Posts tagged ‘art’


Thursday: The Importance of The Arts—Our First Art Day Outing

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

I hosted our first Art Day Outing a few weeks ago and it was such fun! In Salt Lake City they have these amazing murals painted by the 377 Project Artists. The project is called the Urban Gallery and it can still be seen at Neighborhood House (1050 W. 500 S.), but not for much […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Video on a Musical Art Activity

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Check out our fun video on our musical art activity. What a perfect activity to do with your children that involves movement, music, art and free expression.   Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com The large piece of paper we used to draw on did NOT go to waste, we used it a few more […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Getting the Most Out of Your Art Museum Trips

Thursday, February 12th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

I try not to “re-post” to often but I wanted to re-post these great tips my sister, Rebecca, posted a few months ago. We are going to take a trip to the art museum soon and I needed to review these tips! Getting the Most Out of Your Art Museum Trips The old motto, “Be […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Simple Coloring Fun

Thursday, January 1st, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Have you used Watercolor Crayons before? They are pretty fun, almost “magic” Abby informed me today. You draw a picture with the crayons…   Put a little bit of water on the paintbrush and rub it in….   Then you have a completely different look to your picture!   Don’t forget your children might love […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Getting the Most Out of Your Art Museum Trips

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

(The giveaway is a few posts down)  Our guest writer today is Rebecca who has a fabulous blog that is all about the things that dazzle her in art, music, culture and literature. Getting the Most Out of Your Art Museum Trips The old motto, “Be Prepared,” is the best advice for taking your kids to art […]

Thursday:The Importance of the Arts—Art Galleries

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts, Learning

Go to your favorite search engine… Type in art galleries or children art galleries and your city… You might be surprised to see how many there are around you! My children are not old enough to go to a fine art museum yet…I am to afraid BUT I do take them to our local universities […]

Saturday:Shopping—Outlet Mall Bookstores

Outlet Mall Bookstores I had two great finds when I went to Park City’s Outlet Mall to Barnes and Noble. Baby Einstein’s ABC Art Cards and ABC Alpha Books. I got them at a killer price, but I would have payed full price for them happily, we use them every single day in my house. […]