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Day of the Dead Painted Acorns

Pinparent — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:41:04 +0000

Our yard is filled with acorns. This is the case every year at this time. We only just need to walk a couple of steps in any direction to stumble across a pile of them. We have gathered up a bunch and are excited about all of the possibilities. My daughter already has some great […]

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Fork Painted Spring Meadow

Pinparent — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:10:02 +0000

I love painting with my little girl. We love exploring different techniques, canvases and tools to paint with. Forks are a great painting tool and we were just thrilled with how these fork painted spring meadow landscapes came out. What you will need: Acrylic paint Watercolor paper Fork Paintbrushes Directions: When working on painting projects […]

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Salt Painted Easter Eggs

Pinparent — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:12:50 +0000

Have you ever tried salt painting? It is a fun and fascinating process and working with the glue is wonderful for honing those fine motor skills. That and the kids love shaking the salt. These salt painted Easter eggs are so much fun to make, you will want to make them again and again. What […]

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Fork Painted Christmas Tree

Pinparent — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:11:56 +0000

♫ Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, this fork painted Christmas tree craft is looooovely!! ♫ We love playing around with different painting methods., especially ones where we get to paint without brushes. If you have a disposable fork and some paint, you can make this pretty project today. This technique is fun, easy and perfect […]

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Painted Captain Underpants Pumpkin

Pinparent — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:47:18 +0000

Our little girl loves books. She has gone through many different favorites in her five years on this earth. They usually change from week to week. Ever since we have gotten into chapter books though, there has only been one favorite and that is Captain Underpants. She cannot get enough of him and his sidekicks, […]

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Leaf Peacock Nature Craft

Pinparent — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:24:19 +0000

It is amazing the beautiful things that you can create with nature materials. Whether you are painting nature items or leaving them natural in your crafts, the results are amazing. We love using leaves in our crafts. There is a wonderful variety of shapes and sizes to choose from, so your possibilities are endless. Peacocks […]

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Wax Paper Dragonfly Craft

Pinparent — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:17:29 +0000

You can make this wax paper dragonfly as a hanging craft or glue it to a piece of paper, either way the result is lovely. We love crafting with wax paper. It’s transparency and delicate texture make a wonderful canvas for painting and for stained glass tissue paper projects. Because of its transparent and delicate nature, […]

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Bark Tribal Masks

Pinparent — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:29:04 +0000

Recently, we played around with painting on texture and painted on bark from our wood pile. We enjoyed painting the bark. Our finished bark had a very tribal look to it. It was cool and they reminded me of tribal masks. Since that day, I have wanted to try to make tribal masks using bark and […]

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Painted Sham-Rocks Nature Craft

Pinparent — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:44:02 +0000

You don’t have to be Irish, to want a little bit of the luck of the Irish on your side. If you are looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft, these painted rock shamrocks are perfect. The best part is you can find most of your supplies in your backyard. All you need for […]

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Torn Paper Heart Art

Pinparent — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:13:35 +0000

We don’t throw anything away in our house. We save cardboard tubes, egg cartons and every little scrap of paper. We work with construction paper a lot and we love to use scrapbook paper for our projects as well. Every left over piece of paper goes into a drawer in my daughter’s craft room. The […]

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