D.I.Y.: Kids | 
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| Authors: Ellen Lupton, Julia Lupton
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 35270
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 7 x 0.5
ISBN: 1568987072
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781568987071
ASIN: 1568987072
Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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Product Description
D.I.Y. Kids encourages young readers to use basic design principles and on-hand materials to express their individuality through more than eighty imaginative projects. The book is divided into four sections?Graphics, Toys, Home, and Fashion?each packed with ideas for making fun and useful items, including step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs of cool designs and the kids who made them. D.I.Y. Kids is designed to trigger imaginative play, it?s for parents, teachers, aunts and uncles, friends and babysitters, neighbors and citizens?anyone who wants to create a better world not only for, but also with, the next generation. Ellen Lupton is a curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the director of the graphic design MFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is the author of numerous books, including D.I.Y. Design It Yourself and Thinking with Type. She received a Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the AIGA in 2007.
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unleash your family's creativity December 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
i just love this book! i have tons of arts & crafts books because i like to engage my children's creativity. this book is one of the best! it's not only a compilation of creative activities that children and even grown-ups will enjoy doing. it's also a testament to the ingenuity of children as it showcases dozens (or is it hundreds?) of beautiful, quirky and interesting things made by children. the activities in the book will also spark your mind to think of other diy activities. most of the materials required in the book can be found in any home with kids. some require the use of a computer. you can always modify the activities to use whatever you have on hand.
the authors say that the book is for "families ... saying no to endless consumerism and yes to art, craft, and home-grown media." if that's you, then you must have this book! i'm buying the luptons' other books right now!
Move over, Martha. Make room for the Luptons! October 27, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Within minutes of opening this smartly designed treasure-trove of craft ideas, the DIY kids of all ages in our household were designing icons, party invitations, and clothes for a community of real and imaginary friends. Beautiful and practical, this easy-to-use guide also teaches that we can liberate ourselves from our roles as passive consumers to create personally expressive and useful works of art--for the ages or just for today. Of course, the concept of a graffiti couch has also sparked intelligent debate around the breakfast table. A family-bonding bible, with or without hot glue.
Artist view August 30, 2007
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I think that writing this book with my mom was really interesting. Everyone will enjoy doing crafts with their family. There so many ideas in this book. My favorite projects were making stuffed animals and mod-podge purses. The stuffies are cute and cuddly and there's room for one in everybody's heart. The purses are very stylish and unique. This book is wonderful and you should definitely buy it.
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