Friday, May 1, 2015
Flower and Star Clay Ring Bowls
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Make Bubble Prints! (from 101 Kids Activities)
Make Bubble Prints!
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Vibrant Chalk and Crayon Splash Art
Vibrant Chalk and Crayon Splash Art!
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Chinese New Year Paper Chain Dragons (Printable included!)
How to Make Chinese New Year Paper Chain Dragons
Friday, March 14, 2014
Pi Day Activity- Make Pi Art!
"Easy As Pi" Artwork!
And if you have younger preschool aged children, check out my 5 easy ways to celebrate Pi Day with Preschoolers!
Now let's celebrate your inner nerd and create some fun artwork to brighten up your wall. Let's get started!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Colorful "Stamp and Paint" Heart Art
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Homemade Body Paint Recipe (2 ingredients Needed!)
2 Ingredient Homemade Body Paint Recipe
Friday, July 17, 2015
Easy Kirigami Fish Craft
Lately, I honestly haven't had the time (or energy) to craft. (Do you ever feel that way too?) Well, in case you wanted a quick, summer craft to do with the kids, I'm sharing this easy kirigami fish craft today! I've always enjoyed paper cutting and folding crafts, so I thought this was a really great way for young children to get creative with scissors and paper too!
Let's make some Kirigami Fish!
Monday, November 14, 2016
DIY Paper Chain Christmas Village
Friday, November 21, 2014
Candy Mosaic Art with Kids
Make Candy Mosaic Art with Kids!
It's always special to make art with non-traditional materials. Some of my favorite food-art projects include our colored salt art, tortilla art, gumdrop flowers, cornstarch sidewalk paint, and homemade watercolor paints!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Create Abstract Art with Kids
Monday, November 2, 2015
Paper Plate Dia De Los Muertos Skulls
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Easy, Giant DIY Scratchboard Art!
(Muah Ha ha. Insert crazy, crafter laughter here.)
Super Easy, Giant, Homemade Scratchboards!
Friday, March 13, 2015
The Artful Year and Melted Crayon Friendship Rocks
We recently received a copy of Jean Van't Hul's The Artful Year to review. Jean is an artist, mom of 2, and author of the amazing kids' art blog Artful Parent. (She's also the author of another great kids' art book The Artful Parent. )
What I love the most about the book is her voice. In the beginning she shares this beautiful quote-
"We need to be more intentional than ever as we carve out quality time together, celebrate in meaningful ways, build traditions and memories and create stronger families. It's not about doing more. It's about making choices, fostering creativity, and building family connection."
Wow. That just hit so close to home. I don't want to just make things with Chuck. Things eventually break down, get lost, or tossed away. I want to foster creativity. I want to build our relationship. I want to make lasting memories.
Ok. This was a super long intro, I know. But I just had to get that all out there. Because it really is a beautiful, beautiful book.
Here's the craft that we chose to try out first from the book:
Melted Crayon Friendship Rocks
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Fizzy and Fun Ice Painting
But lately, I worry that I'm boxing Chuck in too much. He isn't always keen to make crafts with me. So I'm trying to let him just explore art materials more... without stressing about what the end product will look like. (It's hard...but I think it's an important process for both of us.)
Today I'm joining with 34 other kid bloggers to share some fun, process oriented art activities that children will enjoy! It's a series all about fun and messy exploration. So check the bottom of the post for a link to all 35 ideas!
Here's my process oriented activity that Chuck and I recently completed together:
Fizzy and Fun Ice Painting
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Make "quill pens" out of straws (and dye paper with coffee and tea)
To make our straw "quill" pens, we sampled several different types of straws: a bubble tea straw, a normal straw, and a stirrer. We cut the tips at an angle to mimic the quill pen.
I also used coffee and tea to age some watercolor paper. To do this, I let the paper sit in cooled black tea (or coffee) for a couple of minutes.
Then, we set the paper out to dry on some pieces of paper towel.
Here are the results of our paper dying. Left- Original paper, Middle- Tea dyed, Right- Coffee dyed
As you can see, coffee made our paper quite brown.
And how did our homemade "quills" work out? Check them out below. I first used all four writing instruments to write in print and then to write in cursive.
Top line- Written with a real quill
Second line- Written with bubble tea straw
Third line- Written with normal straw
Fourth line- Written with a stirrer (Eek! Please excuse my scary monster handwriting. It was really hard to get the ink to flow out.)
Happy crapting!
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Fall Forest Paper Chains
So if you're looking for an adorable and easy fall craft, THIS IS IT.
Let's make some...
Fall Forrest Paper Chains!
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Easy DIY Handmade Peg Doll Family Christmas Ornaments
Do you enjoy making handmade ornaments with your kids? Every year the boys and I make at least one new ornament for our Christmas tree. Today I'm sharing a super cute peg doll ornament that the boys made with me last weekend. Even though 2020 has been difficult, I'm hopeful that we'll also remember these sweet family moments too.
How to Make a DIY Peg Doll Family Christmas Ornament (with kids!)
(I think my littlest perfectly captured how we all feel about 2020...)
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Sunday, February 3, 2019
Cute Mandarin Pig Craft (For Chinese New Year!)
(Many thanks to Halos for sending me craft supplies and boxes of yummy mandarins!)
Super Sweet Mandarin Pigs for Chinese New Year!
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
How to Make Paper Dragons (Easy Free Printable Model included)
Do you love dragons and dragon crafts? One of my most popular posts is this paper plate dragon craft and today I'm sharing a similar dragon model for those who don't have paper plates handy. These paper dragons are super easy to make and fun to decorate. Enjoy!