The Best Cranberry Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
A cranberry oatmeal cookie recipe based on my Great Aunt Polly’s oatmeal jumbos. We cut ours into heart cookies for Valentine’s Day!
Land Art for Kids
Land art for kids combines playing and creating art in a natural environment using leaves, rocks, sticks, and other nature items as well as light
Kids books about colors and lines
Here are a couple of artful books we’re enjoying from the library right now:
Cranberry Upside Down Cake – Festive & Delicious!
Cranberry upside-down cake is quick and easy to bake and makes a delicious and festive Christmas cake.
Rubber Cement Resist with Watercolors
Thanks for all your comments yesterday! I’m feeling better today. A little less overwhelmed. Maia and I tried another fun watercolor resist earlier this week.
Wax Resist Painting with Watercolors
Here’s a melted crayons art project that even the youngest kid can do (unlike drawing on a hot cookie sheet, as we did recently)! Wax
Susan Marie Swanson on Poetry for Children
Susan Marie Swanson is a poet and author of children’s picture books, including The House in the Night (awarded the Caldecott medal this year) and To Be
The House in the Night
There is a very special book that Maia is requesting almost every night now. It’s called The House in the Night and is written
Melting Crayon Art Christmas Paintings with Watercolor Resist
We did some good old-fashioned watercolor resist painting the other day, using a melting crayon art technique and mostly Christmas colors.
The Amazing MaryAnn Kohl
MaryAnn Kohl, author and art teacher extraordinaire, has been bringing art to children for 25 years through her wonderful books (and longer as a teacher).
Wordless Picture Books for Children :: In the Town All Year ‘Round
We’ve recently been enjoying a few wordless picture books for children. Wordless books are great for open-ended exploration and interpretation by both pre-readers and readers. I like
Ginger Huebner on Roots + Wings School of Art
Ginger Huebner is an artist, a mother of two young children, and the founder and director of Asheville's new Roots + Wings School of Art.