Some days it is all about quick and easy. It’s all about using things I have on hand, not needing to buy or collect or wait for anything. Today it was an old idea from the my early days of teaching, and I can’t believe I’ve never done this my own kids It’s easy, a […]
Make A Crown! – Free Printable Crown Template
There are a lot of different crowns in our house, but according to Morgan, none of them are ‘Kingly enough’. Our original printable tiara template was not right. Apparently a King’s crown needs a spot for a really big jewel at the top, and it’s more pointy. Armed with these instructions I set to work […]
Easy Art for Kids – Roll-on Painting.
“Can I paint Mum?” I almost said an automatic ‘no’ when he asked, but something made me stop and think first. It was already 2pm, and Noey was running around getting in to everything, and I had a blog post to write, and it was ballet night, and… So many reasons to say not now, […]
Easy Art for Kids – Scanned Drawing Prompts.
My kids love a good colouring in session. Me? I’m not so keen on colouring in books. I’d rather see my kids drawing and creating freely, not constrained by the ideas or thick black lines of other people. Even so, colouring in has found it’s place in our family, despite my misgivings, but when the […]
Easy Art For Kids – Dropper Painting
We’ve done dropper painting before, a long time ago when the girls were little. Back then we used droppers saved from medicine bottles, but these days all our medication seems to come with a spoon not a dropper, so I splurged a few dollars on a set of plastic pipettes when we were at Riot […]
Working With Wood.
We’ve painted on wood, and made wood constructions with hot glue, but we still have loads of wood scraps hanging around, thanks to our never ending renovations. One thing we’ve not done much of is traditional hammer and nails wood work, but when The Father Figure discovered a couple of old, small, hammers and put […]
Easy Art For Kids – Painting Together.
Painting a mural together means you not only spend time painting, you also spend time negotiating, being patient and communicating. Not to mention sharing, encouraging, working together, planning, and helping each other. Sometimes, there’s more to painting than it seems…
Easy Art for Kids – Easy to find, Easy to Glue, Collage Materials
“I want to sick something! Mum can I glue something? You know, stick stuff? You know, like with glue?” It makes me smile the way he talks. From a 2 year old who didn’t even say ‘Mama’ to a four year old who who talks like a geeky teenager. How can I say no to […]