Explore a wide range of art activities for kids using watercolor paints. Great for quiet and calming art sessions! Try watercolor techniques for children including salty watercolors, watercolor resist methods, and printing.
Getting kids to write thank you cards can be tricky. Heck, getting myself to write thank you cards can be tricky. But here’s something I
We’ve been experimenting with various glue effects on canvas with watercolor art. The first was an accident, really. The girls and I each made a
Remember when I shared a while back about using the Craftsy printable on drawing faces? How helpful it was? Well, we’ve been using another one of their
Happy first day of spring!! Daphne and I made a spring stained glass window to welcome spring in style (and to offer all kinds of
How to make a beautiful melted crayon stained glass bunting for New Years or anytime using words, wishes, and images. This is a great family
The kids and I made a colorful and happy welcome banner to hang up and celebrate the new year. I think we managed to use
We combined our two favorite watercolor techniques for kids :: watercolor resist (using rubber cement this time) and salt. The result is beautiful!
I’ve been admiring colorfully painted birdhouses on Pinterest and in catalogs and imagining how lovely they would be in our own garden. We have a
We’ve tried watercolor pencils before a few times and they’ve never truly well for us, but I recently ordered some watercolor crayons to try and we
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
Toddlers explore art materials (and their world) without any preconceived notions about what is appropriate and what they can and cannot do.
Spray painting with kids is a fun action art activity. Use liquid watercolors or watered down tempera paints in a cheap plastic spray bottle.
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