Bright Ideas Bookshelf
Kohl Art Resource Books
ACTION ART
Hands-On Active Art
Adventures
MaryAnn Kohl
& Barbara Zaborowski
ISBN 9780935607345
Over 100 art experiences
involving active participaton by
kids 2-12. Ride a bike through
paint! Make plunger prints!
Catapult painty cotton balls!
Rake chalk design! Five chapters
include rolling, spinning,
smooshing, and much more.
STORYBOOK ART
Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of
100 Great Picture
Book Illustrators
MaryAnn Kohl & Jean
Potter
ISBN 9780935607031
100 easy literature based
art ideas in the styles of
favorite picture book
illustrators. Preschool through
elementary. Extensive indexes
and info.
SCIENCE ARTS
Discovering Science Through Art
Experiences
MaryAnn Kohl & Jean
Potter
ISBN 9780935607048
200+ art experiences
explore basic science
concepts. Amazing ooo-ahh
projects entice even the most
reluctant artist into
exploration, discovery, and
creativity. Projects worthy of
repeating over and over.
GOOD EARTH ART
Environmental Art for Kids
MaryAnn Kohl & Cindy
Gainer
ISBN 9780935607017
200+ art explorations using
common materials collected
from nature or recycled from
throw-aways. FIlled with easy
ideas for appreciating the earth
through art.
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Great Masters Series Process, Not Product Art Series
DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS FIRST ART The BIG MESSY ART Book
Hands-On Art for Art Experienes for *But Easy to Clean Up
Children in the Styles Toddlers & Twos MaryAnn Kohl
of the Great Masters MaryAnn Kohl ISBN 9780876592069
MaryAnn Kohl & Kim Solga ISBN 9780876592229 100+ adventurous activities
ISBN 9780935607093 75+ art experiences are beyond the ordinary for
specifically designed for the little exploration of art on a grander
100+ easy art ideas with the more expressive scale. Hundreds
style of great masters, past and guys, including tips for success.
Filled with art exploration of bonus variations included.
present. More than 80 artists
featured including Picasso, Monet, especially for toddlers and two
$21.95 • 144 pages & O’Keeffe. Highly accaimed book $18.95 • 144 pages year olds. 1st book in the $14.95 • 160 pages $14.95 • 144 pages • Gryphon House • 2000 • 4-12
Bright Ring • 2015 with numerous awards including Bright Ring • 1996 Process, Not Product art Gryphon House • 2002
Ages 2-12 Benjamin Franklin and Ages 3–12 series. Ages 1–5
Homeschooling. COOKING ART
GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS FOR KIDS PRESCHOOL ART Kohl & Potter
Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of It’s the Process, Not the Product ISBN 9780876591840
Great American Masters MaryAnn Kohl 150+ artistic, edible recipes
MaryAnn Kohl & Kim Solga ISBN 9780876591680 $19.95 • 160 pages
Gryphon House • 1997
ISBN 9780935607000 Over 250 process-oriented art Ages 3–10
75+ open-ended art ideas focus projects designed for children 3-6,
on the styles of great American but enjoyed by kids of all ages.
masters from colonial times to the Uses materials found commonly at
present. Full color artworks by home or school. Organized by MATH ARTS
masters and children! Young child months, seasons, and art Exploring Math through
art options included. Some are techniques. 2nd book in the Art for 3-6 Year Olds
$18.95 • 144 pages $18.95 • 144 pages Process,Not Product art series.
Cassatt, Wood, Warhol, Kahn, Bright Ring • 2008 $24.95 • 260 pages
Bright Ring • 2003 Hopper, Neiman, Lin, Fish, Chihuly, Gryphon House 1994 Kohl & Gainer
Ages 4–12 Hofmann, Stuart, Johns. Ages 4–12
Ages 3-6+ ISBN 9780876591772
200+ art activities to
SCRIBBLE ART PRIMARY ART introduce young children to
It’s the Process, Not the Product early math concepts
Independent Creative Art Experiences
for Children MaryAnn Kohl $24.95 • 260 pages • Gryphon House • 1996 • 3–6+
MaryAnn Kohl ISBN 9780876592830
100+ amazing creative art
ISBN 9780935607055
projects have results to delight MAKING MAKE-
200+ process art ideas that and teach elementary aged BELIEVE
applaud exploring in an children. Each activity has three
independent, non-competitive, Fun Props, Costumes,
parts: basic, experienced, and
open-ended setting. Only basic challenging. Promote the process & Creative Play Ideas
art materials and kitchen
supplies needed. (Originally of art exploration, and MaryAnn Kohl
appreciate the individualized
$18.95 • 144 pages published as Scribble Cookies.) $18.95 • 144 pages $19.95 • 190 pages ISBN 9780876591987
Bright Ring • 1993 Scribble Art is the primer of all result. 3rd book in the Process, Gryphon House • 2005
Bright Ring • 1994 [1985] Not Product art series. 125+ ideas for pretend and
Ages 3–10 Kohl’s art books. All Ages Ages 5-10 make-believe through creative
art expereinces. $16.95 • 190 pages
MUDWORKS MUDWORKS – Bilingüe / Bilingual Gryphon House • 1999
Creative Clay, Dough and Modeling Ages 1–8
Experiencias creativas con arcilla, masa, y
Experiences modelado
MaryAnn Kohl Creative Clay, Dough, and GLOBAL ART
Modeling Experiences Activities, Projects,
ISBN 9780935607024 and Inventions from
100+ modeling and play-art MaryAnn Kohl Around the World
ideas using play dough, mud, ISBN 9780935607178
papier-mâché, plaster of Paris, and Kohl & Potter
other mixtures from household 50+ activitiests from
supplies. Award Winning Best the original Mudworks, ISBN 9780876591901
Seller. An arts and crafts classic! translated into Spanish and 135+ easy-to-do art
$18.95 • 224 pages $18.95 • 152 pages $14.95 • 160 pages English on facing pages. projects that introduce kids $16.95 • 190 pages
Bright Ring • 1991 Voted Best of the Best.
Bright Ring • 1989 Bright Ring • 2002 to cultures and people Gryphon House • 1998
Ages 4–10 All Ages Bilingual Edition • Edición bilingüe worldwide. All Ages
All Ages
• CLAY & DOUGH ISBN 9780876592502
PRESCHOOL ART Mini-SERIES • CRAFT & CONSTRUCTION ISBN 9780876592519
5 books of art fun for preschool kids & older, each book a
chapter from the award winning single volume, Preschool Art. • PAINTING ISBN 9780876592243
64 pages each • 2001 • $9.95 • DRAWING ISBN 9780876592236
• COLLAGE & PAPER ISBN 9780876592526