Painted Corrugated Cardboard Easter Eggs

February 26, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Easter, Holidays arts, cardboard, corrugated, crafts, Easter, eggs, kids, painting, preschooler, process Leave a comment

Don’t toss out those old cardboard boxes. These corrugated cardboard Easter eggs are an easy and fun way to recycle while making something adorable.

Painting with nature. Paint with sticks, leaves, rock etc.. Kid's play and process art for the spring, summer or fall.

Painting With Nature Items

February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts art, arts, branches, crafts, feet, hands, kids, leaves, messy, nature, painting, preschoolers, process, rocks, sticks 1 Comment

Use sticks, stones, leaves and branches to paint a fun piece of process art. Painting with nature is perfect for a spring, summer or fall day. We have had a crazy few weeks weather wise. Last week, our yard was covered in snow. This week, we are wearing shorts outside. The snow was fun, but […]

25 Rain themed arts, crafts and activities for the spring. Kids arts and crafts ideas. Painting, science Toddlers and preschoolers

25 Rain Themed Arts, Crafts & Activities

February 20, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts activities, arts, crafts, kids, painting, preschoolers, rain, science, theme Leave a comment

Rain, rain, please don’t go away. We are ready for some rain themed crafts and play. Not everybody likes rainy days. Once that first drop falls, many people run for cover, but not us. My daughter and I love the rain. It is beautiful. It is soothing and it makes things grow. What’s not to love? With […]

Use an old tube sock and some sequins to make this no sew mermaid tail for your Barbie. Arts and crafts for your kids

No Sew Barbie Mermaid Tail

February 19, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, Barbie, clothes, crafts, dress up, kids, mermaid, no sew, play, socks, tail 2 Comments

Turn an old kid’s sock into a Barbie mermaid tail without ever picking up a needle and thread. My daughter just received her first Barbie for her birthday, as well as an Elsa and Anna doll. She loves playing with them, but hates that they only have one outfit. I told her that when I was […]

Bleeding Tissue Paper Shamrocks

February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Holidays, St. Patrick's Day arts, bleeding, crafts, easy, kids, painting, preschoolers, shamrocks, simple, St. Patricks's Day, tissue paper 1 Comment

Bleeding tissue paper painting is a fun alternative to traditional painting. These bleeding tissue paper shamrocks are a fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day art idea. Bleeding tissue paper is one of our favorites ways to paint. It is fun. It is messy and it produces very cool results. We have made a few bleeding […]

Plastic cup storm luminary. Weather, lightning and rain arts and crafts for kids. Spring projects for preschoolers and kids

Lightning Storm in a Cup Luminary

February 17, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, candles, crafts, kids, lightning, luminary, preschoolers, rain, spring, storm, tissue paper, weather Leave a comment

Watch a lighting storm come to life with this storm in a cup luminary craft. I love the rain. When I was a little girl, I would get excited when it would thunder and lightning. My daughter is a lot like me in this aspect. A while back we made it rain in a jar. Yesterday, we […]

Toothbrush Painted Rainbow

February 16, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Holidays, St. Patrick's Day art, crafts, kids, painting, preschooler, process, rainbows, spring, St. Patrick's Day, toothbrush, without brushes Leave a comment

If you are looking for a quick and super easy arts and crafts project for the kids. It does not get much easier than this toothbrush painted rainbow. For some reason in our house, we go through tooth brushes like crazy. We just replaced our last set of toothbrushes. I was about to throw them […]

Glitter Sea Star on watercolor paints. Use salt for an additional effect. Under the sea arts and crafts projects for kids and preschoolers. Twinkle, twinkle, little sea star underwater painting

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, crafts, creatures, glitter, kids, little, mixed media, ocean, painting, preschooler, salt, sea star, star, twinkle twinkle, underwater, watercolors 1 Comment

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star. How beautiful and glittery you are. There is nothing quite as wonderful as watching your children create. It is a fascinating and beautiful thing. My little girl and I spend a lot of time creating together, but my favorite projects are the ones that she comes up with on her own. This […]

Watercolor dip painted flower art. Spring arts and crafts projects for kids. Beautiful and fun process

Watercolor Dipped Flower Art

February 9, 2017February 14, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts art, crafts, dipped, flowers, kids, paint, preschooler, process, spring, watercolor Leave a comment

This pretty watercolor technique is perfect for the spring or summer. In our house, we love to work with watercolors. We like to make our own because we go through them so quickly. We have made solid watercolors, which we love to use, but most of all, we just water down acrylic paints or mix food coloring with water. […]

Make, explore and paint rainbows. Use a CD, water and sunlight or a flashlight to cast rainbows, study and paint with watercolors. A great piece of process art for kids. Art and science, STEAM projects for preschoolers.

Make, Explore, Paint Rainbows

February 8, 2017February 14, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Learning Tools, Science Experiments art, arts, cd, color, crafts, kids, painting, preschoolers, process, rainbows, reflections, science, STEAM, water, watercolors 6 Comments

Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows. The other day, my daughter picked up a CD and was fascinated by the rainbows that formed on it when she moved it around. We held it under the light and moved it all […]