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Giant Recycled Egg Carton Village | A Process Art Collaboration

May 3, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 3 Comments

Glue egg cartons into a giant box and let the kids explore with color and texture, building whatever they want! This open-ended, process art idea is great for kids ages 3-8.

A few weeks ago in my Spring Break art camp, I created this giant recycled egg carton village by gluing almost 50 egg cartons into a huge box. My art students loved this process art collaboration because there were no rules (other than don’t splatter paint on people) and they could really use their imaginations…

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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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Marshmallow Painting

May 1, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 7 Comments

Children collaborate to make a painting from marshmallows

These photos are from two summers ago, if you can believe it. I was going to put this project in my book, but it ended up being one of the 22 art experiences on the cutting room floor. I am SO excited to finally share it with you now! This one was really fun, for obvious reasons. There was an…

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Picture Frame Birthday Party Banner

October 16, 2015 by Barbara Rucci 9 Comments

This picture frame party banner takes a minimal amount of drawing skills, and engages the whole party in an artistic gift for the birthday child! Let me tell you the story behind how these banners became a staple at my ARt Bar birthday parties. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! For…

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