Colour Canvas is an art and craft series aimed at developing 21st century skills such as creativity, expression, problem solving etc., besides other essential abilities including fine and gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination etc. The books educate the children on innovative drawing and painting techniques so that they can express their artistic talents in multifarious ways. With bright illustrations and fun-filled activities, Colour Canvas ensures that the students learn, explore, enjoy and beautifully paint the canvas of their lives by engaging themselves in myriad activities that subtly integrate value education, environmental consciousness and a multicultural perspective.
The books meant for Kindergarten include toffee wrapper pasting, matchsticks pasting, pencil shaving pasting, origami, thumb impression, leaf impression, wool pasting and the like. The books for the primary and the middle classes encompass a variety in terms of pencil shading, human figures and postures, air blow technique, ear bud impressions, scribbling/stippling technique, toothbrush spray technique, traditional Indian art forms like Warli art, Kalamkari/ Madhubani/ Tanjore paintings etc apart from silhouette painting, sandpaper painting, paper quilling and clay modeling, thus empowering the students with the skills required to forge their own artistic paths.
2 introductory books for Nursery and Kindergarten
Art and Craft is a great way to foster creativity and develop fine motor skills. These books for nursery and kindergarten are gateways for children to get kick-started in arts and craft. As the name suggests, creativity is a bug, which when bites, can give you endless hours of excitement. These books come complete with all the material your child will need for each craft project.
3 introductory books for Kindergarten
The importance of colouring and drawing in the cognitive development of a child can never be denied. Keeping this in mind, these books have been designed to fine-tune their motor dexterity and visual motor integration skills through: