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Kids Designs for Tissue Boxes

After voting in the White Cloud Tissue Box Designs [through their Voting App] for the Children’s Miracle Network, I was so inspired to make our own tissue box designs!

Henry wasn’t too excited about it until I showed

Crayon & Tape Resist Watercolor Easter Eggs

Holiday Egg Art: Crayon & Tape Resist Watercolor

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

35 uses for crayons

What to do with Crayons: 35 Uses for Crayons

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,

Melted Crayon Art with crayon shavings

Melted Crayon Art: Crayon Shavings

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

Art : DIY Upcycled Crayons

Long ago, when there wasn’t any reason to Beat the Heat.
My mom had a bucket full of old crayons with lots of bits and pieces.
So, Henry, Grandma and I made some upcycled crayons.

I read, somewhere at the time, about a tip

Henry’s First Egg Decorating

This is Henry’s first year of actually trying to do some egg decorating.
We tried some new [to me] techniques this year.
I got inspired by the 26 Ideas and Techniques for Egg Decorating list 
that I put together earlier this week.

Henry, my mom and I