My friend Samara from Purple Twig in L.A. always has the best ideas for drawing with kids. When I saw these still-life orange paintings on her Instagram feed, I knew that I needed to know more! I just love that she used a piece of fabric for the table, and how she had the children…
Art Prompts Advent Calendar Printable
About a year ago I sent a survey to all of my followers asking them what kinds of things they might want to see me write about or produce on my blog. Several followers asked for an Art Prompts Advent Calendar Printable. I wasn’t sure exactly what that meant or what it might look like,…
DIY Art Kit is the Best Gift
The best gift you can give your artsy child this Holiday is a DIY Art Kit !! I made 25 of these last week and put them in my Etsy Shop this morning. Within three hours they were all sold. I wish I had made more! And I will. But in the meantime, I wanted to…
My Latest Book, Cardboard Creations, is here!
I think you all know that I wrote an e-book back in May, called Cardboard Creations. Well, lucky me! My friend Asia Citro, who started her own very successful publishing company called The Innovation Press, asked if I wanted to collaborate with her and make it into a real book. Of course I said YES! And…
DIY Watercolor Leaf Place Cards
Last November I was really into making these plaid-ish watercolors. I decided that they would make beautiful leaf place cards so I went out to my yard to collect a variety of leaves to make templates. Autumn in Connecticut is gorgeous and there are so many leaves to choose from! I chose the biggest ones…
Turkey Craft from Cardboard
When my 6-year old art student requested that I come and do some art at her birthday party, I practically screamed YES! I love doing art parties because the kids are always so excited to see the creative tables and to use their hands and make stuff. I asked my student what she had in…
Leaf Painting with Kids
It’s been raining here in Connecticut for what feels like a decade, and it’s still muggy and warm. Where are you, Fall weather? We are ready to take out our big sweaters and take a walk through the colorful + crunchy leaves, collecting all the best ones as we go. This leaf painting with kids…
Collagraph Printmaking with Kids using Wooden Blocks
Jennifer from Small Hands Big Art is back! She is sharing this GORGEOUS collagraph printmaking project that she did with her students. They used big wooden blocks and designed these absolutely stunning quilts using warm and cool colors. Can we just call Jennifer the queen of color, please? Let’s find out how she made this…
Quick and Easy Pom-pom Mobile
We’ve been making quick and easy pom-poms in art class all year. The best part about making these is that they don’t have to be perfect. I actually love when they look a little shaggy, especially for this simple pom-pom mobile. Supplies needed to make quick and easy pom-pom mobiles: ~ Small piece of cardboard ~…
Wooden Sculpture Prompt: Imaginary Playgrounds
One of my favorite process art experiences for my art students is setting out wooden pieces and letting them make sculptures. On this day, I gave them the prompt to make imaginary playgrounds. I love what they created so much! How cool would these be if they were life-sized? I think all playgrounds should be…
