Customer Reviews

Kid Made Modern

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I bought this for my boyfriend's little sister who is 8 years old. She enjoyed it a lot and so did her mom. There are a lot of crafts inside that they can do together, and some she can do by herself. There are some sewing crafts (with a machine and by hand) that will really be more for her in a couple of years.

I really liked how this book integrates crafts with educating children about modern art. And yet, the book is not made so that the child must read about the artists in order to be able to do the craft. So, this 8 year-old can just do the craft and not really care about the artist or she can read about the artist. There are sections on art media (i.e. paint, felt, tape) and that's really neat for the learning aspect as well.

Lastly, the two biggest things that the 8 year-old's mom loved about this book was that: 1) the crafts are done mostly with items you can find around the house, and that 2) there is such a variety in the crafts. Some are clothing, some are furniture, some are art pieces, some are toys.

I definitely recommend this book to children ages 6-12 who enjoy arts and crafts.

I was excited to receive this book because I love midcentury modern decor. The book itself is very fashionable with great pictures. However, I think for most people this book is not a realistic craft book and I am an avid crafter. There are not many projects that are kid and budget friendly. A lot of the projects are very time consuming with tons of prep work needed by an adult before starting a project. I can bet your kid will lose interest in about 30 mins into the project due to its complexity. There are some complicated sewing project and how to decoupage furniture. Unless you have an old table that you don't care about, I doubt you're going to buy a table just to decoupage as a craft project. My recommendation is to check out this book from the library or to thumb through the book at a book store before making the decision to buy.

This book is perfect for the creative kids in your life! Want to inspire a young designer, artist, or just a craft-happy kid? BUY THIS BOOK! It has all kinds of genius ideas for projects using lots of stuff you already have laying around the house!

Love, love, love this book!!! Terrific for kids of all ages. Beautifully designed with great ideas for wonderful projects that celebrate the creative spirit! As an working artist and arts educator I recommend it highly!

my grandchildren looked at my book and now they want grandma to purchase one for them

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT BOOK. EVERYONE HAS FUN WITH IT. GRAB AND KID OR FRIEND AND HAVE FUN. EVERYONE I HAVE SHOWN IT TO HAS WANTED A COPY FOR THEMSELVES