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Doodle Names

How often do you join in when your kids are creating? Doodle Names is a drawing project that parents and kids can enjoy working on side-by-side. I find that my girls and I always have interesting conversations while we sit and draw together. Plus, doodling is fun and relaxing! I’m sharing the how-to over at [...]

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Torn Paper Landscapes

Good Monday morning to you! How about doing a project with your kids today? I’m over at Make and Takes today, sharing the how-to for easy and colorful torn paper landscapes. Only materials you need are paper and glue sticks. Hope to see you there!

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Colored Sand Art

We recently read a little about Navajo sand painting in a book from the library – such amazing and intricate art. We had a stash of colored sand waiting for a project, so we decided to try our hand at some simple colored sand art. Materials: cardboard base (something from the recycle bin) white glue [...]

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Classic Kids’ Craft: Paper Weaving

Do you remember making woven paper when you were a kid? It’s a classic craft project – simple, inexpensive, and fun. Paper weaving is a low-mess activity I like to pull out on busy days or when friends are over. After a quick lesson, most kids are weaving like pros. I’m sharing the how-to over [...]

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Welcoming Spring

Tomorrow is the first day of spring! I think we’ll be celebrating with rain boots and umbrellas. Maybe we’ll get lucky and see a rainbow… Here are a few spring favorites from our archives: Green Collage Pretend Play Flower Shop Rainbow Poem Coloring Sheet Spring Audio Books for Kids Spring Felt Board And, more spring [...]

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Foil Pendant Craft

Here’s a craft project for the big kids – creating shiny, embossed foil pendants with a few simple materials. Making these requires a gentle touch, but they are simple and addicting to make. My girls and I made piles of them! I’m sharing the supply list and how-to at Make and Takes today. See you [...]

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Free Play Art :: Green Collage

It’s March, the month of leprechauns and the change to Spring. Seems like the perfect time for an art collage of all things green! This week: Green Collage Materials: I love using a muffin tin to arrange all the art goodies for creating. See how many green art supplies you can gather from around the [...]

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Spring Acrostic Poems

{Updated from a post at Early Bird Homeschool, April 2010. The girls wrote these poems when they were 5 and 7 years old.} Poetry is one of our favorite ways to play and create with words. After reading Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur, we wrote our own acrostic poems to celebrate Spring. Acrostic [...]

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Free Play Art :: Cornstarch Clay

We love our homemade play dough, but I thought the girls might enjoy working with a smoother dough. I made a batch of cornstarch clay and set it out with a variety of texture-making materials from around the house. This week: Cornstarch Clay Recipe for Cornstarch Clay: This is a recipe I had scribbled in [...]

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My Favorite Resource Books: Art & Creativity

We’re big fans of “process” creating around here – enjoying the doing and not necessarily worried about the finished product. We also enjoy making crafty things for holidays and gifts, but for the most part it is all about the experience! Besides browsing Pinterest and my favorite blogs, I have a small selection of books [...]

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