Start upcycling some cardboard boxes, or just your cereal boxes, to make a whole town!
This is a wonderfully arty post written by Justine of The Lone Home Ranger.
I was not the crafting sort before I had kids. Even after my first daughter 
Paint a Cardboard Town
April 26, 2012 by 8 Comments
Watercolor Coffee Filter Flowers
April 23, 2012 by 22 Comments
So, I’ve been thinking of Mother’s Day coming up in a couple of weeks. [You know what I want? A wheelbarrow, just my size! Instead of the huge honker that my husband has.]
Anyhow. So I’m thinking of Mother’s Day
Tree Handprint & Symmetry Art
April 19, 2012 by 5 Comments
Hey hey hey! We all have firsts, right? Well, around here… it was handprints!
Can you believe it? We have never done handprints in this house yet… until now!
And Henry was so excited to do it. It was actually his idea. I asked
Holiday Egg Art: Crayon & Tape Resist Watercolor
April 3, 2012 by 10 Comments
Henry got so into this art project. I was really impressed with him. There are quite a few art processes that he really focused in on.
We made Easter Eggs with watercolor resist over both crayons and tape.
I started with drawing a couple
It’s Playtime! A Creative Easter
March 28, 2012 by 9 Comments
I’m finally getting into Easter mode. After making a collage cross with the boys, and working on the weeds outside. It’s made me realize that Easter is just around the corner.
Easter has a lot of craftiness to
Kids Art: Spring Flowers
March 13, 2012 by 10 Comments
I’ve been meaning to do bottle stamping for ages. And I’m so glad we did it with this one. It was so simple!
Seriously though, I’m even amazed that Henry took to this activity, because it was on one of those
What to do with Crayons: 35 Uses for Crayons
March 6, 2012 by 47 Comments
What to do with crayons? How about 35 kids activities for them, other than coloring!
Everyone has at least one pack of crayons, right?
We seem to have them all over.
What to do with crayons, besides color?
My kids don’t like to color. [Seriously,
Sand Sensory Art: 100th Day of Preschool
February 28, 2012 by 13 Comments
Henry had his first homework assignment for preschool.
To create the number 100 out of something.
[Not 100 of something, but to make the numbers themselves.]
We discussed it together to decide what to make.
[Henry told me his teacher made one out of corn!]
We decided
Painting, Activities, Experiments & Learning
February 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Some edible yogurt finger paint, let George participate in a painting activity with us!
Another way to get George involved in painting? Put it in a baggy! Add something to roll around and let him have at it.
A super fun, messy [but
Sponge Painting Rainbow Art
February 21, 2012 by 38 Comments
Paint a rainbow with a sponge.
I wish I could claim the idea of rainbow sponge painting, but I saw it last year over at Strong Start.
While this is a kid-friendly idea, a lot of the prep needs to be done
Valentine’s Day Art: The Kids’ HeArts
February 7, 2012 by 13 Comments
I’m not sure what it is about this Heart art that I like so much.
Maybe its because both the boys did it together.
Or maybe its because I found out how nicely Henry can cut and follow a line.
Or maybe its just because
Valentine’s Activity for Kids: Hunt for Love
February 6, 2012 by 15 Comments
I decided that we needed some kind of Valentine’s Day activity to do, instead of just crafty and artsy ideas.
We did a heart hunt last year, with great success.
But this year, I wanted to make Henry think about love a little.
So
‘In Memory Of’ Collaborative Kids Art
January 31, 2012 by 12 Comments
100 Acts of Kindness.
Toddler Approved has a series on it, with many ideas for kindness and how to instill it in our children.
While we’re trying to do our acts of kindness, teaching what kindness is to a three year old
Melted Crayon Art: Crayon Shavings
January 18, 2012 by 17 Comments
I’ve seen various ways to make melted crayon art around, so we wanted to make one ourselves using crayon shavings.
Henry, Grandma and I made some pretty art with crayon shavings!
And it was fun to do!
The crayon shavings are what makes this art
32 Snow Theme Activities!
January 11, 2012 by
Making snow, snowflakes, and snowmen are great winter activities for a snow theme! I love the idea of snow!
Snow!
Its winter and we still have grass in Iowa!
No snow!
However, I’m in the mood for snow.
So we’re going to have a little fun with some
Parenting: Learning to Let Go
January 6, 2012 by 9 Comments
Guest Post by
Ever feel like this project just isn’t turning out? Let go.
Remember the process.
A post written and shared by Ali at At Home with Ali.
Learning to Let Go
Doing art and craft with
Art: Christmas Coffee Filter Garland
December 20, 2011 by 14 Comments
How many alternate uses are there for coffee filters?
A google search of coffee filter craft brings up 1,680,000 pictures of crafts you can do with a coffee filters. This month at Art For Little Hands we are doing
