All you need for these simple watercolor and Sharpie shamrocks is watercolors, a paint brush and a Sharpie. We had ourselves quite a shamrock filled art day yesterday. Being the big bleeding tissue art fan that I am, I made some bleeding tissue paper painted shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day. My daughter began the project with […]
My daughter and I love to paint. We have been painting together since she was barely a year old.
These fizzing heart eruptions are a fun way to combine science and art with beautiful and unpredictable results. Baking soda and vinegar eruptions are a favorite in our house. The ingredients are usually always readily available, they are easy to set up and fascinating to watch. My daughter wanted to make them this week and so […]
Over the fall, my daughter and I had a blast making autumn trees. We painted and experimented with a few different methods, but our favorite was this lovely fall tree painted with bundled Q-tips.
I am often asked about the emphasis I put on arts & crafts in our home. I get teased by friends and family about the abundance of craft supplies & projects all over the house. I get poked at that I must have too much time on my hands. I know that some do not understand […]
We went to Applebee’s for dinner last night. Applebee’s has small laptops at each table that you can place your orders from. It also has a bunch of games & kid friendly apps. My daughter found one that allowed you to take photos of yourself & then add artwork to it. She thought this was […]
This time last year, we made pasta skeletons for Halloween. I just re-shared it on Instagram last week. One of my Instagram friends recommended that I make a Q-tip skeleton. This sounded like a great idea, so I took her up on her suggestion. We made our skeleton using Q-tips & old mismatched puzzle pieces. Puzzle […]
If you have old puzzles with missing pieces lying around, instead of throwing them out, consider using your old puzzle pieces to make a cute puzzle craft . Here is a quick and easy craft for the kids for Halloween. Puzzle Piece Spider Craft Paint a puzzle piece for each spider that you would like to […]