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Summer Art Camp Guides for At Home

June 23, 2020 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

Summer Art Camp at Home, download "Dream House" and print, 26 pages with 20 original creative ideas, for kids ages 3-9 with variations for toddlers and tweens.

I’m so excited to announce the launch of a new business, a new website, and THREE new summer camp guides!! First, the business. As you know, my friend and colleague, Shannon from Hatch, and I collaborated in the Spring on 7 (seven!) weeks of learning-at-home guides. We decided to turn it into a new business,…

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40 Summer Art Ideas for Kids

June 26, 2018 by Barbara Rucci 7 Comments

40 summer arts and crafts for kids!

I’m so happy to present you with this amazing list of 40 Summer Art Ideas for Kids! It hit me as I was scrolling through my Art Bar Pinterest page that I have accumulated quite a big bunch of summer art projects through all of my camps. I thought of writing another ebook, but then…

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58 Summer Art Camp Ideas

July 5, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

the best summer art camp ideas for kids

Summer is in full swing over here! As some parts of the world are in the middle of winter (which I can’t fathom), I know this list of ideas will come in handy for indoor creativity as well. I teach art camp at my house all summer. I make long lists of crafts and activities to do with…

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Rhode Island Summers

July 8, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

My husband’s parents have a house in Westerly. We’ve spent every summer there since my oldest daughter was born. I love it there for so many reasons, but the biggest reason of all is the time my kids get to spend with their grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. It’s a week where they don’t fight…

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Graduation Day + Summer Sign

June 20, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Yesterday was their last day of school. I celebrated by making a sign. No more making lunches!! No more homework!! The calendar is clear of teacher conferences, recitals, carpooling and tutors for the next eight weeks. Woohoo!!! It also happened to by my daughter’s graduation day from 8th grade. I wanted to create a little…

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Summer List 2013

July 4, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

18 things to do this summer with kids

Happy 4th of July! At this moment, we are somewhere exploring the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I will report back later in the month. In the meantime, here our summer list (better late than never I always say): 1. bake giant chocolate chip cookies / 2. make mini storage / 3. sombrilla beach tent / 4….

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Summer Studio // Looking Back

September 17, 2012 by Barbara Rucci 3 Comments

Living with kids in a shared space

The end of summer is always bittersweet. Memories of sleepy afternoons and warm ocean breezes still linger in my head, yet the crisp morning of today is letting me know that it’s time to move on. Fall is in the air! I love the seasons, I do. But for me, letting go of summer is…

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Summer List 2012

June 24, 2012 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

best EIGHTEEN things to do with the kids this summer

Last day of school was Thursday. It’s officially summer vacation and we are quite literally jumping for joy! Here is our Summer List 2012: 1. swim + boat / 2. outdoor movie / 3. red velvet ice-cream sandwiches / 4. pipe-cleaner letters / 5. finger knitting / 6. fiesta pom-poms / 7. cloud dough /…

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Jackson Pollock: Large Scale Collaborative Painting with Kids

September 13, 2021 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

Jackson Pollock artist study with kids, large scale collaborative painting.

The American artist Jackson Pollock is one of the most recognizable painters of our time. His drip, splatter and pour technique is now so iconic, there is probably not an art teacher in the world who hasn’t adapted his action-centered art making in their classes at some point. But although his style in now ubiquitous,…

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Cardboard Circus Tents

June 19, 2021 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

Cardboard circus tent craft for kids with little peg dolls

One of my all-time favorite art camp projects we made on the very first week of summer art camp I ever did were these Cardboard Circus Tents. The theme of the week was Join the Circus and we made clown masks, trapeze mobiles, ice cream cones, and lots of cheery bunting. These circus tents were…

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