Kids Art & Family Creativity
Today I felt like sharing how audio books keep me entertained and educated in this crazy busy parenting world. Plus some of my faves. In case you could use some ideas. I love to read and have a book in front of my face pretty much nonstop from 3rd grade on. I didn’t think it…
We made melted crayon stained glass a while back, with the plan (mine) of cutting the sheets of melted crayon art into hearts for Valentine’s Day. But while the kids were super into the melted crayon stained glass part, they would hear nothing of the heart part. They had their own vision for their art…
Did you see the tissue paper suncatchers I shared on Instagram earlier this week? We love them! And are planning to make more so that there is one hanging in each of the six windows of our art studio. (Three to go…) You know me and suncatchers. I’ve joked at various times that this is actually…
I shared a bunch of pretend play ideas in my newsletter yesterday, and then realized that it would be fun to do a post about craft ideas for kids that can then be used for pretend play. You know, for double the fun. First, get creative making something, whether a cardboard dollhouse, a unicorn from a…
Okay, so we’re getting a bit obsessed here with our lace hearts. Making lace prints in dough is awesome! The process is very, very satisfying (for kids and adults alike) and it creates such a lovely relief of the lace. We’ve been doing this with playdough and air dry clay and I also want to try it…
I’ve had playdough lace prints on my mind for a while now. Years, in fact. I’d seen a photo of lace printing in cookies via pinterest and the idea of using lace to print in dough has lingered. So, this week, when I got my fabric stash out to make heart pillows as Valentine’s Day gifts and came…
The kids and I made faux stained glass Valentine’s this past week with black glue and watercolors. I did a similar one with Maia when she was younger, preschool age I think, and then kind of forgot about the whole idea. It was one of those ideas that we found online, tried once, and it was successful,…
