Kids arts and crafts activities include drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, playdough play, clay modeling, sculpture building, and more!
Finger painting for toddlers is a classic beginning art activity and sensory sand finger paint adds an extra level of sensory fun.
My kids, and everyone else who has come over lately, have been LOVING these geoboards. They use the rubber bands to create shapes, lines, pictures,
A zen sand tray allows children to draw pictures or write words, “erase” the image, and start over. You can make your own simple zen tray with colored sand and a rimmed cookie sheet.
Children with high self-efficacy know that they can be successful at a variety of tasks. This increases their willingness to experiment and their creativity.
I am excited to share a series of guest posts with you by other Artful Parents and teachers while I step back from the blog
As we near the end of the year, I thought I'd do the obligatory blog "best of" list (for the first time, I believe). These
We have a fun new childrens picture book about art and creativity! Willow, written by Denise Brennan-Nelson and Rosemarie Brennan, and illustrated by Cyd Moore.
Painted daisies are one of our favorite simple science experiment for kids and are always a hit! All you need are white flowers (daisies) and
We combined a couple of Easter egg decorating ideas this year for a fun, multi-media effect: paper napkin collage over dyed crayon resist eggs.
I reorganized our studio (which doubles as a laundry room) earlier this month to make it more toddler friendly. The goal was to make the
As a complete contrast to the large body paintings Maia did, here are some tiny paintings of hers. I've been trying to get this post
Bake blueberry hand pies with kids for an easy and fun kids’ cooking experience.
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