Art for Kids

DIY Art Material: Scratchboard Cards

May 23, 2013
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I often get asked if making your own art materials saves money. The honest answer is that sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t, a fact I find true of DIY projects in general. But cost is not the main reason I like to make things myself; I really just enjoy the exploration and I hope [...]

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DIY Art Material: Hardware Store Chalk Paint

May 15, 2013
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Do you really need yet another homemade paint recipe for kids in your life…the answer is yes! I wasn’t sold on chalk paint at first, drawing with chalk is already a favorite, what could painting with it add?  I decided to try it out anyway and can tell you I’m absolutely thrilled with this new [...]

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Art for Kids: Cosmic Suncatchers

May 7, 2013
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I’m always happy to find kids crafts that my children clamor to do rather than those that require me dragging them over to the table to make; these simple cosmic glue suncatchers are one of those enticing projects! I was fooling around making them when they caught my daughter’s eye and she asked to make [...]

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DIY Art Materials: 3 Easy Homemade Paints for Kids

April 24, 2013
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Lately I’m all about one thing when is comes to our kid’s craft activities: EASY. With a newborn and two older kids I just don’t have time to do anything that takes much prep work, so I’m always on the look-out for kid’s activities that I can quickly throw together…enter these three homemade paint recipes: [...]

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Our Creative Week

March 1, 2013
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Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. Baby Leon is almost here and I wanted to post one more Creative Week before we go on a short baby break! Here is what we have been up [...]

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Art for Kids: Glowing Paper Planets

February 24, 2013
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If you have little astronomers in the making and are looking for a fun and easy planet craft for kids, making Paper Planets definitely fits the bill and the results are amazing! I found this idea in one of my ever-favorite books The Best of Making Things: A Hand Book of Creative Discovery; they were listed [...]

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Our Creative Week

February 21, 2013
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Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. 1. Homemade Stamps One of my fave DIY posts so far! Homemade stamps are fun to make, fun to use, and I think the results are amazing. For [...]

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DIY Art Materials: How to Make a Stamp

February 18, 2013
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In the realm of arts and crafts ideas for children, rubber stamps rank pretty high up there, and for good reason; using stamps is easy for little hands and the results are magical for kids. I have to admit I never tire of the look of something hand stamped either; the combination of ink’s uneven [...]

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Chalkboard Paper Valentines

February 3, 2013
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I’ll be starting this post with a disclaimer, the pink heart is not candy! After three adults tried to grab one of the chalk hearts I made thinking it was a sweet treat I have decided I cannot hand them out to my children’s friends as originally planned….if it looks like candy it will end up [...]

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Art & Design for Kids: I Love You Books

January 26, 2013
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I love homemade books. I’ve labored weeks on a handmade portfolio and tried my hand a variety of bookbinding techniques over the years. Lately I’ve been trying to get my kids interested in making books. Dexterity wise they are still a little young to actually cut, fold, and make books, but they are definitely ready to [...]

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