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Saltzberg's trademark cartoon animals provide a sweetly childlike counterpoint to the artful scribbles and smears of gloppy paint. The interactive elements work beautifully with the photo-collaged 'mistakes,' never overwhelming the intent with showiness. Thanks to a telescoping pop-up, a hole is filled with nearly limitless possibilities.

The folded-over paper can be a penguin's head a torn piece of newsprint can turn into a smiling dog with a little application of paint a hot-chocolate stain can become a bog for a frog.

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is just the beginning!' Spills, folded paper, drips of paint, smudges and smears-they 'all can make magic appear.' An increasingly complex series of scenarios celebrates random accidents, encouraging artistic experimentation rather than discouragement. A paint smudge becomes the face of a bunny, a crumpled ball of paper turns into a lamb's fleecy coat-celebrate the oops in life.Ī pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.Īn award-winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book (now with 650,000 copies sold!), Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal.

In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal to discovery. When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!Ī life lesson that all parents want their children to embrace: It’s okay to make a mistake. and if that wasn't enough, it's fun!!!ĭATES DON'T SUIT? Why not check out our other events.A spill.

Great for the soul Art making is a fabulous way to engage the parts of the brain other activities don't reach!Īs Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, (we know knowledge is fundamental too) it is the key to problem solving and helps boost kids' social, emotional, creative, physical, linguistic and cognitive development. Each mini artist will be guided to find the hidden treasure and enhance the artwork, creating their very own characterful beauty on canvas (added sparkle optional)! This workshop is all about celebrating wabi sabi and what instinctively appears.The fate of the artwork lies in the colour and movement of the maker's hand. there’s a whole rainforest of vivid elegance! Think Pheasants, Peacocks, Crowned Cranes…. We go-with-the-flow as we beautify and enrich the shapes that spontaneously appear (as if by magic), embellishing their aesthetic qualities and discovering the bird of paradise within.ĭon’t be fooled, this is a golden opportunity to express from your soul! Let yourself go in a world of majestic colour, sparkling iridescence & vibrant opulence!Ī feast for the eyes, each mini artist will adorn their canvas with a rainbow of colour regal purples, beautiful blues, golden greens, powerful pinks and an abundance of visual delight. Celebrating happy accidents, deliberate colour puddles and shimmering bling!īringing life & character to the beautiful flow of intuitive painting on a fabulous A4 canvas!

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