Celery printing is a simple and satisfying art project for children. When you find yourself at the end of a bunch of celery, slice it and store it in the refrigerator until you have a some time to make art. The worst case scenario is that you never get to it and there is a…
DIY Nest with Eggs
I posted this Nest & Eggs building tutorial in March of 2011, and I thought I would share it with you again today. Wouldn’t be fun to make gold eggs, hot pink eggs, and maybe even spotted eggs? And, isn’t this the perfect way to encourage garden clean-up? You can make nests and wreaths with…
A Summer Kids’ Craft: Nature Bundles
While we were away on our vacation, the children invented a Nature Bundles game where they found lots of different tiny bits of nature and packaged them up with gorgeous, natural wrapping. Each one was unique and interesting, and each had a story to go along with it. Some were spells, some remedies, and some…
board
This is one of Chick’s wooden board collages. She used origami and tissue papers, buttons, markers, and glue. When she finished, she said, “See Mama – look at how I’m an artist!” And, she is spot on – she is an artist. I think she must have been making collages in the womb. When Chick…
apple stamping on fabric tutorial
I’m hearing lots of complaints about all of the clouds and rain that have been hovering over our New England town, but I’m finding that I’m genuinely enjoying the cool days. We’re bound to have a whole array of those 95 degree, humid days this summer, so I figure I should savor every cool, comfortable…
story theater: tutorial
Here is what I’m thinking about: long hot car rides, lazy afternoons on the porch, evenings in the backyard where dinner ends at 5:30 and the kids aren’t ready for bed until 8. This is what I was dreaming about in the middle of February, and even now when I think about endless summer days…
spring stones
Here are Chick’s finished fabric collage stones. She made these while I worked on the story stones. I am so fascinated by the bright, sunny colors she chose. Don’t they look like Easter eggs? Chick cut up her own bits of fabric and then glued them onto the stones using Mod Podge. After they were…
circle garland tutorial
I came up with this project because I was looking for a do-it-together-in-stages project that would be satisfying for both me and my four year old daughter. This project took us a few days because we wanted to take it easy and have fun. Tiny toddlers and pre-schoolers love it because there is lots of…
