Grown-Ups

Looking for some playful ways to extend your museum visit? Here are just a few books that have great ideas to get you thinking and playing with your child:

• Little Hands Paper Plate Crafts: Creative Art Fun for 3 to 7 Year Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series) by Laura Check and Norma Jean Martin-Jourdenais

• Preschool Art: It’s the Process, Not the Product by MaryAnn Kohl and K. Whelan Dery

• Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough, and Modeling Experiences by MaryAnn F. Kohl

• The Little Hands Art Book (Williamson Little Hands Series) by Judy Press

• 365 Ways to a Smarter Preschooler by Marilee Robin Burton, Susan G. MacDonald, Kate Flanagan, and George Ulrich

• Kid’s Squish Book: Slimy, Squishy, Sticky Things to Do That Should Only Be Done When Wearing Your Oldest Clothes by Loris Theovin Bree and Marlin Bree

• Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child
  by Laurel Schmidt

• Unplugged Play: No Batteries. No Plugs. Pure Fun. by Bobbi Conner

• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv

• The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally by David Elkind Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice by Howard Gardner

Parents can also visit some our favorite websites for tips on fun activities to continue your learning through play at home!

• The Crafty Crow: A wonderful blog full of hands-on art and craft ideas that kids and their grown-ups can make together, recipes, games and more!

• Family Fun Magazine: Lots of great art and craft projects, games, recipes, etc.

• Discount School Supply: The supply store where GRCM buys most of our art supplies