Art is all about the process of exploration. The final results are less important than what a child imagines, experiences, and learns along the way. Packed with a year's worth of art projects kids can create out of everyday objects and recycled materials. From buttons to Bubble Wrap and rocks to socks, the author shows how to plan exciting art…

Presents a selection of egg carton craft ideas. (SJL)

Presents examples of the craft of paper weaving on three types of paper looms. (SJL)

Presents instructions for a number of simple Christmas and Hanukkah decorations that children can make. (SJL)

Describes three projects which capitalize on the multiple talents of special education students: Class-made quilts, restoring books, and career education at a pizza parlor. (JMB)

Christmas art projects emphasizing creativity and freedom of material and color. Projects require no patterns and little expense. (AP)

Describes and illustrated types of weaving and how to make simple looms. (SP)

Students learned the crafts of spinning, weaving, netting, wood carving, and candlemaking in a small town with no recreational facilities. (Editor/RK)

First of two articles on "Cardboard Carpentry.

Presents a short guide with diagrams for making basic stitches, and examples of stitching produced by children of lower and upper grade levels. (SS)

Eight color pages and 13 projects of art and crafts, none of which requires expensive materials or complicated processes. (Editor/RK)

Described are various arts and crafts ideas, mostly with a February theme. Included are: ceramic boxes, valentine ideas, and patriotic projects--symbols of our country, silhouettes of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and stars and stripes. (KC)

Instructions are given for creating earth dyes in the classroom. These dyes be used in the teaching of social studies, science, and art. A chart listing sources of natural dyes is offered. (DF)