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Art Activity & Art Instruction Books

Show Me a Story: 40 Craft Projects and Activities to Spark Children's Storytelling
Neuburger, Emily K

Encouraging children to let their imagination run wild, Emily K. Neuburger offers 40 inventive projects and activities that will inspire kids ages 5 to 12 to express themselves through storytelling. Younger children will love making story stones and a storytelling jar, while older kids will open...

Item No. 9781603429887
$16.95
Side by Side: 20 Collaborative Projects
Carson, Tsia
Crafting is always more fun and more meaningful when it's shared with those you love. Discover the joy of working alongside your child while creating arts and crafts that inspire. With these twenty whimsical projects in a variety of mediums, you and your child will find fun ways to work...
Item No. 9781590309568
$19.95
Star, Branch, Spiral Fan
James, Yellena

True beauty is found in nature, making this the perfect sketch book for your art inspiration!

As if being responsible for dazzling sunsets and the aurora borealis were not enough, nature is also guardian to the universal principals of design. With mathematical perfection, its...

Item No. 9781631591495
$22.99
Mysterious Mansion Activity Book
Song, Daria
A gorgeously imagined activity book that follows the story of a young girl who finds herself lost inside a mysterious mansion.

Bestselling Korean coloring book artist and illustrator Daria Song brings her creative storytelling approach to a new, 4-color activity book. A young girl,...

Item No. 9781449495190
$16.99
The Organic Artist
Neddo, Nick

 Staff Pick

Drawing on ancient techniques, artist and primitive arts instructor Nick Neddo shows you how to reconnect with nature to make and use your own all-natural art supplies.

The Organic Artist encourages you to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, like...

Item No. 9781592539260
$26.99
This Book is Anti-Racist Journal
Jewell, Tiffany
An official companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller, this guided journal contains more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journey.

In This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell and Aurélia Durand gave us an essential volume to understand anti-racism. Now,...

Item No. 9780711263031
$12.99
This Book is Anti-Racist Journal-Autographed

An official companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller, this guided journal contains more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journey.

In
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Item No. AUTOTJ2
$12.99
This Book Thinks You're a Math Genius
Goldsmith, Mike

This fill-in book helps children to think like mathematicians by introducing key mathematical concepts in a highly visual--and entertaining--way. Through fun activities and illustrations, This Book Thinks You're a Math Genius encourages young readers to engage with new ideas by...

Item No. 9780500651179
$14.95
Unplugged Family Activity Book
Wolf, Rachel Jepson

Staff Pick

Get ready for kid-approved ideas that celebrate the great outdoors year round! Whether you're building forts or making fresh cider, there's something for every kid and every season.

What might unfold if we put away our devices for an hour, a day, or even longer? What...

Item No. 9781592339433
$22.99
Unplugged Play: Grade School
Conner, Bobbi
Unplug your grade-schooler with 200 screen-free games and activities!

"A terrific prescription for much of what ails children and parents today."--Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

From Fortune-Teller to Draw Me...

Item No. 9781523510207
$12.95
Unplugged Play: Preschool
Conner, Bobbi
Unplug Your Preschooler with more than 200 screen-free games and activities!

"Just plain fun!... Will help parents give their children the kind of childhood that more and more children are missing."--Mary Piper, PhD., author of Reviving Ophelia Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls...

Item No. 9781523510191
$12.95
Unplugged Play: Toddler
Conner, Bobbi
Unplug your toddler with over 150 screen-free games and activities!

"Every parent ought to have this... [A] feast of unplugged family favorites, forgotten and new."--Penelope Leach, PhD, psychologist and author of Your Baby and Child

From Tunnel Tube to Party Play Dough...

Item No. 9781523510184
$12.95
VHC Fun Felt Play

This open-ended art activity comes with an array of felt shapes, and a sturdy felt story board. Create your favorite characters as you layer the shapes and colors.
Children will love creating stories and pictures as they tell their version of The Very Hungry...

Item No. 09263331841
$21.99
VHC My Book Tote Kit

Embellish this high-quality canvas bag with colorful peel-and-stick fabric shapes to make your very own book tote.

A quick and easy craft for little hands. This product features no-sewing, no-scissors and no messy glue. Just follow the pre-printed design as you...

Item No. 092633318409
$21.99
VHC Sticker Suncatchers

Transform your windows into a page from “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” with DIY Suncatchers and window clings! Young crafters will use no mess peel & place stickers to bring their favorite characters to life in vibrant colors. Maximize the fun and minimize the mess for little crafters! Simply...

Item No. 092633318430
$17.99
Water Paper Paint
Jones, Heather

This book is not only for "painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience and play with watercolor, whether their background is mixed-media, textile art, journaling, or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books, this unique, beautiful volume is a field...

Item No. 9781592536559
$22.99
Watercolor Workshop
Prood, Sasha

Often referred to as the "gateway art," watercolor is one of the most accessible and popular art mediums to explore. With Watercolor Workshop, author and artist Sasha Prood brings a sense of freedom and fun to watercolor instruction, while still covering all the skills you need to get started....

Learn to paint gorgeous contemporary art by practicing watercolor technique directly in this instructional sketchbook. Through 100 different experiments, artist Sasha Prood teaches you traditional techniques like wet-on-dry, wet-on-wet, and flat washes, and also encourages you to play with the...
Item No. 9781419729249
$24.99
What We Believe: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book
Garcia, Laleña

This powerful activity book will engage hands, hearts, and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.

When the Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013, the three founders--Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Opal Tometi--...

Item No. 9781643794778
$10.95
Whatcha Mean What's A Zine
Watson, Esther

 Staff Pick


A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections. They contain diary entries, rants, interviews, and stories. They can be by one person or many, found in stores, traded at comic conventions, exchanged with...

Item No. 9780618563159
$14.99
Write and Draw Your Own Comics
This is a companion to the very successful Write Your Own Storybook - for kids who want to tell stories, but gravitate toward pictures. Has a mix of partially-drawn comics and blank panels with intro comics as instructions - lots of space for kids to draw their own comics, but they're never left...
Item No. 9780794521219
$15.99