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 […]
Water Drop Printing.
There is something magical about the way water beads on waxy surfaces. Add a little colour to the water and you’ve got a cool science meets art activity! Surface tensions is not easy to explain to kids, but it is easy to show them! There are loads of great surface tension experiments and activities you […]
See-Through Drawing
I am trying to de-clutter. I am trying not to save piles of stuff ‘just in case’. So when I suddenly found myself with a whole bunch of clear plastic packaging in weird and wonderful shapes, I almost threw it out, but I decided to be creative with it first and do some see-through drawing. […]
Making Faces from Recyclables
I’ve been collecting recyclables and crafty bits and pieces for a long time. I had so many of them that I had run out of places to store them. I couldn’t fit even one more yoghurt container in the cupboard so it was time to do some creating. I dumped a big pile of things […]
Easy Letter Collage.
When my boy first discovered a love of all things letters and writing he was at that stage of wanting to write way beyond his abilities. He was still learning to form most letter as well as working on holding and manipulating his pencil well enough to write. But he wanted to know how to […]
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