easy art for kids Archives - Babble Dabble Do https://babbledabbledo.com/tag/easy-art-for-kids/ Wed, 08 May 2024 13:41:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 Easy Art for Kids: Crayon Painting https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-kids-crayon-painting/ https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-kids-crayon-painting/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:37:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6300 Crayon artwork using melted crayons has been the crafting rage for awhile now, usually in combination with a hair dryer.  I started tooling around with other possibilities for melted crayon art projects and decided on this simple easy art project for kids: Crayon Painting. I mean who wouldn’t love painting with warm melted crayons? And if you use […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-kids-crayon-painting/feed/ 13 Folk Art Project for Kids: Hojalata (Tin) Art https://babbledabbledo.com/art-ideas-for-kids-embossed-tin-art/ https://babbledabbledo.com/art-ideas-for-kids-embossed-tin-art/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:06:05 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=7350 Today’s folk art project for kids is based on a form of Mexican folk art commonly referred to as Hojalata, the Spanish word for tin. Folk art is proof positive that everyone is creative. You don’t need special training or classes to be creative, you just need the willingness to try something different and look at the materials around you […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/art-ideas-for-kids-embossed-tin-art/feed/ 4 Feather Craft for Kids: How to Make Fancy Feathers https://babbledabbledo.com/thanksgiving-crafts-for-kids-fancy-feathers/ https://babbledabbledo.com/thanksgiving-crafts-for-kids-fancy-feathers/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:41:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=8994 A visit to the craft store always has me stopping at the feather section and dreaming up ideas for a new feather craft for kids. There is something magical about feathers, maybe it’s because they were used as the original wiring instrument or maybe it’s because birds and flight fascinate us.  Today I’m going to […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/thanksgiving-crafts-for-kids-fancy-feathers/feed/ 5 Easy Art for Kids: Styrofoam Patterns https://babbledabbledo.com/art-activities-for-kids-styrofoam-patterns/ https://babbledabbledo.com/art-activities-for-kids-styrofoam-patterns/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:08:41 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6948 Some of the art activities here on Babble Dabble Do take me weeks, if not months, to develop, and then there are those that take minutes, literally. Today’s art activity for kids, Styrofoam Patterns, was one of those 5 minute projects and I hope your kids will enjoy it as much as mine did! Art activities for […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/art-activities-for-kids-styrofoam-patterns/feed/ 15 Art Projects for Kids: Clay Houses https://babbledabbledo.com/art-projects-for-kids-clay-houses/ https://babbledabbledo.com/art-projects-for-kids-clay-houses/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2014 14:13:52 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6638 This is one of those art projects for kids that was inspired by a kid! My daughter Clara to be exact. I originally dreamed up a little science project for creating grass-topped birdhouses using air-dry clay (you probably have seen those small wood birdhouses in the dollar bin at your local craft store and I […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-projects-for-kids-rubber-band-art/feed/ 5 Clay resist art is perfect for children’s motor development https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-projects-kids-clay-resist/ https://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-projects-kids-clay-resist/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:00:47 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6200 Today’s easy art project for kids features a combination of resist art and motor skills development and children are sure to love squishing, pinching, and rolling the materials! What is Resist Art? Resist techniques use layers of different materials, the first of which “resists” subsequent layers to create collage and texture. The classic resist art […]

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