Cardboard Creations: Open-Ended Exploration with Recycled Materials

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Being obsessed with everything ArtBar I was thrilled to get this new book, and it totally delivered! We’ve tried half of the projects and they are always a hit with my four kids. Bar’s approach to kids art is brilliant, approachable, and straightforward. Her color palette and tone of voice is fun and inspiring. And BONUS: I often find my kids (ages 3-8) looking through and working on the projects without me! Get this book.

Barbara Rucci's "Cardboard Creations" is packed with engaging invitations to create magical projects w all your household cardboard! The projects engage my children's imaginations, transforming into little builders, engineers, and artists. The resulting creations lend themselves to hours of make-believe play. Favorites have included: YEARN WRAPPED LETTERS (so easy for parents to set up, super fun for kids, the resulting letters little masterpieces....), BOX CITY, PLAYHOUSE and BOX CITY were wonderful collaborative projects for siblings and playdates. My children so enjoy these projects that we have become obsessed w saving every imaginable household item rather than discard them. So appreciate the author's ideas on how to store them!

Barbara Rucci does it again! Cardboard Creations is a treasure sure to inspire parents and children alike to create beautiful works with recycled materials. My daughters and I have done several of the projects in this book and can't wait to try them all and then do them again and again. With gorgeous pictures for inspiration and instructions that leave lots of room for imaginations to fly, this book is a perfect addition to any home (or classroom) wanting to add open ended art projects into their lives.

My 7 year old daughter loves flipping through this book for inspiration! With the additional shipping boxes arriving at the house during the holidays, we have been able to create unique art instead of sending those boxes directly to recycling. My daughter sees the packaging as the gift and has no (ok- maybe little) interest as to what’s inside. : ) Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book.

I really love the Art bar blog and Art Workshops book, so even though this book didn’t jump out at me, I went ahead and ordered it anyway. I’m so glad I did! It’s a beautiful book with tons of simple process art activities. I highly recommend it!

This book is such an inspiration. It is a well written guide to get started and open a world of possibilities! I’ve loved using with early learners!

I have the authors previous book which had well thought out and creative ideas. This book is similar. None of the ideas are particularly novel, but are generally fun and pleasing. One star because of the frequent use of the pride flag on several pages of the book. It has no place in a book meant for parents to use with children. Such a shame.