{"id":824,"date":"2020-02-11T01:35:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T01:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2021-03-06T18:16:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T18:16:26","slug":"art-lab-for-kids-express-yourself","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/books\/art-lab-for-kids-express-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>52 Creative Adventures to Find Your Voice Through Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, and Sculpture (Lab Series)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself<\/em>&nbsp;is a fun collection of art activities that encourage children to create freely, using their own thoughts and experiences as a guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most important gift we can give children is to nurture their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely.<\/strong>&nbsp;There\u2019s no better way to express yourself than through creative art projects. This is especially true for children as it provides them with an outlet to explore their developing interests and strengths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large bdr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-1014x1024.jpg?_t=1581384860\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-1000x1010.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ALFKEYcover_m1.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself<\/em> contains 52 all new and original art projects that will help each young artist develop their own style, document their thoughts, and build confidence in their unique perspective. Each lesson asks questions and offers personal choices while encouraging diverse approaches and creative thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each lesson asks questions and offers personal choices while encouraging diverse approaches and creative thinking. Many projects include varying examples and executions of the activity to illustrate and reinforce the open-ended nature of the labs, inspiring children to embrace and share their own voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many projects include varying examples and executions of the process to illustrate and reinforce the open-ended nature of the labs, inspiring children to embrace and share their own voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give children the great gift of creative self-exploration with <em>Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy a signed copy right here on the site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-8d6d9e9b-c0eb-491f-9357-c270c798eaac\" href=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/product\/art-lab-for-kids-express-yourself\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey2-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/susanschwake.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alfkey1-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>This book has been a real godsend lately \u2013 I get the biggest smiles of the day when I start browsing through it because the kids know that it\u2019s time to have fun. There are 52 creative ideas in the book involving drawing, painting, mixed media and sculpture, but to be honest, each idea provides so much inspiration for adaptation that the possibilities are endless. So far we\u2019ve done blind portraits, colour pops, stick drawing, left &amp; right-handed sketching, \u2018our world\u2019 mapping and the kids\u2019 absolute favourite, constellation art. The activities suit a wide range of age groups and abilities and plenty of them only require the basic \u2018arty\u2019 supplies that you have at home (or you can adapt the activity to match your resources). I\u2019ve even had a bit of a dabble myself! 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