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MaryAnn F. Kohl

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I am an expert in anything about art for children, but not crafts. I have written over ten books of art ideas for kids, using materials found commonly in most homes. I like easy ideas! maryann@brightring.com MaryAnn F. Kohl, author

Experience in the area

began writing in 1985 after teaching elementary aged kids for ten years

Organizations

NAEYC

Publications

Parenting, Fisher-Price, Donna's Day, Scholastic, others

Education/Credentials

I've been writing and teaching and publishing and giving workshops and trainings and and and for 25 years non-stop.

What do you like about this subject?

I've never met a child who didn't love to freely explore with art materials.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to write a truly classic children's picture book one day. I'm proud of the 20 books on art that I have already written. These can be seen at my website, http://www.brightring.com....and also, lots of free sample art projects from the books are there.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

It's easy!

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Research shows that kids who draw frequently, simply with pencil and blank paper, do better in all subjects in school than kids who do not draw.

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Recent Answers from MaryAnn F. Kohl

2011-07-23 Tempera paint projects:

Powdered tempera has been around for ages, but most schools don't use it anymore because liquid is so easy, even if far more costly. I personally love some of the possibilities with powdered paint... I'll

2010-06-15 Crafts (art):

If painting is too messy, here are a few interesting QUICKIE art ideas. Also, be sure to check those other areas I mentioned... Deep Space Sparkle http://deepspacesparkle.blogspot.com/ and my website:

2010-06-15 Crafts (art):

Hi, Julia. First, I want to explain something about the difference between ART and CRAFTS (crafties we sometimes call them). My specialty is ART, which means that I enjoy offering kids projects where

2010-04-15 community sculpture idea:

I've done various 3-D sculpture projects that grow and grow and are fun, but nothing related to Africa. I haven't thought this out yet, so I'll brainstorm as I write and see what comes of it: Maybe

2010-03-14 recycle:

I want to think about this...this is a VERY interesting question, and perhaps one of the MOST interesting I've ever had on AllExperts!!!! I wonder if you could make some kind of thing where colored water

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