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Play, Make, Create is an engaging book of artistic activities and projects, steeped in a process-art philosophy that invites children to explore and create at their own pace.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1 Setting the Stage to Play: What Is Process Art?
    1. What Is an Invitation to Create?
    2. Materials
    3. Setup
    4. A Guide for Parents and Facilitators
    5. Pep Talk for Parents
    6. How to Talk to Kids about Art Making
    7. FAQs
    8. Tips and Best Practices
  3. Chapter 2 Invitations to Explore: Easy Ideas for Fun and Play
    1. Invitation to Explore: Your World
    2. Invitation to Explore: Tape Collage
    3. Invitation to Explore: Paint Your Family Photos
    4. Invitation to Explore: Bleeding Circle Paintings
    5. Invitation to Explore: Cotton Swab “Oil Paintings”
    6. Invitation to Explore: Salt Painting
    7. Invitation to Explore: Trace Your Faves
    8. Invitation to Explore: Draw What You See
    9. Invitation to Explore: Draw What You Don’t See
    10. Invitation to Explore: Self-Portraits in the Mirror
    11. Invitation to Explore: Hammer Time
    12. Invitation to Explore: Paint What?!
  4. Chapter 3 Invitations to Create: Open-Ended, Craft-Based Activities
    1. Invitation to Create: Artist Trading Cards
    2. Invitation to Create: Clay Beads
    3. Invitation to Create: Framed Paintings
    4. Invitation to Create: Tinker Station
    5. Invitation to Create: Art Books
    6. Invitation to Create: Big Self-Portraits
    7. Invitation to Create: Inside the Box
    8. Invitation to Create: Small Worlds
    9. Invitation to Create: Sticker Making
    10. Invitation to Create: Beading
    11. Invitation to Create: Collage
  5. Chapter 4: Invitations to Play: Sensory-Based Activities
    1. Invitation to Play: Homemade Playdough
    2. Invitation to Play: Homemade Slime
    3. Invitation to Play: Paint Mixing
    4. Invitation to Play: Oobleck
    5. Invitation to Play: Sticky Party Mural
    6. Invitation to Play: Wet Chalk Painting
    7. Invitation to Play: Ice Sculptures
    8. Invitation to Play: Volcano Eruptions
    9. Invitation to Play: Baby Washing
    10. Invitation to Play: Science Station
  6. Chapter 5 Big Projects: Ongoing Process-Art Activities
    1. Big Project: Rainbow Smoothies
    2. Big Project: Clay Donuts + Stand
    3. Big Project: Potions (Two Ways)
    4. Big Project: Unicorn Horns
    5. Big Project: Sweet Stuffies
    6. Big Project: Crazy Contraptions
    7. Big Project: Magic Wands
    8. Big Project: Pendant Necklaces (Two Ways)
    9. Big Project: Candy Boxes
    10. Big Project: Papier-Mâché Unicorns
  7. Final Notes
  8. About the Author
  9. Acknowledgments
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