Creative Endeavors (page 3)

Sculpture, finger-paints, fabric art, digital art, even doodles are just some of the ways kids explore their artistic interests. Keep their expressions flowing (and off your living room walls) with these art supplies, kits, books and more.

And don't miss our Gifts Kids Can Make list for more arts-and-crafts products and ideas.

Browse the list or go directly to: Ages 2-4 Years : Ages 5-7 Years : Ages 8 Years & Up : Ages 10 & Up 

Products for Ages 2- 4 Years

Morris the Artist
Ages: All Ages
Author: Lore Segal   Illustrator: Boris Kulikov  
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $16.00 (Hard Cover)   

It’s Benjamin’s birthday. The present Morris brings to give Benjamin is what Morris would like to get himself, and he refuses to hand it over. But Morris’s present turns out to be something marvelous for everyone to do.

Memory Art: 2 Tiles to Treasure
Ages: All Ages
Faber-Castell USA, $15.00

Craft a special memory for your family. Includes 2 ceramic tiles, 2 wooden frames to paint, paint, brushes & plastic apron. 

Brainy Baby- Art (Exploring the World of Art)
Ages: 2 - 4 yrs.
The Brainy Baby Company, LLC, $15.95 (VHS)

In this video children learn the fundamentals of art including color, texture and mediums. Finger painting, sculpture and classic art images combined with fun music and lots of kids, will help bring out the inner artist in your child. Product Description 

Rub a Dub Artist in The Tub
Ages: 2 & Up
ALEX, $20.00

Become a true bath time artist with a complete set of ALEX super bright bath paints and sponge painting supplies! Chunky fish shaped roller and sponge brush are the perfect size for young artists' small hands. Contains 5 bath paints, sponge roller, sponge brush, roller tray, 5 sponge stampers. Product Description 

Adjustable Drawing Desk
Ages: 3 & Up
Beka, Inc., $29.50

Solid hard maple drawing desk can be positioned at two angles. Features include a paper holder and paper cutter with a white marker board or chalkboard surface. 

Soap Dough Deluxe Activity Kit
Ages: 3 & Up
Life Of The Party, $24.99

Activity kit includes scented moldable soap, molds, extruder with five designs, rollers, cutters, a duck sponge and a play mat. Finished soaps can be used in the tub and color the water. Won't stain kids or tub.  

Magnetic Tabletop Easel
Ages: 3 & Up
ALEX, $40.00

This easel is made of durable hardwood with a 16" x 18" double-sided surface--green chalkboard on one side and magnetic dry erase board on the other.

  Frida
Ages: 4 - 10 yrs.
Author: Jonah Winter   Illustrator: Ana Juan  
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books, $16.95 (Hard Cover)   

This beautifully illustrated picture book introduces young readers to the life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Children of all ages will be inspired by her art and her triumphs over diversity.

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.