Creative colouring for design-conscious kids
A wide range of top children's artists and professional illustrators, including Thomas Flintham who created one of the top-selling books in the original Pictura series.
Perfect for all young fashionistas, this stunning range of fashion
drawings are here to inspire designers to create their own
fashions. There are plenty of suggestions to give a helping hand -
use feathers, ribbons and gems to create a statement hat, cover the
kimono in a Japanese print, give tartan anew twist and much more.
Beautiful black line images inspire children to think about and
experiment with design, pattern and style. They will find out more
about the world of fashion too, as the pages are full of
fascinating facts add a learning element. Encourage children to
have a change from electronic devices and let their imaginations
run riot.
*Parents in Touch*
Charlotte rather fancies herself as a bit of an arty fashion diva.
It's great to see her sitting down with her pencils and crayons,
designing just the right sort of dress or skirt for her latest
drawings, and paying huge attention to the little details (like
accessories and handbags). It's about the most girly thing she
does, but it's sometimes pretty tough to find good quality
children's books that allow her to not only explore her creative
side when it comes to fashion design, but will also throw some
interesting facts and figures into the mix too (as well as great
activities and puzzles).
So Pictura's fantastic range of puzzle books, including "Pictura
Puzzles: Fashion Designer" is a brilliant combination of all those
things and also has over 100 stickers to compliment your designs
throughout the book.
You start off in your studio with a blank mannequin and can get to
work straight away, adding colour to your studio environment (and
drawing yourself in there for good measure) before getting to work
on that mannequin. Will you opt for a flowing ball gown? Skirt and
blouse combo? Trouser suit? Let your imagination fly and start
working on your fashion masterpiece!
The book introduces various challenges throughout, and also dishes
up a ton of really fascinating facts about the fashion industry
(did you know, for instance, that certain Hermes handbags have a
three year waiting list?! Blimey!)
Those of you who've already encountered Pictura's fantastic range
of colouring sheets and activity books will know that the team
pulls out all the stops to make their products engaging and
engrossing (and any parent will tell you that seeing their child
completely and utterly absorbed by something they're working on is
sheer bliss!)
Even if your children aren't particularly interested in fashion,
the range branches out into other subjects so there's plenty to
choose from including books about myths and legends, London and
Dinosaurs in the initial range.
Also a bit of a confession from me. I really REALLY wanted to steal
this away and have a go myself when Charlotte was safely tucked up
in bed, but resisted the temptation. As with other items in the
Pictura range, adults will very swiftly discover that the simple
joy of doodling, colouring and designing using these books is
absolutely addictive (but I didn't fancy facing the wrath of Coco
Charlotte the next morning so I'll have to beg and plead to become
her fashion assistant or something!)
Charlotte's best bit: Designing intricate butterflies for a dress
design's accessories
Daddy's Favourite bit: Not your average activity / puzzle book
this, thoroughly researched, beautifully presented and
intentionally full of lots of black and white spaces itching for
you to get in there with your crayons, paints, felt tips and
colouring pencils. What are you waiting for?
*ReaditDaddy*
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