Chalk Watercolor Painting

July 22, 2016September 27, 2021 Pinparent Arts and Crafts chalk, kids, paint, paintings, preschooler, process, watercolors Leave a 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.

Jackson Pollock Inspired Canvas Art

February 4, 2016September 25, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Painting art, crafts, Jackson, painting, Pollock, preschooler, process 5 Comments

Jackson Pollock Inspired Canvas Art *This post contains affiliate links for convenience.* Yesterday, my daughter & I experimented with painting with rubber thimbles. Her thimble finger painting reminded me of a Jackson Pollock painting. I told my daughter this & she replied “What’s a Pollock?” I showed her some photos of his art and explained […]

Melted Crayon Hearts

January 10, 2016September 28, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts activities, art, cardboard, crafts, crayons, hearts, kids, melting, ornament, preschool, preschooler, process, Valentine's Day, Valentines 4 Comments

*This post contains affiliate links* My daughter received a new book from her cousins on Christmas. It has since been promoted to her favorite book. ‘The Day The Crayons Quit‘ is a funny book about a group of frustrated crayons that air their grievances to their owner with individual letters to him. In only a short […]

Mixed Media Collages For Kids

November 27, 2015September 28, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Painting arts, collage, crafts, kids, media, mixed, painting, preschool, preschooler, process, shapes 1 Comment

Ever since we introduced our daughter to cutting & her safety scissors, all she wants to do is cut. I have scraps of paper lying around everywhere. We have done several crafts & activities to feed her new-found love for cutting. Her new thing is to draw pictures and cut them out & then glue […]