by Liska Myers | May 21, 2020 | Drawing & doodling, Science, Zoology
Following these animal drawing ideas, discover fun animal facts and create fifteen science-themed pictures! Reading about animals is fascinating, but turning facts into art helps children to analyze the information, interpret it and make it a part of personal...
by Liska Myers | May 21, 2020 | Drawing & doodling, Printables
Don’t know what to draw? Try one of our free printable drawing prompts for kids, a fun exercise in creativity! Drawing prompts are unfinished pictures that invite young artists to complete them. They are great, in a wide variety of scenarios! We often use them...
by Liska Myers | Mar 29, 2020 | Drawing & doodling
Are your kids wondering what to draw? Get this list of drawing prompts and fun things for kids to draw! “Mom, what can I do?” “Well, you like drawing. Why don’t you draw something?” “Okay… But what can I draw?” At some point, you’ve likely had a similar conversation...
by Liska Myers | Jun 21, 2019 | Arts & Crafts, Drawing & doodling, Puppet Theatres and Puppets
Learn an easy way to make colourful shadow puppets with kids! Making a set of vibrant butterfly shadow puppets and playing with light and shadows will be a great summer STEM project. At first, it may come as a surprise – colourful shadow puppets! Built on the...
by Liska Myers | May 15, 2019 | Botany, Drawing & doodling, Science
Use flower symmetry as a way to explain symmetry to children, then create beautiful symmetrical flower drawings with these printable draw-the-missing-half art prompts! Explaining the concept of symmetry doesn’t have to be abstract and theoretical. A good start...
by Liska Myers | Mar 20, 2019 | Arts & Crafts, Drawing & doodling, Social Studies, Spring, Women's History
In celebration of women’s history month, I’d like to share a free colouring page and a printable poster with you, featuring twelve famous women and their inspiring quotes. Throughout history and across the globe, whenever women wanted to do something...
by Liska Myers | Mar 17, 2019 | Babies & Toddlers, Painting & drawing, Upcycling, Watercolour art projects
Recycle roll-on deodorant bottles by turning them into roll-on painting bottles for toddlers to make mess-free art! My son has a curious fascination with vessels. In a store, he often eyes the shelves with straw cups, flasks, and bottles longingly, never giving up...
by Liska Myers | Sep 1, 2018 | Autumn, Drawing & doodling, Painting & drawing
Are your kids wondering what to draw? Get this list of drawing challenges and fun things for kids to draw in the fall! “Mommy, I’m bored. What should I do?” “Well, you like drawing. Why don’t you draw something?” “Okay…...
by Liska Myers | Aug 29, 2018 | Autumn, Botany, Drawing & doodling, Printables
Make stained glass leaf suncatchers with kids! This autumn craft comes with five free printable templates and makes for a quick and easy way to decorate windows to celebrate the season. It has been a while since we decorated windows with our homemade imitation stained...
by Liska Myers | Aug 13, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Geography, Painting & drawing, Social Studies, Watercolour art projects
Are you doing a map unit study with kids this year? Make your own map with different types of landscapes, using a simple watercolour technique! I love maps. Actually, everyone in our family does. If there is a map in a book, it automatically gets a bonus point from...
by Liska Myers | Jun 28, 2018 | Acrylic art projects, Nature crafts
Make fairy doors from painted rocks, and turn any old tree trunk into a magical fairy house! People like to hide – and find – painted rocks because they stand out as something unusual. But what if a rock, while still painted and unusual, became a part of...
by Liska Myers | Jun 14, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Halloween, Painting & drawing, Watercolour art projects
If you like making process art and trying new painting techniques with kids, keep this watercolour monster craft in mind for the next rainy afternoon. They are guaranteed to brighten your day! Do all kids have a fondness for straws? In five years, they definitely...
by Liska Myers | Jun 11, 2018 | All Animals, Arts & Crafts, Botany, Drawing & doodling, Journals & handmade books, Painting & drawing, Science, Summer, Zoology
Learn how to start a nature journal with kids using a free printable template that offers ten creative prompts. It is a perfect nature STEM activity for kids as it encourages them to go outside, explore nature scientifically, then record their nature finds...
by Liska Myers | Jun 9, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Painting & drawing, Watercolour art projects
Would you like to try an easy watercolour painting, that even kids can make? Paint a watercolour cityscape, using a free printable prompt! This art project came as a result of our previous watercolour experiment that we named “a snowy cityscape”. It was...
by Liska Myers | Jun 6, 2018 | Acrylic art projects, Arts & Crafts, Autumn, Halloween, Nature crafts
If you like painting rocks, here is a fun autumn craft for you and the kids – turn rocks into jack-o-lantern pumpkins! I don’t grow pumpkins every year; it’s every other year with me. That’s how it goes: one year, I get inspired to plant...
by Liska Myers | May 6, 2018 | Acrylic art projects, Painting & drawing
Learn how to paint space with acrylics in a simple way that even children can accomplish! This technique works for creating beautiful abstract wall art and decorating craft projects. If you’ve been around this blog for a while, you might have noticed that...
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