Painting & Drawing
Watercolour Painting
Spray Bottle Painting
Spray bottle painting is a fun refreshing way to create art, and everyone in the family can get involved! Additional bonus? It isn't as messy as it may sound. There are times when art activity is meant to produce results. For instance, when we made a watercolour map,...
31 Fall Art Projects for Children
We like to celebrate the change of seasons. Autumn is so bright, colourful and inspiring when it comes to making art. I collected a few art projects and crafts that we would like to try this fall. There are thirty-one of them, which means that if we do one every day,...
Watercolour Painting with Toddlers
When I was growing up, all I had for art supplies were a box of gouache paints and a scattering of pencils that broke whenever I tried to sharpen them . It was not because my mom did not care to develop my creativity – it was just life in a small city in early...
Acrylic/Tempera/Gouache Painting
31 Fall Art Projects for Children
We like to celebrate the change of seasons. Autumn is so bright, colourful and inspiring when it comes to making art. I collected a few art projects and crafts that we would like to try this fall. There are thirty-one of them, which means that if we do one every day,...
Roller Painting for Kids
Kids like working with our big tools. They also like making big projects. This painting experiment includes both: a new fun tool and a really big piece of paper! What will happen if I give my son a VERY BIG sheet of paper? I have been pondering over this question for...
How to Make Matryoshka Nesting Dolls
Have you ever thought of painting your own matryoshka doll? Here are the basic materials and design elements for making a traditional Russian nesting doll. Educational Benefits of Matryoshkas Matryoshkas are wooden dolls that come in a set: they range in size and can...
Drawing & Doodling
Monster Math: Printable Game of Art and Numbers for Kids
Monster Math is a printable game that challenges children to draw while working on simple math - counting, number writing and recognition. Roll a die and see what kind of monster you will draw. My son loves to draw. He also enjoys building, crafting and even writing....
Stained Glass Heart Suncatcher
Make a stained glass heart suncatcher with kids! It's surprisingly easy, with nothing but black glue, sharpie markers and some recyclables. My kids and I really enjoy the process of making suncatchers with black glue. First of all, they really are easy and cheap to...
Black Glue & Sharpies Butterfly Suncatcher
Want to make a cheery butterfly suncatcher with kids? It's surprisingly easy with nothing but black glue, sharpie markers and some recyclables. The post contains Amazon affiliate links to the products we used. When I first saw drawings created with black glue,...
Printable Crafts
Medieval Shadow Puppets with Moving Parts
Learn how to make shadow puppets with moving parts and have playful shadow puppet duels with these articulated knight puppets! We love shadow puppets! Over the years, we have created many different shadow puppet templates. Some have been fairy-tales, others have...
Famous Women in History: Printable Paper Dolls
Famous Women in History Dress-Up Dolls feature printable costumes of twenty women who have changed the world. Print, cut, and learn about twenty inspiring heroines. One of the many reasons I like using paper dolls for teaching is because they make it easy for kids to...
DIY Christmas Jack-in-the-Box with a Gingerbread Man Pop-Up
Remember those old Jack in the Box toys? This Christmas, put together a handmade Jack-in-the-Box with children. It's a quick and simple craft, but it has plenty of applications! It can be a little toy gift for a younger sibling, a homemade card that kids give to...
Sculpting
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Textile Crafts
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Nature Crafts
Leaf Messages and Doodles
A fun and simple way for kids to make art and practice writing with nature in the summer! Don't these leaf messages look as if they were left by fairies? That was the idea, anyway! The leaf messages introduced my son to his kindness elves. In case you haven't heard...
Space Rocks Fridge Magnets
Let the kids paint rocks as if they were pieces of the night sky and make space rock fridge magnets! Our four-year-old son loves everything cosmic. He is concerned about comets and plans to build space robots when he grows up. Very global set of mind! Together with...
How to Make a Fairy Door from Popsicle Sticks
Learn how to make a fairy door from popsicle sticks and add a little bit of everyday magic to your playroom! It's refreshing to add a little bit of magic into everyday family life! Sometimes we have a family dinner by candlelight or go on a treasure hunt around...
Crafts from Recyclables
Name Punch Pinata from Cardboard Rolls
Having an ABC birthday party or celebrating the first birthday? Make this simple name punch pinata from cardboard rolls and spell the birthday kid's name! Our little Faye turned one last week. The date called for celebration! Now, there used to be a time when planning...
Easter Egg Suncatchers
Make stained glass Easter egg suncatchers with kids! This craft comes with four free printable Easter egg designs and makes for a quick and easy way to decorate windows for Easter. We enjoy making stained glass suncatchers with kids. They so are easy and cheap to make...
Stained Glass Shamrock Suncatcher
Make a stained glass shamrock suncatcher with kids! Quick and easy craft in preparation for St. Patrick's Day celebration, that you can make with nothing but black glue, sharpie markers and some recyclables. We enjoy making stained glass suncatchers with kids. First...
Other Crafts
DIY Food Face Plate: for Nutritious & Beautiful Meals!
Make lunch fun - and pretty - by turning a plate into a food art prompt! It was some years ago: my friend and I were sitting in a coffee shop, and while she was still enjoying her dessert, I was already at the point of lamenting the demise of my chocolate cake. While...
Cake Painting with My Family
It is not uncommon to see a lavishly decorated cake as a centre piece at a birthday or some other kind of party, and I always have some decorating ideas waiting for such occasions. But then, there are so many other things to do before guests come, and my plan for...
Rainbow Sand Art
Since watching artists creating sand animations on a light table, I have had it in the back of my mind to try it some day. It may have taken me years to find a chance on my own, but Budster has started showing a lot of interest in drawing, so we decided to try some...