Lab for Kids | Oak Park Public Library

1) 3D Art Lab for Kids: 32 Hands-on Adventures in Sculpture and Mixed Media - Including fun projects using clay, plaster…

Author

Schwake, Susan

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children! 3D Art Lab for Kids includes 36 kid-friendly fine art projects in paper, clay, textiles, sculpture, and jewelry. Each project is inspired by the work of a prominent artist and is illustrated with step-by-step full-color photographs of the process as well as finished samples and variations.Whether you use these projects independently or as a curriculum for...

2) 3D printing and maker lab for kids: create amazing projects with CAD design and STEAM ideas

Author

Sequeira, Eldrid

Earliest Publication Date

2020

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"3D printing and maker lab for kids presents hands-on activities for learning how to use browser-based software TinkerCAD and SketchUp to design and print projects, along with informative sidebars to support related STEAM concepts"-- Provided by publisher.

3) Animal exploration lab for kids: 52 family-friendly activities for learning about the amazing animal kingdom

Author

Reinbold, Maggie

Earliest Publication Date

2020

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"Animal Exploration Lab for Kids teaches kids about animal classifications, adaptations, and habitats"-- Provided by publisher.

4) Animation Lab for Kids: Fun Projects for Visual Storytelling and Making Art Move - From cartooning and flip books to claymat

Author

Bellmont, Laura

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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Introduce kids to stop-motion animation and animated filmmaking. Animation is everywhere--from movies and TV to apps and video games--and today's tech-savvy kids know all about it. With the accessibility and ease of use of cameras and video-editing software, people of all ages are learning how to make stop-motion animation. In Animation Lab for Kids, artists, teachers, and authors Laura Bellmont and Emily Brink present exciting, fun, hands-on projects...

5) Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself

Author

Schwake, Susan

Earliest Publication Date

2018

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Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself contains 52 brand new original art projects that will draw out each young artist as they discover their style, document their thoughts, and build confidence in their unique perspective. Each lesson asks questions and offers personal choices while encouraging diverse approaches and creative thinking.
One of the most important gifts we can give children is to nurture their creativity and allow them...

6) Art lab for little kids: 52 playful projects for preschoolers!

Author

Schwake, Susan

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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"Developed for the younger set (4-6 year olds) and targeting one of the most critical developmental periods for children, Art Lab for Little Kids is the perfect book for both parents and teachers who are seeking enriching and unique experiences to offer this age group. As in Susan Schwake's first book, Art Lab for Kids (Quarry Books, 2012), the Labs can be used as singular projects, or used to build up to a year of hands-on fine art experiences. Each...

7) Astronomy lab for kids: 52 family-friendly activities

Author

Nichols, Michelle

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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Introduces readers to the basics of space in lessons that can be done with everyday items from around your house.

8) Bug Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Activities For Exploring The Amazing World Of Beetles, Butterflies, Spiders, And Oth

Author

Guyton, John W

Earliest Publication Date

2018

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Prepare to cozy up with spiders, centipedes, butterflies, and bees, to name just a few! In Bug Lab for Kids, Mississippi State University associate professor, extension entomologist (bug expert), and educator John W. Guyton shares his knowledge and excitement about all things beautiful, creepy, and crawly. Every chapter is bursting with photos, illustrations, fascinating facts and fun activities--including experiments, hunt-and-catch and citizen...

9) Clay lab for kids: 52 projects to make, model, and mold with air-dry, polymer, and homemade clay

Author

Stephens, Cassie

Earliest Publication Date

2017

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"Nashville art teacher Cassie Stephens makes clay a focus of her elementary school classes with amazing results. In Clay Lab for Kids she shares 32 creative hands-on projects."-- Provided by publisher.

10) Color lab for mixed-media artists: 52 exercises for exploring color concepts through paint, collage, paper, and more

Author

Forman, Deborah

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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"Create the very best mixed media with 52 inspiring exercises!Strenthening your understanding and use of color will make your mixed-media art shine as you complete 52 labs that span painting, collage, drawing, assemblage and more.In Color Lab for Mixed Media Artists, color is explored through multiple lenses-nature, history, psychology, expression-as you work through 52 exciting and approachable projects that explore the infinite potential of the...

11) Craft lab for kids: 52 DIY projects to inspire, excite, and empower kids to create useful, beautiful handmade goods

Author

Corfee, Stephanie, 1974

Earliest Publication Date

2020

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"Through 52 fun, customizable crafts activities, Craft Lab for Kids promotes creativity and hands-on making for kids age 8 and up"-- Provided by publisher.

12) Cupcake decorating lab: 52 techniques, recipes, and inspiring designs for your favorite sweet treats!

Author

Thibeault, Bridget

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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"Discover easy, accessible, and fun techniques for making beautifully decorated cupcakes with Cupcake Decorating Lab! This inspiring guide starts out with basic techniques, such as frosting cupcakes with an offset spatula; using a piping bag and tips; flooding cupcake tops with icing; frosting with chocolate ganache; and tinting buttercream.The labs in the book cover a wide variety of exciting decorating techniques, such as how to make sugared and...

13) Energy Power Lab for Kids: 40 Exciting Experiments to Explore, Create, Harness, and Unleash Energy

Author

Hawbaker, Emily

Earliest Publication Date

2017

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Energy Lab for Kids offers 40 discovery-filled and thought-provoking energy projects by Emily Hawbaker, a science educator from the NEED (National Energy Education Development) project—with a foreword by Liz Lee Heinecke, author of Kitchen Science Lab for Kids. Using supplies that you can find around the house or in the grocery store, these exciting projects let you observe, explore, discover, and get energized!

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14) Geology lab for kids: 52 projects to explore rocks, gems, geodes, crystals, fossils, and other wonders of the earth's surface

Author

Romaine, Garret

Earliest Publication Date

2017

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"Geology Lab for Kids features 52 simple, inexpensive, and fun experiments that explore the Earth's surface, structure, and processes. This family-friendly guide explores the wonders of geology, such as the formation of crystals and fossils, the layers of the Earth's crust, and how layers of rock reveal a record of time." -- From back cover.

15) Jewelry lab: 52 experiments, investigations, and explorations in metal

Author

Manley, Melissa

Earliest Publication Date

2011

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Jewelry Lab uses brevity to ignite a passion for working the metals processes and learning about all the ways metal can be used. It provides aspiring metalsmiths and jewelry makers a way to learn fundamental techniques that is quick and fun. In addition to the basic skills such as sawing, drilling, soldering, and finishing, the book covers texturing, etching, rolling, coloring, patinas, forming, connections, findings, solders, bezels, rivets, and...

16) Kitchen science lab for kids: 52 family friendly experiments from around the house

Author

Heinecke, Liz Lee

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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"There's no place like home to start inspiring young scientists. The 52 labs in Kitchen Science Lab for Kids require no specialized equipment of dangerous chemicals. Instead they use materials most of us keep in our pantries--milk, aluminum foil, laundry detergent--to introduce fundamental principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. Calling on her experience in research labs and as a mom, author Liz Lee Heinecke has developed experiments that are...

17) Map art lab: 52 exciting art explorations in map making, imagination, and travel

Author

Berry, Jill K

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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"Travel through the exciting world of cartography with Map Lab. This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Berry and Linden McNeilly guide readers through useful concepts while exploring colorful, eye-catching graphics. The labs can be used as singular...

18) Outdoor science lab for kids: 52 family-friendly experiments for the yard, garden, playground, and park

Author

Heinecke, Liz Lee

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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"Outdoor Science Lab for Kids" offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together.

19) Paint lab: 52 exercises inspired by artists, materials, time, place, and method

Author

Forman, Deborah (Art Journalist)

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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Forman introduces you to unique and experimental techniques and ideas in painting. This hands-on book is organized into 52 units, which can be worked on in any order, so that you can flip around to learn a new mixed-media technique or be inspired by a particular painting theme or application.

20) Paint lab for kids: 52 creative adventures in painting and mixed media for budding artists of all ages

Author

Corfee, Stephanie, 1974

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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"An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children! Paint Lab for Kids features 52 fun, fresh, and kid-friendly art lessons that each explore a paint medium, technique, or effect. Popular artist and author Stephanie Corfee offers an exciting resource of easy-to-follow instructions supported throughout with step-by-step, full-color photographs. Each sequence is accompanied by finished samples and variations...