Tin Foil Embossing

July 17, 2016May 23, 2022 Pinparent Arts and Crafts aluminum, arts, crafts, embossing, fish, foil, glue, hearts, kids, paint, preschooler, tin Leave a comment

20 Fall Tree Arts & Crafts Ideas For Kids

July 16, 2016August 30, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, autumn, crafts, fall, ideas, kids, painting, preschooler, printing, stamping, trees Leave a comment

I am a New Englander. I love the changes in seasons. I love winter, spring, summer & fall for very different reason. I know that we still have a lot of summer left & I am enjoying every bit of it, but I have to admit, I am looking forward to my favorite of all of […]

Egg Carton Cars

July 14, 2016September 24, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, buttons, cars, crafts, easy, egg cartons, kids, play, recyclables, simple 3 Comments

My daughter has the most magnificent imagination. It is fascinating to watch her play. She loves to build villages & towns with her blocks & she picks up random odds and ends around the house often to incorporate into her pretend worlds. We painted some egg carton pieces & toilet paper roll earlier this week […]

Clay Suncatcher Ornaments

July 13, 2016May 23, 2022 Pinparent Arts and Crafts activities, air dry, arts, clay, crafts, kids, summer, suncatcher Leave a comment

Chalk & Nature Art

July 10, 2016May 13, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts activities, art, arts, chalk, crafts, kids, land, nature, outdoors, petals, preschooler, rocks, summer 1 Comment

Paint Blot Abstract Printing

July 9, 2016November 18, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts abstract, art, arts, blot, crafts, ink, kids, painting, print, printing, process, stamp, transfer 2 Comments

My daughter & I have been having fun with ink blots since she could speak. It has always been fascinating to hear what she saw in her blots. The other part of forming them are that they are just plain pretty to look at & lots of fun to make.

Clay & Rock Nature Crafts

July 7, 2016December 10, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts activities, arts, clay, crafts, faces, kids, nature, preschooler, rock 1 Comment

My daughter and I are always trying to come up with new arts & crafts ideas. My 4 year old has quite the creative mind & brings a lot of amazing ideas to the table. We like to think of new projects, but there are still some favorites that we can do over & over […]

Styrofoam Print Making

July 6, 2016September 24, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts art, arts, children, crafts, kids, paint, painting, printing, stamp, styrofoam 1 Comment

A funny thing happened at dinner out with my family last night. My daughter ordered a milk, which they served to her in a to-go cup. When she finished her milk, she asked me to take it home for her. “Mama, I can make a craft out of it.” This made my night. I did bring […]