Education Theory, Arts & Humanities 

Here's a complete reference handbook to over 200 new, carefully planned art lessons designed to save you time, preparation, and hours of messy cleaning. The simple, step-by-step illustrated illustrated instructions and the handy "thumb-through" format guarantee you quick, perfect results each and every time. On holidays, special occasions and every other day, these easy-to-do art activities will inspire your children to express their own ideas and experience with an enormous feeling of self-accomplishment, in addition to providing each child with something he will certainly be proud to own.

Outline of Contents

September

The golden harvest and colorful autumn leaves spark your class with refreshing activities - vegetable and fruit prints, watercolor sunsets and silhouettes, tissue leaf rubbings and collages . . . and 15 more

October

When discoverers sail the ocean blue and Halloween witches ride on brooms, inspire your children with - explorer ships, owl puppets, bouncing skeletons, dancing witches, rubber cement ghosts . . . plus 17 others

November

A time for Thanksgiving, these simple projects will re-create scenes from early America - totem poles, Indian bonnets, 3-dimensional turkeys, cornucopias, Mayflower pilgrims . . . in addition to 20 others

December

'Tis the season to be jolly and bring back the warmth and tradition of Christmas with - macaroni ornaments, starch pointsettia, paper fruit wreaths, red-nose rudolph masks, Santa Claus puppets . . . and 20 more

January

Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland of creative lessons with - sponge snowmen, penguin puppets, crayon mosaics, paper snow pictures, snowmen mobiles, snowflake designs . . . and 13 others

February

Give Valentine hearts and red, white, and blue birthdays special meaning with interesting art lessons - George Washington hats, patriotic shields, valentine heart butterflies, valentine baskets . . . and 18 others

March

A windy St. Patrick's Day brings lots of innovative ideas for stimulating projects - leprechauns, pull-apart shamrocks, clover fields, newspaper carp kites, tissue kites, windmills . . . and 15 more

April

Join the Easter parade with a beautiful bonnet and colorful projects like - Easter mobiles, bunny masks, sponge flowers, egg carton roses, paier mache eggs, paper sack ducks . . . plus 15 more

May

Mother's Day and Memorial Day will best be remembered with elegant flowers and patriotic designs - flower bouquets, crepe paper flowers, tissue flowers, circle flower mobiles, star spangled banners . . . plus 18 others

June

Keep your children's enthusiasm right through the first day of summer with lively art activities - frog puppets, ocean designs, whale mobiles, yarn animals, paper action people . . . in addition to 12 more

About the Authors

Jenean Romberg is presently the Elementary Grades Art Specialist for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, and teaches art for elementary teachers at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. She has directed the arts and crafts program for the City of Mesa Recreation Department and taught elementary school both in California and Scotland. Miss Romberg has done graduate work in California, Irvine, and Pepperdine Universities, in addition to writing a recreation arts and crafts manual, "Things to Do Without a Big Mess." She was also in charge of art shows and co-ordinated televised art lessons for closed circuit educational TV.

Miriam Rutz is presently teaching delineation at the University of Arizona and working for Guy S Greene & Associates as a Landscape Architect. She was an elementary teacher and Art Co-ordinator in the Amphitheater School District of Tucson, Arizona, and worked as an Art Specialist in conjunction with Miss Romberg for the Newport-Mesa District. She did graduate work at the University of California, and did presentation and layout work for sigteplanning firms in San Francisco andf Anaheim.

Taken from the back cover.