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Paper Sculptures

I’m over at Make and Takes today sharing one of our recent free play art activities – creating 3-D paper sculptures. This is a great project for all ages, and you probably have all the materials on hand at home. Get the how-to at Make and Takes and then surprise your kids with an art [...]

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Nature Valentine Photographs

A few days ago, the girls and I spent an afternoon rummaging around the backyard collecting leaves, sticks, rocks, bark, and other nature bits. Our plan was to find heart-shaped things, or arrange items in a heart shape, and take photos for Valentine postcards. We had such fun “staging” our photographs. The girls were so [...]

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Air-Dry Clay Hearts

Here’s a fun Valentine activity from the archives – the girls are planning to make these again this year! {Originally posted February, 2010} Today we had fun squishing, rolling, and cutting hearts made from air-dry clay. We punched holes with straws, so we can give Valentine necklaces to some special friends – and we’ll keep [...]

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Simple and Fun Bookmark Crafts for Kids

We recently had a little bookmark craft camp at our house. We were running dangerously low on bookmarks, and I was grabbing random receipts and junk mail to mark my spot. Now, we have lots of pretty bookmarks use, and some extras for gift-giving, too. I’m sharing our three favorite bookmark crafts at Simple Kids [...]

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Love Bug Pet Rocks

Painting rocks is fun, and turning painted rocks into cute critters is even more fun! Why not make a bunch of love bug pet rocks with your kids? Here’s the simple how-to: • Head outside and find a perfect rock. • Paint your rock and let it dry. We use acrylic paints for the best [...]

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Stained Glass Paintings

I’ve had make colored glue on my art to-do list for a while. During one of our recent history readings (we’re learning about the Middle Ages), we learned a bit about how stained glass is made. Perfect time for a stained glass art project! We used a stained glass pattern of a castle, traced onto [...]

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Colorful Puddle-Painted Hearts

My calendar-loving seven-year-old is already counting down the days to Valentine’s Day. I guess she likes to plan ahead! Our first “official” Valentine crafts of the season are these colorful hearts made with puddles of watercolor. Not only is the finished product beautiful, the process is really fun, too! Get the how-to for this fun [...]

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Snow Globe Place Cards

My girls love setting a fancy table any time of year. Holiday get-togethers are a perfect time to create some extra-special place cards, like our cute snow globe place cards! We’re planning to use these for our winter solstice candlelight dinner, and take them to my parents’ house for Christmas Day. I’m sharing the how-to [...]

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Free Play Art :: Sun Catchers

This week, the girls rummaged through our craft supplies and set-up a project for themselves. Love it! This week: Clear Contact Paper Collage Materials: clear Contact paper (taped to the table, sticky-side up) tissue paper squares sequins rainbow feathers construction paper strips Artist at work: Beautiful artwork hanging in their windows: This is a fun, [...]

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Spooky House Pop-Up Cards

We don’t do scary around our house, but my girls do enjoy a little spooky fun this time of year. We recently spent an afternoon creating spooky house pop-up cards – it was so much fun! Come see our simple spooky house pop-up card tutorial over at Make and Takes!

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