Ever try
out a project, expecting one thing and then getting something
completely different? That’s what
happened with a recent art adventure. I loved this stained glass art with toilet paper rolls and never had a chance to try it out. It seemed so easy. Stamp, wait, then paint! Boom.
Easy and colorful kid art!
Well, my preschooler and I've started making Valentine's Day Crafts and made a Valentine’s day
version….with unexpected results!
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Vibrant Chalk and Crayon Splash Art
I'm always on the hunt for easy and unique art projects to try out with kids. And today's project pretty much fits the bill! Children usesidewalk chalk, crayons, and a splash of ink to create vibrantly colored, glowing artwork!
Vibrant Chalk and Crayon Splash Art!
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Friday, November 20, 2015
3 Easy Preschool Robot Art Ideas
Does your child love robots? My preschooler loves them! We regularly speak in robot voice and robot dance around the house. So today I'm adding to our growing list of Preschool crafts and activities with these 3 easy robot art ideas!
3 Easy Preschool Robot Art Ideas
Friday, October 30, 2015
7 Adorable Paper Plate Crafts
Do you love making paper plate crafts with kids? Well friend, then today's post is for you. Today I'm sharing a great collection of 7 adorable paper plate crafts, guaranteed to bring smiles to everyone's faces!
7 Adorable Paper Plate Crafts
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Easy and Colorful Paper Plate Snakes
Sometimes the easy and classic preschool crafts are the best. Today I'm sharing a super easy paper plate craft for all reptile-loving kids. We're crafting some beautiful paper plate snakes!
Watercolor Paper Plate Snakes
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Spooky Monster Family Portraits
Today's art project is literally the easiest Halloween art activity ever. (Really!) Continuing with our month long theme of Halloween Crafts, I recently gave my son a fun art prompt- to draw a family portrait... with a twist!
Rawr! Spooky Monster Family Portraits!
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Sparkly and Lacy Yarn Spider Webs
Looking for an unusual Halloween Craft that'll please kids of all ages? My son and I recently made this sparkly and lacy yarn spider web craft together. The results were really, really beautiful and the process was really unique!
Sparkly and Lacy Yarn Spider Webs
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Make Sugar Cube Sugar Skull Art with Kids!
Looking for a fun Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Craft to do with the kids? How about this sugar skull process art activity? Different, everyday materials are combined to create a piece of unique and lovely artwork!
Sugar Cube Sugar Skull Art
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Friday, October 2, 2015
6 Fun Fall Preschool Corn Activities
We love fall crafts! Pumpkins, corn, Halloween, apples, lovely leaves, cooler weather- ahhh I love it all. If you're looking for a simple way to incorporate some fall vibes into your preschoolers' life, check out this awesome collection of 6 fun fall corn activities!
There are science ideas, artsy ideas, mathy ideas, and even free printables too!
Have a great weekend, friends!
There are science ideas, artsy ideas, mathy ideas, and even free printables too!
- STEAM Candy Corn Pop Art | Handmade Kids Art
- Preschool Corn Counting Activity with Printable | I Heart Crafty Things
- Cardboard Rainmakers | Pink Stripey Socks
- Candy Corn Pizza Craft | Artsy Momma
- Printable Candy Corn Bingo Game | School Time Snippets
- Corn vs. Popcorn Science for Kids (with Printable Graph) | A Little Pinch of Perfect
Have a great weekend, friends!
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
7 Tips for Taking Preschoolers to the Art Museum
Ever take your children to the art museum? A couple weeks ago my friend and I brought our 3 preschool boys to our local art museum. Can I admit something to you? I was kinda SUPER nervous about how it would go. Three active boys walking around a building of beautiful, priceless, breakable artwork? What could go wrong? (Ha!)
Pre-mom years, I loved visiting art museums with my husband. But once I had Chuck... I put aside those visits because of my fears. But oh, how I love looking at beautiful things.... and oh, how I love making art and crafts with my son. Now that he's a bit older I figured it was time to give it a try. So I asked for suggestions on FB... and we bravely visited the art museum with our 3 very active and curious kids.
Guess what?
It went pretty well! We had fun and the art stayed unharmed! Huzzah! So here's a post detailing 7 things that we did to make our art museum experience more enjoyable (and educational) for the kiddos.
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(Hey! Who's that boy in the photo? Not Chuck. It's one of our friends!)
Pre-mom years, I loved visiting art museums with my husband. But once I had Chuck... I put aside those visits because of my fears. But oh, how I love looking at beautiful things.... and oh, how I love making art and crafts with my son. Now that he's a bit older I figured it was time to give it a try. So I asked for suggestions on FB... and we bravely visited the art museum with our 3 very active and curious kids.
Guess what?
It went pretty well! We had fun and the art stayed unharmed! Huzzah! So here's a post detailing 7 things that we did to make our art museum experience more enjoyable (and educational) for the kiddos.
7 Tips for Taking Preschoolers to the Art Museum
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(Hey! Who's that boy in the photo? Not Chuck. It's one of our friends!)
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Make Tricycle Circle Artwork with Kids!
When I set up today's preschool art activity, my husband thought I was crazy. Really. He thought I finally inhaled too many craft paint fumes, fell off my rocker, and floated away to la-la land.
To be fair to him, it really WAS a giant art activity. But I was still surprised by his reaction because he's already seen me do messy activities (like making jello brains), slimey activities, and fairly large scale art activities (like this GIANT DIY scratch board).... so really, in the grand scheme of things, what's the big deal with making....
To be fair to him, it really WAS a giant art activity. But I was still surprised by his reaction because he's already seen me do messy activities (like making jello brains), slimey activities, and fairly large scale art activities (like this GIANT DIY scratch board).... so really, in the grand scheme of things, what's the big deal with making....
GIANT TRICYCLE ARTWORK!
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Make a Woven CD Dream Catcher
While I love paper craft projects, lately I've been trying to branch out with new materials and new techniques. I've posted a couple of weaving crafts on this site before and was itching to try some more. Today I'm going to share a fun cd weaving project. It took a little while to weave each cd, but I think it was worth it because the results are just so beautiful. (Plus, isn't everyone always trying to figure out new ways to get rid of cds?)
Woven CD Dream Catcher Craft
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Friday, June 12, 2015
Let's Make Easy and Colorful Magnetic Sculptures!
Magnets are such fun things to explore! For me, there's nothing cooler than feeling that invisible magnetic force pull or push two items together. Today we're exploring magnetism and the connection between art and science with this really easy Magnetic Sculpture Activity!
Kids STEAM Activity: Making Magnetic Sculptures!
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Make Cute and Easy Mosaic Clay Treasure Pots
Have you ever tried using air dry clay (affiliate link) before? As someone who really enjoys making paper crafts, it was really fun playing around with this new medium! Last month Chuck and I used it to make some cute flower and star clay ring bowls. I really liked how those bowls turned out, so for this month's Handmade Charlotte contribution, I made these Mosaic Clay Treasure Pots. You can find the full tutorial over there!
Cute and Easy Clay Treasure Pots
Friday, June 5, 2015
Make Fun and Colorful Number Chart Sticker Math Art
When I was a kid, I loved learning about patterns. There was something super thrilling about being able to predict what came next. Today I'm sharing a colorful STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) Activity that combines my love of patterns, color, and math! We're making some groovy Number Chart Art! This activity is the perfect way for kids to practice number recognition, pattern-making, multiplication, addition, and subtraction... while making some beautiful artwork too!
Let's make Number Chart Art!
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Squirt Squirt Ocean Art!
If there's anything in the world that will brighten up a preschooler's day.... it's water play. Water is seriously magical. Give a kid a bucket of water, a pool, a water gun, or a hose... and bam! Laughter and good times are bound to be in your future!
Today 4 other creative preschool bloggers and I are sharing some really easy and engaging water activities. You can find the entire list at the bottom of this post!
In our home, we've really loved making Ocean Crafts and rainy day process art. So I thought it would be fun to combine the two with this fun Ocean Process Art Activity! We got a chance to use a whole bunch of art materials (including water guns) to create some ocean-inspired artwork.
Today 4 other creative preschool bloggers and I are sharing some really easy and engaging water activities. You can find the entire list at the bottom of this post!
In our home, we've really loved making Ocean Crafts and rainy day process art. So I thought it would be fun to combine the two with this fun Ocean Process Art Activity! We got a chance to use a whole bunch of art materials (including water guns) to create some ocean-inspired artwork.
Squirt, Squirt Ocean Process Art!
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Make Lego Prints with Kids
I'm always looking for ways to encourage my preschooler to make art with me. Lately he's been infatuated with Lego and Transformers. One day, after building a good-guy hideout from Lego, I was struck by how pretty our design looked. So we grabbed some paint and made some Lego prints to capture all the details of our lovely design!
Make Lego Prints with Kids!
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Easy Spin Art With Kids (No machine required!)
Looking for an art activity that's sure to entertain kids of all ages? Then salad spinner spin art is just the activity for you! My husband, son, and I spent hours having fun making some colorful psychedelic artwork!
Easy Salad Spinner Spin Art!
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Easy, Giant DIY Scratchboard Art!
Have you ever tried making scratch art (affiliate links)? It's seriously addictive. We recently bought a set of scratch art boards from our local toy store and had a BLAST doodling, tracing, and scratching. So after we used up all our boards....I got thinking. Why use tiny scratch boards...... when GIANT SCRATCH BOARDS could do?
(Muah Ha ha. Insert crazy, crafter laughter here.)
(Muah Ha ha. Insert crazy, crafter laughter here.)
Super Easy, Giant, Homemade Scratchboards!
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Calder-Inspired Sculptures (and our 20+ favorite art books!)
As a child I really loved Alexander Calder's sculptures. Whimsical and colorful, they let me see that art can be fun too! Today I'm sharing a really simple paper sculpture project inspired by Calder's large scale metal ones. They take only minutes to whip up and certainly would also make for fun scissor practice with younger kids as well!
Kids Calder-Inspired Art Sculptures
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