Last week, the Early Childhood Education Team and I wrote posts covering the topic of how to teach kids to make and be a good friend. After reading all the posts, I realized what an important topic this is and I decided to spend some more time on it with my kids this week. If…
My kids LOVE working with their dad’s tools. Today, they helped daddy repair some wood posts on the house when I was trying to get their attention for an indoor activity. I finally gave in to their interests and grabbed a handful of the safest tools I could find and offered this simple painting activity…
We like to buy gently used books from thrift stores, and lately my oldest son has wanted to get every snake book we come across! We sit and read the books over and over. We’ve even gone to a live snake show to indulge his desire to know more about the slithery creatures! While I…
Yesterday we used these little Safari Ltd. animal pets in our “What Pet Should I Get?” activity, today we are using them in muddy painting process art! OK, I should clarify we aren’t actually using mud, we’re using brown paint, but my kids loved it none the less! We are big fans of muddy play…
A few days ago I was sitting on the sofa with my oldest son trying to think of something to do. I was kind of staring off into nowhere when I noticed the beautiful shadows dancing through the windows. An idea was born- Shadow Art! I gathered jewel toned paper along with our chalk pastels…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ProjectAmazing #CollectiveBias I have a ton of fun when I get to craft and do art projects with my niece! She’s a preteen now, and making things that she can share with friends is always a winning activity…
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} Last week I bought a new set of paints, and ever since my boys saw them, they have been begging to paint! Yesterday I finally granted their wish and we made some monoprints. Mono printing is something I did in college when I had to…
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} I know how silly this looks. I mean, we have paintbrushes, paint, and paper, so why in the world would we paint with sandals?!? Because it is So. Much. Fun. Really! The soles of shoes have such great texture and variety that they make great stamps…
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} I love doing activities based on books. A while back I saw a blog post revolved around the book Birds by Kevin Henkes. The post had some simple and fun ideas based on the book, but the one that stood out to me was feather painting!…
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} I am no art major. I took a few art appreciation classes in college and enjoy going to art museums (when my husband agrees to accompany me!) When I do appreciate art, I try to be specific about the elements of the art that I am…
