by Andrea Mulder-Slater (Author), Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder (Author), Geoff Slater (Author)

Get kids excited about architecture with hands-on activities for ages 5 to 10

Architects create the spaces we use every day--but how do they know what a building should look like? Kids will uncover the answer with this book of 25 at-home architecture activities! Inside, they'll explore the key principles of building and design through creative projects like constructing a bridge, designing a garden, and planning a shopping center.Kids can even practice thinking like an architect as they answer questions about each activity and take notes on what they learn. Best of all, the projects get more challenging as the book progresses, encouraging kids to apply their new knowledge to the next activities.

• Kid-friendly instructions--Step-by-step guidance and illustrations make these projects easy for kids to do with minimal supervision.
• No special equipment required--These projects use inexpensive everyday items like blankets, popsicle sticks, and tin cans, so kids can get started right away.
• See the STEAM connection--Discover how each architecture activity fits into the world of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

Encourage kids to see the world around them in a new way with this book of architecture for kids!

Author Biography

ANDREA MULDER-SLATER is an artist, writer, and art curriculum designer who writes about art, parenting, and humor. She and her folk artist mom, JANTJE BLOKHUIS-MULDER, created kinderart.com and thekinderartclub.com to help teachers and parents teach their kids about art. They wrote this book with the help of Andrea's husband, GEOFF SLATER, an artist who dabbles in landscape architecture and drafting.