Even the chalk art page offers little inspiration—tips include rubbing chalk on its side, writing on black paper or drawing on sidewalks. The drawing and coloring pages show kids what they can do with pencils, pens crayons or chalk--make circles, dots, zigzags, dashes or squiggles. Who needs a book for such basic concepts? Other projects include dipping fruits and vegetables in paint (remember doing that with a potato back in elementary school?) or dipping feet in paint and using the imprint to create funny characters. There are templates (non-removable) on the front and back pages that need to be traced or copied in order to use, but they’re so simple our kids can easily draw them free-hand.We found a few fun projects in this book (like the stained glass elephant), but in general Play With Art is filled with lots of glossy photos and art ideas you’ve probably seen or done before. If you’re looking for just one book that contains a catch-all of very easy art activities, this might be the book for you. Personally, we found too many pages filled with run-of-the mill projects and tips. Pinterest has better kid craft ideas, and they’re free.
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Marilyn Garrett
5.0 out of 5 stars Being cool at 70!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020
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Awesome & useful ideas for me & my 3 year old granddaughter. Gives us hours of fun & she thinks I’m the coolest Grandmother ever!
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DrDammit
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
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Very sweet book but perhaps for ages 5 - 6. I mistakenly thought it is for my older kid. Still the book is impeccable.
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alkisti
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018
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H. Laack
3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing given DK's often excellent resources
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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This book is bright, colorful, with lots of engaging pictures. However, it doesn't have a whole lot of new ideas for creative art activities. I think it might best be thought of as a book for grandparents, aunts or uncles, or other persons who occasionally welcomes kids into their home and are looking for ways to do something fun together with them.

Pros:
*As noted, the illustrations are inviting and do give some guidance on how to carry out the projects.
*There are some templates that might be helpful for those who feel a little "artistically challenged" when coming up with shapes to use.
*There are some "mess alerts" to warn the adults to be prepared. (However, see this same item under "Cons")
*A couple of the ideas might be innovative, like the "funny feet" approach to squishing paint with your feet with less mess by using a plastic bag.

Cons:
*The materials information is very vague. Each section has a page with illustrations of "what you need." However, there is way too little explanation for those who may not be familiar with crafting. For example: "Paint" is one of the things mentioned in several places, sometimes also described as "nontoxic paint." The illustrations give a hint that they are calling for something thicker than a tray of watercolor paints, but should it be tempera paint? Acrylics? Other? No detail. The picture for "glue" on one page shows some kind of little pot that looks more like paste than glue.
*The projects themselves are really not at all new to anyone with even distant memories of childhood "art" classes. Sidewalk chalk art is an "idea" and maybe the suggested aliens are new, but still pretty basic.
*The "mess alerts" are pretty inconsistent in their use. Especially glaring is the omission of a mess alert for the project using water with crepe paper. There is absolutely no warning for the unsuspecting about the very real, permanent, staining power of wet crepe paper if all surfaces (and clothes) are not adequately protected.

Bottom line:
This could be a good thing for those looking for an occasional boredom-breaking activity, but there are far better resources out there to use. For that matter, you could just take the supplies at hand and do an internet search for "crafts using XXXX."
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chamoo
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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I love DK books (expect this one obviously) and I have never given a one star review before. This is ridiculously simple and unnecessary messy. Seriously, fill a balloon with paint and pop it? If you have ever been to preschool or kindergarten or have a child or grandchild who has been to preschool or kindergarten you’ll be lucky to end up with one or two ideas that you haven’t done before. Was so looking forward to this book and was so disappointed.
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L.M. Keefer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Intro Art Book for Children & Their Adults
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2018
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When I was a pres-school and kindergarten teacher, sometimes I did an art project a day. I was always on the look-out for something fresh and new to do with the little ones.

This book is a good introduction for adults who are looking for some craft and art projects for little ones using a variety of materials and mediums.

How is the book organized? Conveniently by the materials used: painting and printing, paper craft, drawing and coloring and make and create.

Each section opens attractively with the materials you need. For example in the painting and printing, there are photos of materials you need for the visual learner instead of a boring list. Just looking at the materials will inspire you: paper, roller, roller tray, canvas, funnel, masking tape, printing inks, clear zip-up plastic bag, non-toxic paint, brushes, felt tip pen, cardboard tubes, balloons, balloon pump, your feet, bubble wrap, wooden blocks, string, sponge, fruit and veggies, flowers, paper plates clothes pin, washable plastic toys, your hands etc.

There are new and original projects I never saw or thought of. For example in the paint and print section, you make your own color wheel on a paper plate. Brilliant! The kids would love that, and it's a great intro to color theory. You make block buddies with the blocks as the bodies, and a halved potato as the head. Never thought of that simple idea which would be fun for the kids.

Some of my other favorite projects in this book which I think children would love:

* Pop Art - fill balloons with paint and pop on paper - makes wonderful splatter art pretty enough to frame
* Stained-glass animals - never saw this before. You can show kids wonderful stained glass windows before as an art history lesson
* Wet paper art - it makes great wrapping paper
* Cardboard city - you could make a class mural

I loved the ideas in this book. You could do them with preschoolers, but frankly middle school students would enjoy many of these projects.
My only recommendation to the publishers - make another book like this 3X as long with the beautiful content inside and many more projects, and skip the expensive cut-out cover on the front.

This would make an excellent gift for new parents or young children who like doing art. For teachers, they would like 3X the content, as we need about 30-52 art projects for the year. So, would triple the quadruple the projects inside, and then it would make a great teacher gift.

This is a very inspiring and well-laid out art project book which will motivate you to do art with young children or try a few projects yourself.
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Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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The book has lots of great art projects for kids to make. Everything is step by step and there are lots of photos and ideas how to make the project their own. The materials are mostly regular kids art and craft supplies and common household objects. The projects are fun and there are so many different ones.
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Bizzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on November 7, 2019
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Good book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good gift for a 6 year old.
Reviewed in India on August 2, 2019
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Makes art playful. The book contains lot of innovative ideas. Kid' s school projects made easy with playful art ideas.
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jean christine ball
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018
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Jennifer M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2019
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Good ideas for the very little ones
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