Build It! Wooden Towers with Kids
Woodworking is such an incredibly satisfying art experience for kids. They don’t often get to work with wood, so when my 4-yr olds came in to art class and saw wood pieces and glue scattered around the...
View ArticleMini Canvas Paintings with Kids
I’m so in love with these mini paintings my four-year olds made. Aren’t they beautiful? I found a roll of canvas in my attic. The same roll that I had been lugging around since college!! Yes, it’s...
View ArticlePipe Cleaner Wands at the Craft Fair
Last Fall (yes, it takes me this long to post things sometimes) I was invited to set up a table at my children’s early childhood alma mater for their annual craft fair. I thought long and hard about...
View ArticlePainted Birthday Banner
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! For the past few months I’ve been doing some birthday parties for other people. It’s sort of low key, I don’t advertise, and it grew out...
View ArticleKid Made Polymer Clay Necklaces
Have you or your kids ever used polymer clay? I walked by it at the craft store for years. I figured it was just another expensive craft material that would sit around and not be used. Oh, I could not...
View ArticleBleeding Crepe Paper Art
For many years, I have lugged around a box of leftover crepe paper from that time I made a hundred flowers for a Spanish Fiesta at my daughter’s preschool. She is 16 now. The box has moved to three...
View ArticleWatercolor Valentine Hearts
It occurred to me today, as my daughter was painting hearts, that I should share with you the way we’ve been painting hearts for years. I even dug up an old photo of my other daughter from 6 years ago...
View ArticleEasy Shapes Collage
Today I am over on the wonderful kid’s learning blog Nurturestore, writing about this simple tissue paper collage idea. I am so very honored to be part of Cathy’s ABCs and 123s series which runs the...
View ArticleThe Drawing Tree
Lately, I have found so much inspiration from my artsy friends on Instagram. Out of all social media platforms, I love IG the most because it’s just so easy. I love curating my own photos so that they...
View ArticlePainting Pumpkins with Kids
I have been waiting a year to post this!! The kids actually painted these pumpkins last year in art class, but I was too busy writing my book to edit the photos. And then all of a sudden it was...
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