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50 Earth Day Activities for Kids
Earth Day is our annual reminder to slow down and appreciate the bounty of the earth. The following 50 Earth Day Activities for kids will encourage children to create objects from natural and recycled...
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Junk Critters | Make Art with Recycled Materials
I’m a huge fan of breathing new life into long-lost materials, and I’ve been making found object art pieces like these since I was a kid. Last weekend my friend, Danielle, and were in Napa to lead a...
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OK Go’s The Writing’s on the Wall and Optical Illusions
Have you seen the new OK Go video, The Writing’s On the Wall? Holy Smokes, people — if MC Escher were alive today, this is the sort of thing he would have come up with. All of OK Go’s videos are...
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How to Draw a Kawaii Penguin
I will be the first to admit that I love cute things, and that passion has been passed down to my children who are obsessed with Japanese cartoons, Kawaii characters, Shopkins, and manga. Rather than...
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How to Make Melted Crayon Art
Today I’m sharing how to make melted crayon art. This fun STEAM project combines the art of drawing with the reaction of crayons melting on a warm griddle. Scroll down to watch a video of the process...
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Scrap Wood Sculpture for Kids
If you happen to have a big bag of dowel pins sitting around like we did (thank you, IKEA, for making that necessary), Scrap Wood Sculpture is a fun way to put them to good, creative use. No dowel...
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What Adults Can Learn From How Children Create
I’m happy to introduce you to my friend, art therapist and artist, Amy Maricle, who’s talking with us today about what adults can learn about how children create. As we get older, we often ignore our...
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30 Valentine Activities for Kids
This mother-lode of Valentine activities for kids (toddlers, preschoolers, and any other hands-on kids) covers everything from cards to treats. With 30 Valentine activities for kids here, this should...
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Vegetable-Dyed Easter Eggs
Have you ever thought about making vegetable dyed Easter eggs? I’m trying to make a move away from synthetic food dyes and wanted to use natural, homemade dyes this year. Not only are these colors...
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6 Kids Valentines Day Activities
We’ve been crafting up a Valentine’s storm, which mostly means that three-year old N has been collaging all our self-serve bits and bobs of Valentine goodness into a taped-up, glued, and spackled...
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