Are you ready for a really simple idea that guarantees hours of artistic exploration, where the mess is contained outside, and you’ll have the coolest art to hang on your wall, and your children will learn about color, shape, size, printmaking, taking turns, and you can use supplies you already have on hand? Then let…
Art Workshop for Children Blog Tour 2016
To say that I am excited for this blog tour kickoff would be an understatement. I am over the moon ecstatic!!!! I’ve been planning this tour for months, and today is the kickoff day. Get ready to learn about what’s inside my book, and meet 26 incredible bloggers who are not only talented, but also generous and…
Draw a Friend // Portraits by Kids for the Classroom
I am a picture book lover and collector, and my favorite ones are about friendship. When my children were little and September came around, there were certain books I would always pull out and read with them prior to the first day or school and throughout those first few weeks. These books were like old…
Art Workshop for Children: How to Foster Original Thinking with Process Art
My book has arrived at people’s doorstep. It’s finally in the hands of my family and friends and fans. I am over the moon!! I really love it and I know you will, too. I wasn’t going to make this little movie because a) I didn’t know if I had shot any footage (it’s been two…
Tracing is Fun and There Are Benefits!
Transparency film is an amazing art material that I never knew about until recently, and now a whole world has opened up for us. The world of tracing! It’s such a simple material that you can order from Amazon, and it will keep your kids occupied for hours. Even teens! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for…
Painting Pumpkins with Kids
I have been waiting a year to post this!! The kids actually painted these pumpkins last year in art class, but I was too busy writing my book to edit the photos. And then all of a sudden the Holidays were here. But now…here they are! Aren’t they so gorgeous? I used this one trick which I…
It’s Finally Here…. Meet My Book!
I’ve been waiting and waiting for my book to arrive at my house for weeeeeks. In my mind, I pictured it’s arrival with champagne and party hats and music and cake and jumping for joy and basically just an all day party. But, well…this is real life, and the package actually sat at the front…
Acrylics with Kids
I’ll share a secret with you: I’ve always wished I was a painter. I envy artists who have their own painting studio where they can hide away and listen to music and paint whatever they want. I think it’s the introvert in me who loves this idea of solitude, and not having to please the…
The Drawing Tree
Lately, I have found so much inspiration from my artsy friends on Instagram. Out of all social media platforms, I love IG the most because it’s just so easy. I love curating my own photos so that they look like a magazine spread (I obsess over color schemes just a little too much according to…
Paper Plate Party Hats
Over here, we are kind of obsessed with making party hats. It’s such a great open-ended activity that allows for artistic freedom while opening the door to imaginary play. Plus it makes them feel special. The idea for these paper plate hats came from the whimsical and playful blog Kid Play Do. If you have five extra…
