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Barbara Rucci

Kandinsky Inspired Circle Paintings + Floating Frame

September 26, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 9 Comments

These Kandinsky inspired circle paintings are one of my favorite art prompts. Their beauty lies in letting the colors bleed into each other. I can’t get enough of them! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Supplies needed for circle paintings: ~ Watercolor paper ~ Liquid watercolor ~ Brushes Setting up the circle…

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Art Bar at SHOP UP Brooklyn

September 21, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

Painting pinwheels at the Shop Up in Brooklyn, NY.

This post is purely me just sharing my photos with you from the amazing event I did in Brooklyn last weekend called Shop Up. It was hosted by the incredibly warm and friendly Emilie and Esther from Babyccino, and their ultra calm, cool, and collected event planner Miraya from Pop Productions NYC. PAINT PAPER PINWHEELS…

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Kids Crafts Tables for Large Groups

September 14, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

Kids make people from wooden clothespin pegs, yarn and fabric scraps.

This weekend I will be setting up four kids arts & crafts tables in Brooklyn at the Shop Up New York event hosted by the fabulous Babyccino. If you happen to be local, please come by and shop and say hello, I would LOVE to see you! [ UPDATE: See photos from the event here! ] I…

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Leaf Drawing with Chalk Markers

September 2, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

Draw on leaves with chalk markers. Quick and easy and dries in seconds!

Fall is just around the corner here in Connecticut, and there is nothing that I love more than collecting leaves and making them into art. This drawing technique is so simple. You need just one material, and the drying time is only seconds! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I am…

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Three Best Ways to Store your Child’s Art

August 28, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 8 Comments

Three tried-and-true ways to sort and store all of that art that your child makes.

What is the best way to store your child’s artwork? I have three tried-and-true ideas for you that I know will work. Children are prolific producers of stuff. From their first drawings of a real person, to restaurant doodles, to the piles of art that come home from school, it’s hard to know what to…

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Dollhouse Camp: Part One

August 6, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 16 Comments

Dollhouse Camp for kids! In this first part, the kids paint IKEA wooden dollhouses and make floor plans. Coming up in Part 2: handmade wallpaper and furniture!

Do you have any special childhood memories of playing with a dollhouse? Dollhouses are probably one of the most essential, open ended, imaginative toys any child could play with. What if you could build, design, and play with your very own custom dollhouse? Let me talk you through all the ways you can make this happen right in…

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Glitter Star Mobiles

July 30, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

Glitter star mobiles made with cereal box cardboard.

I have an abnormal obsession for mobiles. I love all things dangling from the ceiling (that aren’t insects). Mobiles make me feel like a kid again. These glitter star mobiles remind me of my favorite lullaby , and bring back all sorts of childhood nostalgia. Cue Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. ♬ Making these mobiles required a healthy amount…

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Shoebox Mansion

July 19, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

Kids collaborate to make a mansion from shoeboxes, decorating the rooms in the house with handmade furniture from recycled materials.

I love a good collaborative art project. This shoebox mansion might be one of my favorites! It’s the kind of project that can span days, and even weeks. Children can keep adding to the rooms and then eventually they can use the structure in their imaginary play. And the best part is that is costs…

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Invitation to Paint: Giant Coffee Filters

July 4, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 13 Comments

Children paint giant coffee filters hanging on a line. A wonderful process art experience.

Happy 4th of July! I hung these giant coffee filters on a line and set up this invitation to paint last week in art camp. They reminded me so much of fireworks, I thought that today would be a good day to post my photos. I got this idea from my friend and colleague Kim…

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Seashell Collage with Kids

June 25, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 38 Comments

Seashell collages by kids, using tacky glue and liquid watercolor.

Guess what we did last summer? My little campers made the most magical shell collages ever! I beach comb wherever I go, collecting shells and rocks and all sorts of treasures. Most of these shells are from different beaches around the world. (Ok, that makes me sound so much more like a world traveler than I…

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