My girls love anything to do with “detective work,” as you know. So when I remembered this activity from my grade school days they were very excited. Invisible Painting Activity Supplies: White Crayon White Paper Tempura Powder Paint mixed with water OR watercolor paints Paintbrush Directions: 1. Write your “secret message” on the white paper […]
Very simple and easy idea to spice up coloring time: Take an old poster board, flip it over and trace an over-sized “coloring page” on the page. For some reason, having it over-sized and drawn by Mommy is very exciting. Ahh, the little things that make them feel like they are really living the life. […]
We love writing stories and making collages. Why did it take me until today to think of putting the two together? We drew lines from one set of pictures to the next telling the story. I tell ya, the kids in this story have THE LIFE. Although, what do you expect when using Williams & Sonoma, […]
Last week we were very very busy playing with art projects, jumping off of couches into pillows, spending our mornings in forts and having movie nights. You know how it is 😉 just SO stressful. 😉 I think we spent most of the week at my house. My car got a nice long break. So, of […]
Evening by Edward Hopper If I could be a painter I would love to be a lot like Edward Hopper. The emotions of the people he paints are so apparent but at the same time almost….mysterious. The girls and I looked at his photos today and talked about painting emotions. They went to my shelf […]
Boy do kids love any art project that involves getting their hands messy! You can dress up or arrange your thumb/finger-prints to make a family portrait, clouds, flowers, butterflies or animals. This is such a fun and simple project to do, all it requires is an ink pad and some markers.
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