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Super Cool Straw Mosaic Art

Posted on July 18, 2017

Straw mosaic art - supplies

I went to Ikea last week. I didn’t buy anything very exciting – a chopping board, some bag clips, a couple of rolls of paper, and lots of straws! I just couldn’t resist the packets of straws, even though we already had a huge tub of straws at home, they were such bright, fun colours. […]

Awesome Drawing Ideas and Activities

Posted on June 6, 2017

Loads of fun and easy drawing ideas and activities.

My kids love to draw, and we do a lot of drawing. We started out with 20 ideas, now there are more than 40 drawing ideas on this page for you to try! Drawing is also a great learning activity with lots of fine motor skill and development, problem solving, language development and social learning […]

Three Quick and Easy Drawing Activities

Posted on May 31, 2017

Highlighter drawing - try one of these when you need to keep your kid busy!

I hear it in the tone of their voices. Things are about to go to hell in a handbasket and I really don’t have the energy to deal with fighting kids this afternoon. I don’t have the energy to deal with anything, but I still need make dinner and hang the washing so before things […]

My House Drawing Prompt – free printable

Posted on May 18, 2017

My House drawing prompt - download this free printable and draw your house, with you in it!

Sometimes you just need a little inspiration, a little prompt, just to get you started. “What will your house look like?” “Who will live in it?” “What colour will you paint it?” A few open questions and this fun My House drawing prompt and the creativity started flowing. We had so much fun with this […]

Absorption Painting – An Easy Process Art Activity

Posted on May 11, 2017

Absorption painting - a super easy process art activity for kids

Sometimes the best creativity happens when you least expect it. This absorption painting activity happened by accident, when we’d finished another activity and had some liquid watercolors left over. I went to get some more paper to use up the last of the paint, but when I came back my boys had grabbed the paper […]

Leaf Faces – An easy, low-mess, nature craft

Posted on April 19, 2017

Leaf Faces - collect some natural materials and get creative making faces!

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

Posted on April 8, 2017

Make some easy Easter egg people with our free printable hats and extras

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.

Posted on March 22, 2017

Sponge Printing - And easy art activity with DIY peg and sponge painters

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 […]

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