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Tinkerlab a hands-on guide for little inventors

Design, Build, Concoct, and Discover -- 55 creative experiments for curious kids! Kids are natural tinkerers. They experiment, explore, test, and play -- and learn a great deal in the process through problem-solving and hands-on experiments. From art making to simple robot building, magic potion tes...

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Main Author: Doorley, Rachelle
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Roost Books, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Inventions.
Creative activities and seat work.
Playrooms.
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Summary:Design, Build, Concoct, and Discover -- 55 creative experiments for curious kids! Kids are natural tinkerers. They experiment, explore, test, and play -- and learn a great deal in the process through problem-solving and hands-on experiments. From art making to simple robot building, magic potion testing, and nature exploration, this book is about creative experiments, in all fields, that help kids explore the world. Perfect for young children up to age six.
Physical Description:xv, 219 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 216).
ISBN:9781611800654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
161180065X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:RACHELLE DOORLEY is an arts educator, community builder, and founder of the popular creativity blog Tinkerlab . She studied costume design at the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked on Hollywood films before finding her true calling as an arts educator. After teaching art in Los Angeles schools, Rachelle earned a master's in arts education from Harvard, and then oversaw docent and education programs at the San Jose Museum of Art. Rachelle lives with her husband and her two curious daughters in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, where she leads workshops on visual thinking and hands-on creativity. Rachelle believes in finding fun and meaningful ways to make every day creative, and can often be found experimenting in her sketchbook, taking her kids on adventures, and asking lots of open-ended questions. Rachelle enjoys chai tea, hand-drawn letters, train travel, hikes in the woods, artist studios, and ocean air.

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