The weather has changed. The early mornings are cold and the grass is soaked in dew. A sunny day no longer means sunscreen and hats and swimming pools. The grass in the park is littered with acorns and the leaves are changing colour. I can’t pretend it is summer any longer, autumn is here. The […]
Easy Easter Egg People with Free Printable Hats
My kids love decorating eggs for Easter. We’ve dyed eggs, painted them, collaged them, drip dyed them, and more. But this year I wanted something a little less messy, something nice and easy easy, and something that was lots of fun, so we made some Easter egg people. This is a super easy, low […]
Easy Sponge Printing.
Little hands need nice large, easy to hold, art tools, and these homemade peg and sponge painters tick all those boxes, plus they are loads of fun to print and paint with! Easy Sponge Printing Activity These easy DIY peg and sponge painters are easy to make, and they use items you likely already have […]
Object Tracing – An easy drawing activity for all ages
A group of kids, all different ages, all looking for something to do. It’s not always easy to find one activity that suits a variety of ages, and keeps everyone interested and happy, but this object tracing drawing activity really hit the spot for this group of kids. I had 6 kids ranging in age […]
Drawing Myself
It is easy to forget that just because I’ve done an activity a hundred times while teaching, or the kids have already done it when they were younger, or I think it’s not so ‘new and exciting’ doesn’t mean that my kids see it that way. It is often the activities we’ve done over and […]
Easy to Make Christmas Star Decorations
Every year we make something new to hang on our Christmas tree. We really don’t need any more Christmas decorations, our tree is loaded as it is, but it’s become a family tradition. So each year, amid the craziness of dance concerts, piano recitals and the end of the school year, we set aside an […]
Colour Mixing – What kids learn from this simple art activity
“Can I experiment and mix my own paint colours?” My nine year old had been looking through our newest art book, Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci (affiliate link), trying to decide which project he’d like to try first. There are so many interesting ideas and beautiful images in this book, but eventually he […]
Scrunch Painting
A rainy Saturday afternoon means we get out the paints! My kids were intrigued as I set up this simple process art activity, they couldn’t work out what I was doing with all these odd bits and pieces, but as soon as I said ‘scrunch painting’ they got the idea! Sometimes it’s fun to do […]
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