Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids

This is a very nice book about drawing and art with some help from math, but there is very little about learning math. So the book is good, but the title a little misleading.

This is a fun and colorful book of art and craft projects that work in math concepts like geometry, symmetry, multiplication and graphing. The projects are broken into chapters like great artists (kids recreate types of art by artists like Klee who used squares and such), cooking projects (divide waffles into fractions and make jello in a bunch of colors, cut them into cubes, and then add gelatin to sweetened condensed milk over the whole thing to make a pan of white jello with colorful jello squares and then count the colors in your piece, for instance) and cultural math art (make a design with sharpies and toothpicks like "Native American quill art," for instance), among others.

The book is recommended for ages 8-12 but I would personally use it for younger ages, maybe 5 to 10. My 8 y/o daughter is likely to enjoy a lot of these crafts but I don't think most will appeal to my 12 y/o son. Also, these aren't terribly advanced math concepts for the most part, so actual educational value for a 12 y/o is going to be pretty small.

What I liked: There are lots of color photos of every project and the steps are laid out simply. You don't need specialty items for most of them. The variety of types of crafts was nice, though most are paper based or recipes. The little glossary of math concepts at the start was helpful. I also liked the art in the style of artists and the multi-cultural chapter (though I recommend using the correct names for tribes like Dakota instead of Sioux).

What I didn't like as much: This is one of those educational books where kids learn to love a subject by just sort of accidentally using concepts of it without giving actually educational content to go along with it. It's a lot like the science experiment books where kids do science projects that feature concepts like evaporation or polymers but don't actually talk about what's happening so it's just sort of magic as far as the kids are concerned. In many cases here, kids do have to use a bit of math (like filling in a multiplication chart and then coloring multiples by color) but in some cases it's pretty slight. For instance, there's a project where you put a pan in the middle of a giant piece of paper, fill it with different colors of paint, and then drop rocks into it. You can then measure the paint splatters from different angles and ways you threw the rocks. Yes, that is a bit of math (and kids are likely to really like a project that messy and physical, my 12 y/o included) but I'm not sure it's going to "build amazing math skills." As another example, one of the artist projects involves hiding numbers in a painting. Yes, numbers are math, but that's not going to give your average 8-12 year old huge mathematical benefits. This is one reason I'd recommend it for a slightly younger audience than it's geared towards.

The recipes are standard recipes that won't work for kids on special diets (gluten free or vegetarian) since they use gelatin, white flour, etc. Readers can substitute their own recipes for most of hers, though the gelatin based recipes would be tricky to replicate.

All in all, these are fun crafts that younger kids will likely enjoy. They work in some basic math concepts and can help quietly reinforce math skills.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

The STEAM activities in this book are fantastic!

The book is broken down into six sections, and each activity has notes about the math concepts which are in use. There are also about 10 pages of printable templates located at the back of the book, to assist with the various activities.

My favourite was actually section one, "Math with Fine Artists", where I found the activities used only basic supplies but taught great concepts with fantastic results, such as M.C. Escher's infinity triangles.

I think this is a great resource for teachers and parents, with a variety of activities to chose from using basic objects from around the house. That said, many activities do require a a decent amount of preparation prior to starting (creating a tripod for a pendulum and baking cookies), so I can see that some of these would be better suited to a home or small group environment, rather than a larger school classroom. Of course, there are still plenty of options available using just scissors and paper too, so there really is something for everybody.

This is a great book filled with fantastic activities to intersect math and art! I'm looking forward to trying out some of my favourites with my students. I think hand-on activities are the best way to learn and this book delivers!

Math Art + Drawing Games for Kids consists of over 40 math and art activities. Some of the categories in this book are: math with fine artists, symmetry in art, edible art, and much more!

I really enjoyed this book and loved doing these activities with the kids I babysit. My favorite activity we did was Frank Lloyd Wright's Geometric Stained-Glass art. It was super easy to do and was fun! These activities are not only educational but they are also fun!

I highly recommend this book! It is full of fun activities for children of all ages. It'll make a great gift for the kid in your life. I will definitely be buying a copy of this book for all the kids I babysit!

Karyn Tripp offers a fun way for even math-averse kids to work on skills - with over 40 art projects! She shows how to incorporate math skills while learning about famous artist and art techniques. There are ideas for all ages here, but they tend toward grade-school age. Most of the projects use items you probably already have on hand (paper, paint, scissors, etc.). This is a great one for homeschoolers and parents who are looking for fun ways to play with math!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is bright and colourful and has some great basic maths activities for children to help them grasp concepts in maths.
Ive a few of the activities that I am going to try with my little one as I think she will really enjoy them and get some good knowledge from them too.
Definitely a book to start off with a good baseline for learning in maths for children aged 5-10 years of age.

Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids is a new resource activity book for young readers by Karyn Tripp. Due out 19th Nov 2019 from Quarto on their Quarry imprint, it's 112 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

We humans are naturally pattern seekers. Most people find symmetry, the golden ratio, Fibonacci series and the like almost universally appealing. This tutorial guide encourages young readers and their resource adults/facilitators to become better acquainted with concepts such as symmetry, ratios, equations, geometry, tessellations, and more through fun guided learning activities.

It's -not- just math though; there are a number of neat tie-ins included in the units such as social studies, world cultures, fine arts, cooking arts and more.

The book is divided into 6 sections: math in fine arts, graphs&grids - numbers & equations, symmetry, geometry, cultural math art, and edible math art. There are notes to teachers/resource adults throughout along with more information about the relevant mathematical concepts. The book also includes a resource list for further reading, templates used in the activities, and an index.

The photography and illustrations are colorful and appealing. The tutorial photos are clear, illustrative, and easy to follow. Each of the activities contains an introduction, tools and supplies in a bullet list sidebar, along with photos and step-by-step tutorial instructions. Alternative techniques and instructions are listed in "Try This" sidebars.

I have heard way too many students saying 'I hate math' or 'Math is hard' far too often. That's where STE(A)M education comes in. Finding fun ways to keep a learner's interest is key. The activities included in this book are interesting and entertaining and will provide hours of enriching fun.

This would be a superlative choice for classroom or homeschool library, public library activity day, or gift for a young person.

4 stars, accessible and appealing.

I absolutely loved this book. It is heavily focused on geometry and even has tons of real life applications. It provides so many different hands in and very creative crafts that me, as a math teacher, would love to implement in the classroom. Definitely enrichment and higher order activities for some ages. This is a great resource for teachers, parents, and people that love geometry and math. Or even those looking to make math a little more enjoyable. Highly recommend!

This is a great book to give you ideas for fun rainy day projects or for anytime a kid says, "I'm bored!". I can use many of these activities in my summer art camp program. Actually, I think I want to try some of the activities on my own, just for fun.

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC.

This is a great resource for teachers looking to provide a deeper understanding of math and teaching cross curricular. There are great activities that ai could see using after a unit or as a precursor to a concept in math.

I really love this book, as an adult it fun to do something with the kids that both of us will enjoy and maybe learn something from. These projects teach without effort, they are so much fun and so easy to understand, without the pain.
My grandkids loved the cooking /food part of it the most - after all what's better then eating the fun stuff one has made in learning maths.
The book starts off with a basic "tool" kit and templates are provided at the back of the book - in between is what you make it, all well illustrated, explained and fun.

A bit of art history and lots of very different activities to explain maths concepts. These seem fun for parents or teachers to do with children and will help them become comfortable with basic maths principles . My favourites were the optical illusions.

My children have thoroughly enjoyed Math Art and Drawing games for kids by Karyn Tripp. This book is filled with over 40 fun art projects! She shows how to incorporate math skills while learning about famous artist and art techniques. There are ideas for all ages here, but they tend toward grade-school age. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with kids!

Wow. Best maths/ art resource book ever. I’d highly recommend it to teachers/ home educators. The activities are clearly set out and with a bit of prep easy to replicate. Depending on the age of the children they will need support to do the activities. Really impressed.

I am already a big fan of anything linking maths and art so it was almost safe to assume I'd like this one and it did not disappoint. There are lots of different activities (some more obviously maths related than others), with enough explanation that you understand the maths element, but not so directed that you can't still explore. I have already shared parts of this book with children in class and also our Maths Lead, who plans to get a copy.

This is a fantastic book to help get students (even ones who don't enjoy 'typical' math activities) involved in and having fun with concepts that will help them with math. Also, these activities are a lot of fun even if they didn't have a math angle!

I once heard a Math teacher say, never tell your children that you can't do or don't like Math.  She went on to say that adults would not say that about reading.  Learning Math and enjoying the process is so important and builds skills for a lifetime.  In this book, the author takes on the challenge of making Math fun and challenging for kids as they learn.

Chapters include Math with Fine Artists including Paul Klee's Geometric Mosaic and Jasper Johns's Hidden Number Art; Art with Graphs & Grids, Numbers & Equations which features a Square Numbers Tower and Splash Patterns among others.  There is also Symmetry in Art including for example Mandala Drawing and Rose Window Stained Glass and Cultural Math with Native American Quilt Art and an Ancient Cretan Labyrinth.  Finally, there is Edible Math Art including Pattern Block Cooks, Stained Glass Gelatin Art and more.

The author notes that she did not love Math as a child.  When she began homeschooling her children and heard similar sentiments, she began to move Math away from worksheets to activities.  Using these more fun approaches, the author teaches math concepts including addition, subtraction, algebra, geometry and more.

This book is a terrific adjunct resource for parents and teachers.  Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

This book brings me back to elementary school. All the activities that helped to teach me math are in this book. They are fun and educational. Pretty much everything needed is either easy to find or you should have. It helps to teach children basic math while they have fun. When learning is fun it’s usually easier.

This book was fun. I did have to order some of the materials in order to complete some of the projects, but the book was clear about what would be needed making ordering easy. My kids love craft projects so adding in the math component was an added bonus. We did discuss the math aspects in the projects we did.
Unfortunately when I downloaded this from NetGalley most of the images did not come through. I think the images are an integral part of this books so I felt we really missed out. We were still able to do the project through the word descriptions, but the few we could actually see my kids were way more excited about. (My kids are age 5 and 8).

This book would be a good supplement to lessons in several subjects, which is nice. I liked the art history emphasis, although overall the projects are more of an early elementary level. Parents and teachers can get some great rainy-day activity ideas here, and the book design from Quarto is great, as always.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

It's a fantastic book

The content is divided into 6 sections, and the first 4 are my favorites. Many of these exercises help to visually and kinesthetically ground mathematical concepts that children find difficult to learn, largely because they have a degree of abstraction that is not easy to communicate. The traditional educational system can use more memorization and logic. Karyn Tripp approaches the subject from a more integrative perspective, where creativity and logic converge, in which children can be relaxed, open to discover patterns and proportions, interconnect thought structures in such a natural and intuitive way..
I recommend this book for educators and parents who want to break the pattern of traditional education, seeking balanced development of both brain hemispheres in children.

My sincere appreciation to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book