Taking Time for Creativity with Online Painting Classes
As parents, it’s too easy to let our own interests and our own creativity get buried under the mountain of responsibility that comes with raising
Painting for kids is a childhood favorite! Here are more than 50 great painting activities for kids, including painting ideas with interesting tools, action painting, and puffy painting.
As parents, it’s too easy to let our own interests and our own creativity get buried under the mountain of responsibility that comes with raising
I posted recently about the figure drawing class we were taking with Craftsy and how surprised I was at the inspiration we found through it. What I
Our DIY backyard playhouse was built with a Fort Magic construction kit in under an hour. It’s easily moved and can be used to build
This body tracing activity is a fun opportunity for kids to work BIG! Explore creating self portraits in a totally new way. We’ve had a
Do your kids like to paint with water? This easiest and least messy of kids’ art activities can be done anywhere (although a chalkboard works
Pick up a pack or two of inexpensive labels or stickers. Set out a watercolor palette for a simple invitation to paint. I haven’t had
Drawing to music with children is a fun way to bridge the two arts while discussing the concept of synaeasthesia.
By Angie Dornier Hello Artful Parent Readers! As the daylight hours get fewer and the weather turns colder I find myself looking for projects that
As process-oriented art goes, painting with pine boughs and other evergreen branches is up there with fingerpainting and squeezing playdough. It’s all about the process,
We made some mirror-image string prints with the toddler art group yesterday. It’s actually a variation of making ink blots or blottos, but using paint-covered string instead.
This version of invisible ink was so much easier and more rewarding than our lemon juice flop. Although I realize we ought to give the
Last week for the toddler art group I taped a variety of materials to the studio tables with the idea of letting the kiddos explore
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