Product Description: With a little imagination, the answer is "plenty!" Hats, Wigs, Masks, Crowns, Helmets, and Headdresses inspired by Works of Art for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes 21 projects using scissors, tape and glue to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary item. Simple step-by-step instructions show how to make Napoleon's golden crown and many other items. This activity book for both home and classroom will provide hours of educational and entertaining dress-up fun.
Not a good buy for our family Unfortunately, I have to disagree with the 5-star ratings this book received previously. My 6-year old son will do anything arts & crafts related, and he showed no interest at all in this book. The only benefit from this book is that it got him thinking about what else he could create using his own imagination and a paper bag. As a side note, 12 of the 21 hats were for girls which left only 9 to choose from for my son.
art linked with education Great book. It is sometimes hard to find books that relate to art and history. I love this book in the class and at home with my own children.
Children Create Ingenius Crafts From Humble Supplies This is the best book for a rainy afternoon and a bored child (children)!"What Can You Do With A Paper Bag" written by Judith Cressy and published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has 21 paper bag projects geared to fascinate your child and encourage creativity and imagination.
Step-by-step instructions, very easy to follow, illustrate how to make Mayan masks, a Pharoah's headdress, crowns, a Fang (African) mask, a "Perseus Winged Helmut," George Washington's hair, and many other clever ideas. All you need are paper bags, (grocery store brown bags are good), scissors, glue, tape, crayons or paints, and an eager child. The humblest of supplies can provide hours of fun.
**A side note - The book was inspired by works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It can also be used as a teaching tool for showing children the art of different cultures at different periods in time.
Excellent and highly recommended! JANA
What Can You Do With a Paper Bag? This book, published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a TERRIFIC book if you are interested in childrens' crafts and art. The book provides very detailed and easy-to-follow instructions on hat and mask making using your average grocery store variety paper bag (and a few other on-hand items). The hats and masks are all inspired by works of art found in the museum. Our elementary school are using these activities at our Spring Arts Festival. The results are dynamic and the costs for matierials is little to nothing.
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