Drip painting is an easy and fun action art activity for kids. Explore gravity in art with drip painting that results in unique artworks every time. Drip painting is an art technique that was popularized by Jackson Pollock (you can see footage of him drip painting in this SF MOMA video). And we’ve done a […]
Drip Painting with Kids at a DIY Cardboard Easel
A Starry Night Sky Painting with Watercolors and Salt
Get a starry night sky effect by painting with watercolors and salt. This easy watercolor technique produces a beautiful star-studded sky. (Includes video demonstrating this activity!) We love painting with watercolors, and of all the different watercolor techniques, painting with watercolors and salt is the one we return to the most. Why? It’s simple. Sprinkling […]
Maia’s Best Ever Butter Slime Recipe
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 super soft & stretchy. Recipe and post by Maia. I have watched many slime videos and tried many different recipes of my own. Some were way too hard, some got […]
String Print Butterfly Art Project
This butterfly art project for kids involves printing with paint-covered string. This results in pretty, symmetrical string art designs on the wings! This is another simple way for kids to make symmetrical butterfly art. String blottos are fun. It’s basically printing with string. String and paint. And since the results are symmetrical, it’s perfect for […]
Watercolor with Markers (with Video Demonstration)
Learn how to get a watercolor effect with marker drawings. This watercolor with markers art technique is easy and effective for kids of all ages. You can paint with watercolors, it’s true. And there are watercolor pencils and watercolor crayons (have you tried them?) but did you know that you could use washable markers the […]
How to Make Parenting Easier (the fun way)
Want to make parenting easier and family life more fun? Learn to use art as part of your parenting toolkit to improve family life and foster kids’ creativity. Art can make parenting easier. And art can make you a better parent. I swear it’s true. I’m not talking about turning your home into a paint-splattered […]
How to Make Rainbow Plastic Bead Suncatchers
An easy tutorial for making plastic bead suncatchers with a rainbow of translucent plastic pony beads. Includes instructions, tips, and a video. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might remember when we went through an obsession with melted bead suncatchers, making everything from basic suncatchers to melted bead art, garlands to DIY […]
Watercolor Butterflies with the Rubbing Alcohol Technique
How to paint beautiful watercolor butterflies using the rubbing alcohol technique for the decorations on the butterfly wings. This is a fun art idea for preschoolers on up. This is going to be a quick post about painting watercolor butterflies with one of our favorite watercolor techniques—rubbing alcohol on watercolors. We don’t use it as […]