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Cupcake Liner Wreaths

May 22, 2018 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

Kids make wreaths and crowns from cupcake liners, beads, and wire.

There is not a sweeter art activity than these cupcake liner wreaths for Spring. Great for honing skills such as beading and pom-pom making (fine motor), sorting and patterning (mathematics), and design. These can also just as easily become crowns (see below) or mobiles. Fact is, cupcake liners are one of my fave materials ever!…

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Cinco de Mayo Garland from Coffee Filters

April 15, 2018 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

Kids paint and cut coffee filters to make this colorful Cinco de Mayo garland.

If you’ve never used coffee filters for crafts before, now would be the time to start! These colorful and super festive “Papel Picado” garlands for Cinco de Mayo were made by 8 & 9-year olds and would be the perfect craft for teens. And of course, grown-ups. I loved making them! It felt like a Spring version…

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Make Wire Nests

March 21, 2018 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

Make these ethereal and charming nests with wire, ribbon and fabric scraps.

I had originally planned to set out these wire nests as an art invitation for my kindergarten class. I usually don’t try a project first because most of what I do it process art which is completely open-ended. But sometimes I do something closer to a craft so then I will try it out to…

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Pinecone Pom-pom Mobiles

November 24, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

Kids make mobiles from painted pinecones and homemade pom-poms.

It’s hard to believe that these pinecone pom-pom mobiles were made by children. They did everything, from painting the pinecones and beads, to making the pom-poms, to stringing it all together. (I just did the very last part tying them onto the ring.) Children are so capable. And these mobiles are just stunning! This post…

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Homemade No-Sew Puppet Theatre

October 7, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 7 Comments

kids collaborate to paint the fabric in this homemade puppet theatre

This might be one of my all-time favorite collaborations my campers have ever done. I just love this puppet theatre – how gorgeous is that fabric? I know I’m not supposed to say that art is beautiful, and I don’t say that around my students, but to you I can say this. I mean, they…

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DIY Dream Catchers Made by Kids

September 8, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 43 Comments

these dreamcatchers were made by 5-7yr olds in art camp

I’m so excited to finally get this post up!! We made these dream catchers during art camp in July and the kids were so into it. They really loved making all of the different elements: taping, wrapping, sewing, beading, painting and pom-pom making. It was a very busy three hours. I was SO proud of everything they…

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Pipe Cleaner Wands at the Craft Fair

August 28, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

these pipe cleaner wands are the perfect open-ended craft for a group of children

Last Fall (yes, it takes me this long to post things sometimes) I was invited to set up a table at my children’s early childhood alma mater for their annual craft fair. I thought long and hard about what to do with the kids. I couldn’t do something with paint because most parents don’t want to travel around…

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Some Words from Ken Robinson, Educator

March 30, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 11 Comments

I have been doing some research lately on education. I have come across this series of TED talks by Sir Ken Robinson which are fascinating (if you’re into this stuff)! He is a British educator living in L.A., who has been called a creativity expert. He’s written some books and has a blog, but I haven’t read those (yet)….

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The Artful Year // Author Interview with Jean Van’t Hul

February 7, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 105 Comments

Today I am interviewing the talented, prolific, and beautiful mother/blogger/author Jean Van’t Hul. Her blog The Artful Parent is one of my go-to blogs for art, creativity, parenting and just…reading! I love everything she writes about. The childhood wonder and connections that she creates for her girls and then shares with us is really quite…

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Typography: 10 Tips for your Blog Photos

September 22, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 19 Comments

I am a font snob. It’s true. As a graphic designer, I am a total geek about typography. I even read type journals. People who design fonts are rock stars in my world. The reason I love fonts so much is because they are the foundation of good design. Sometimes I get asked how I…

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