Countdown to Christmas with this handmade advent calendar for kids. Create annual traditions with your family with daily activities for kids. This year we revisited an old favorite from The Artful Parent archives. Jean, our founder created a Christmas tree advent calendar years ago with her daughter and it’s...
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Learn how to make coffee filter snowflakes for super easy snowflakes! Add watercolors for fun winter craft for kids. Updated November 2021 All these years
Thanksgiving garlands are a great way for kids to celebrate their gratitude. Finger-painted hand tracings are paired with festive pompom garlands for a sweet art
Use watercolor techniques like alcohol resist, sticker resist and saran wrap to create space art projects for kids. This post is written in partnership with
Learn how to paint a watercolor geode in 5 easy steps! A wonderful watercolor painting activity to pair with learning about geodes and rocks. Want
Preschool art activities that use process art to encourage creativity. Try fun painting, clay and sensory play ideas for this age. The preschool stage is
Process art is wonderful for all ages, but especially younger artists. Here are The Artful Parent’s top favorite painting activities for preschoolers that are open
Create a beautiful dried orange and cranberry garland in a few easy steps. Young kids can help string together this eco friendly decoration. If you’re
Make homemade cinnamon ornaments with applesauce that smell amazing for Christmas! An easy, eco friendly holiday decoration for kids. This simple project is one that
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Countdown to Christmas with this handmade advent calendar for kids. Create annual traditions with your family with daily activities for kids. This year we revisited
Learn how to make coffee filter snowflakes for super easy snowflakes! Add watercolors for fun winter craft for kids. Updated November 2021 All these years
Create a beautiful dried orange and cranberry garland in a few easy steps. Young kids can help string together this eco friendly decoration. If you’re
Make homemade cinnamon ornaments with applesauce that smell amazing for Christmas! An easy, eco friendly holiday decoration for kids. This simple project is one that
Craft a beautiful, natural Christmas wreath with live greens for your home. This is an easy holiday craft for younger kids to join in on.
Make a nature ice wreath by arranging berries, flowers, and other nature items in a Bundt pan and adding water. A lovely eco-friendly holiday or
Looking for creative gift ideas for toddlers & preschoolers in your life? We have lots of recommendations for open-ended building sets and toys, along with
Try these ideas for homemade Christmas ornaments and garlands to decorate your home. Great activities for the whole family and beautiful decorations for years to
Looking for some fun ways to connect with your kids this holiday season? These process oriented Christmas arts and crafts are fun for kids of
Great stocking stuffer ideas for kids that they will love to find in their stockings. Joke books, silly toys, small games, art supplies and more!
This stocking stuffer guide includes the best mix of art supplies, small games, toys & useful items for kids. Updated October 2021 Every year it’s
If you’re looking for even more stocking stuffers for kids, try these creative ideas including toys & art supplies. Updated October 2021 We’ve been working
How to make homemade bubbles for kids to have a never-ending supply of bubble solution. This is the easiest and quickest DIY bubble recipe and
Try our Top 10 favorite process art activities for kids! These are easy, open-ended and fun art projects for kids of all ages. For years
Raised salt painting is an all-time favorite kids art activity that is loved by all ages from toddlers on up. Glue, salt, and watercolors are
The Artful Parent list of all-time favorite kids art supplies, based on years of experience. Find the best art materials for kids here! Updated June
These Autumn leaf crafts for kids include leaf art, leaf garlands, leaf printing and so many fun ways to combine nature & art. Updated August
You want to make homemade playdough, but which is better — cooked playdough or no cook playdough? Here are my two cents plus a recipe for our favorite no cook playdough.
Make beautiful melted bead suncatchers with translucent pony beads and this simple tutorial. This suncatcher project is one that kids can do, yet even adults will enjoy.
This fluffy slime recipe is easy to make at home with shaving cream and glue! Recipe by Maia. Maia found a fluffy slime recipe on
Learn how to make butter slime with this butter slime recipe & video. It’s the best! This butter slime recipe uses Model Magic and is
Learn how to make aquafaba which is a fluffy, fun sensory play material for kids. This is a great taste safe option for babies and
Updated January 2021 Marbling is one of our favorite art activities and we’ve done it many ways and many times over the years. We’ve marbled
Blow painting with straws is simple yet lots of fun for kids of all ages. Use a straw to blow liquid paint around on paper,
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