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Summary:
This amazing collaboration with the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, comes with all the supplies needed for a hands-on artistic experience, like copper-colored foil, light sensitive paper, color pigments and a paint brush. It's guaranteed to put you in an art-doing mood.
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
Tons of Educational Information, World History and Art and Craft Instruction and Materials, Makes a Great Gift
Customer Rating:
Klutz publishes high quality art, craft and activities bound into a book that is actually a full kit, as they come with all the materials necessary to do what the book instructs. I have never been disappointed with a Klutz book/kit.
This book is a bit different than the typical craft books published by Klutz. It was developed in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has a lot of educational, world history and art history information in the book.
The book starts back in Ancient History with Ancient Egypt. The book teaches about art and writing (hieroglyphics) done by the Ancient Egyptians. Then the kit encourages the child-reader to make their own art, Egyptian style. The book progresses through various art methods and across thousands of years, introducing educational information then telling how to replicate that art or craft.
Another way this Klutz publication is different is that it has some pretty sophisticated art methods. There is a copper page to make a copper cover with metal embossing decoration using texture plates that is then made into a little handmade book. The book covers collage and includes some interesting images to cut out and collage with. The book tackles basic drawing principles and sketching in pencil, watercolor painting, and how to use one paintbrush to make different painted effects. Sun prints are here too, a more crafty leaning project. Boys especially might like the section on medieval history and knights with an activity to design their own coat of armor. Illumination is here with powdered paint that is to be mixed with egg whites to paint with. There is also a section for making a replica of stained glass (coloring in a paper) and a paper weaving project.
The book has MANY examples of real art going back thousands of years. The reference in the back of the book explains what each image is with a historical reference.
This is an ambitious book that teaches art and crafts linked to real world history events and showing examples of fine artworks. The book is inspirational. There are enough projects here to keep a child and a preteen occupied for many hours. It would be of interest to boys as well as girls. I can imagine that if a child does one of these projects for the first time they may be inspired to continue on learning more about some of the techniques(drawing, sketching, and watercolor painting).
The book is a low cost for the smattering of craft and art materials that come with it and for all the educational content that goes along with the instructions on how to do each art or craft.
If your child already owns many art and craft supplies, especially if they own some professional grade materials, makes a lot of art at home or is already taking professional art instruction, and if they already had lots of history educational instruction, this book may be too shallow or repetitive for them. However if the child has not yet tried all these arts and crafts or been exposed to all this world history information, the book is fantastic.
This makes a wonderful gift! The publisher states it is for ages 8 and up.
great art book for boys- and girls!
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This book had a lot of really fun art ideas that my boys loved. It is very hands on, and you can mix in science with your art. My history buff loved the art history, and this book inspired much online investigation and a planned trip to our local art museum. It is a great way to introduce your child to real art- but is also fun and "crafty." My high-energy boys loved this book, and I can not recommend it enough.
Klutz Books are the best!
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I buy these books because my grandkids love them too. They always have age appropriate topica and seem to keep pace with their interests as they grow. They are challenged and they learn as they work through the books. Mom & Dad love them too.
Very Nice Activity Book for Older Children
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I bought this book for my nephew, who is 10 years old. He opened his present and started looking through it right away, ignoring his other presents waiting to be opened. There is a nice selection of different activities in this book. I would recommend it for older children as it includes activities that require lots of cutting and pasting, and the tempura painting could be messy with younger children.
This is a great book for crafty people!
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Crafty people will like this book, and all of klutz other books. This one has lots of fun things to do, and will keep you busy for a long time. You get to play with stickers, do sunburn art, paint with eggs (this sounds strange, but it works!!), and tons of other stuff. It's a cool book.
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