First Art for Toddlers and Twos: Open-Ended Art Experiences

I did not realize that I ordered two of these books until it came today and I rechecked my order. It is a really great book so I'm not too disappointed in over ordering it. I will pass it along to a teacher friend of mine. It has a lot of great fun ideas for the little one.

Planning art explorations for toddlers is notoriously tricky. Many books claiming to be toddler-friendly are full of product-focused crafts that are not engaging for little folks, who need to immerse themselves in the sensory aspects of art to fully appreciate it! MaryAnn's book is a breath of fresh air- chock full of simple-to-prepare, open-ended ideas for art experiences that will appeal to toddlers and even preschoolers. I have 2.5 year-old twins and we are joyfully working our way through this book from start to finish. There are lots of classic play recipes included to experiment with as well- get ready to get messy and have a blast!

Good book. Was looking for idea beyond the ink stamper and painting using appendages. This book gives some more ideas and with the new quality rating systems states have in place it helps this age group to reach for better care. Good condition and came in a timely manner.

The book has lots of age appropriate activities for a toddler. I will include a box of materials to use for the art projects. I am sure my daughter-in-law will be thrilled with this gift.

Lots of fun ideas I’m looking forward to trying with my toddler granddaughter. Simple, easy to follow instructions..

I am a stay a home mom, I have been searching for fun ideas to do with my toddler. I had purchased a few books to give me ideas. I was hoping to find some neat stuff in this book. I was rather disappointed, its only ok. There are only a few new ideas, majority of them were things I had already known of.

Lots of easy and engaging projects...some appropriate for as young as 18 mos with others for older toddlers. Creative, tactile, NO BATTERIES

Amazing ideas for helping little ones experience art for the first time. I love the idea that it is the process not the product that matters.

It's a great book to extend your knowledge of safe recipes to use in the child care classrooms. I only know three goop. playdough and cornstarch. This is for teachers who dont know alot of sensory recipes and need to add a variety of materials to the classroom. the recipes can be made at home pror to the classroom or in the classroom,

Provides plenty of food for thought,

I love it, stuff to do with my nieces and nephews

This book outlines and describes very clearly so many craft projects for your children.

Keeps both me and my toddler busy, lots of fun and realistic ideas!