Fun Links for Kids Sponsored by Paula Slater Sculpture

• Soapstone Carving for Children by Theta Enterprises "Soapstone carving for children is an exciting craft book that brings joy and satisfaction to both children and adults. Black and white photographs, line drawings and easy to follow text provide clear step by step instructions. Safety information keeps children and adults on the right path while a history of the art form in Canada enhances respect for Inuit carvings. Working drawings structure enthusiasm to help readers with their projects. Pre-cut Soapstone Figures : Cut in Canada, from Brazilian soapstone, these figures give children and adults a "head-start" in carving. With the use of water , the Animals of North America are waiting to be cut, rasped, smoothed and waxed. When finished, the true colour of the seemingly grey stone "magically" appears. Includes a precut soapstone figure and diagram of the animal packed in shredded paper" Blanks for Polar Bear, Jumping Dolphin, Sea Turtle and many others.
  
  
• Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles - I have collected links to wooden jigsaw puzzle sites. They are beautiful, require spatial relation skills to solve, are produced by some interesting technologies, and require a high degree of skill to produce.
  
  
• 3D Lego Site : "Ben and Jer's LEGO® Raytracing" some very nice 3D images including Technical Information about the images Tools Used to Create the images Image Index by Theme
  
  
• Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children! "Ramona Quimby is the beloved young heroine of Beverly Cleary's whimsical books about growing up in Northeast Portland. She has been immortalized in bronze, along with Henry Huggins and Henry's dog Ribsy, in the new Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children in Grant Park (which is four blocks from the real Klickitat Street)."
  
  
• Berit's Best Sites for Children "Hi, I'm Berit, Cochran Interactive's Online Librarian. I hope you enjoy my list of Best Sites for Children! Each site has been carefully selected, reviewed and given a rating out of 5." Crafts and Coloring
  
  
• Children's Museum of Portsmouth, Forms of Expression is an interactive and introductory exhibit about sculpture. It contains sculptures created by New Hampshire artists, an audio tape of the artists describing their work, and an area with materials for the children to sculpt their own creations.