The Natural Resources Defense Council in New York recently warned against hazardous art supplies in a report entitled "Children's Art Hazards." Potential hazards are discussed. Suggestions on selection of art materials and procedures to minimize risk are made. (MT)

Article described an inexpensive method for students to experiment with relief printing. In this case the inner tube was used to supplement linoleum block printing. (Author/RK)

Ideas for making use of styrofoam containers from fast-food establishments: for boats, dramatic play, cameras, planters, building blocks, counting, decorating, mixing paint, musical sound boxes, or just plain containers.

The emphasis in this art project for third graders was on texture in art work. (Author/CB)

Transforming discarded items into objet d'art.'' (CB)

Results of an assignment in which the students were to create an art object incorporating pattern. (RB)

Fifth-grade students in Houston, Texas created papier-mache figures based on book characters. (CK)

Art projects to encourage pride and self-identification in socially disadvantaged children are described. (CK)

The author discusses the potential hazards of working with fibers, dyes, and wax in textile art projects: bacteria, dust, poisons, allergies, and fumes. Safety precautions for working with dyes are listed. This article is one of seven in this issue on fiber arts. (SJL)

Outlines a high school sculpture project using plaster and a vacuum forming machine. (SJL)