KILL BABIES! ...ahem...now that I have your attention...

Rebekah's Group Project page
- That is a link to Rebekah's blog which under Group Project has an image of our wonderful Picasso coloring book.

Our research found a series of these books but:
1) They are not designed for children.
2) They are very poorly marketed.
3) Nothing about them screams "fun" at all!

Rebekah and I have a goal to create several non-traditional interactive teaching tools geared towards getting children interested in art. Many coloring books for children involve Dinosaurs, Hello Kitty, Scooby-Doo, etc. What if they were taught by coloring in outlines of basic Picasso or Mondrian for example that art is fun and they too can be artists? By making a series of small interactive activities such as coloring books, edible art, and simple "around the house" art, children are taught to use their creativity and become interested in art and design rather than stare at a tv for hours on end. Sesame Street as an exception is regarded as a successful non-traditional educational tool. Our interactive project is designed to be a non-traditional tool to guide children into finding the art and design world to be fun!

At this time our ideas are as stated above: coloring book series (Rebekah's link), edible art (edible collage, designing candy jewelry, etc.), and around the house arts and crafts (such as the advanced-level iPod box robot). We are contemplating creating a small game as well.