Products for Ages 5- 7 Years
Crayola Character Creator
Ages: 4 & Up
Crayola, LLC, $10.00
Model Magic clay, plastic character parts, and simple-to-follow starter ideas make character creation fun and easy for little sculptors.
The Body Crayon Book
Ages: 4 & Up
Klutz, $14.95
Washable, non-toxic cosmetic crayons invite children to explore their artistic self-expression. Instructions for creating colorul hand and finger puppets, "knee pals," fist faces, and many other dramatic creations are included.
Curious George Paint & Print Studio
Ages: 5 - 7 yrs.
Houghton Mifflin Interactive, $19.95
Children's book scamp Curious George makes this more than the routine paint-and-print program.
Let's Start! Fabric Art
Ages: 5 - 9 yrs.
Advantage Publisher's Group/Silver Dolphin Books, $12.95
This fabric art kit comes with an instruction booklet, colored felt pieces, glue, sequins, and other fun findings.
Oxford First Book of Art
Ages: 5 - 10 yrs.
Author: Gillian Wolfe
Oxford University Press, $19.95 (Hard Cover)
Much more than an introduction to art appreciation, this beautifully reproduced book takes younger children on an art adventure through the ages and across the globe.
Click & Create with Mia
Ages: 5 & Up
Kutoka Interactive, $19.95
Choose from five different modes--projects, draw, paint, shapes, and multi-media. Projects include greeting cards & calendars; the draw mode enables youngsters to sketch freehand or follow simple step-by-step art lessons that add a new twist; and in the multimedia studio, wanna-be directors can choose backgrounds, props, characters and the music that brings those characters to life. 
Crayola Sidewalk Paint
Ages: 5 & Up
Crayola, LLC, $14.99
Crayola® Sidewalk Paints let you pep-up pavements and beautify blacktop, decorate the driveway and spruce up the sidewalk. These paints are great for lots of outdoor activities, including making murals and creating courts for sidewalk games. Paints clean up easily with a garden hose. Product Description
Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories
Ages: 6 - 10 yrs.
Author: Jan Greenberg Illustrator: Romare Bearden
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., $17.95 (Hard Cover)
For the first time, children have their own book where they can discover the life and work of Romare Bearden, one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Award-winning author Jan Greenberg tells the intriguing story of the collagist who made "visual jazz." Book Description
Crayola Model Magic Puppet Theatre
Ages: 6 - 12 yrs.
Crayola, LLC, $10.00
Model magic clay allows for creative expression in 3-dimensions. Instructions for puppet-making are included, and the box turns into theatre complete with backgrounds for the final production.
Kids' Art Works! Creating With Color, Design, Texture & More
Ages: 6 - 12 yrs.
Williamson Publishing, $12.95 (Paperback)
Budding artists explore texture, color, pattern and imagination through the more than 60 art projects in this creative book.
Magic Windows
Ages: 6 & Up
Children's Book Press, $15.95 (Hard Cover)
This bilingual (Spanish/English) book introduces children to the fascinating Mexican technique of papel picado (cut-paper art).
Speedy Kids Super Fingerpaint Kit
Ages: 6 & Up
Speedball Art Products Co., $19.99
Kids get really get into the creative process with this washable fingerpaint kit. Includes 7 different colors and a set of stickers, all packed neatly away in plastic carrying case.
The Renaissance Art Game
Ages: 7 & Up
Birdcage Press, $27.95
The entire family can explore Renaissance art while playing tradional-style card games. A book detailing the art, artists, and artistic styles of the period accompanies the game.
The Impressionist Art Game
Ages: 7 & Up
Birdcage Press, $27.95
Learning art history has never been so much fun. Kids become acquainted with Impressionist masterpieces while playing traditional-style card games. A book detailing the art, artists, and artistic styles of the period accompanies the game.
Hokusai: The Man Who Painted a Mountain
Ages: 7 & Up
By: Deborah Kogan Ray
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $18.00 (Hard Cover)
The picture book provides an ideal vehicle for a biography of the renowned Japanese artist Hokusai.
Reprinted with the permission of the Parents' Choice Foundation. © Copyright 2012 Parents' Choice Foundation. All rights reserved.
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