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Celebrate Earth Day! 40 Ways to Use Nature and Recylables in Art with Kids

March 30, 2022 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

Celebrate Earth Day! 40 Ways to Use Nature and Recylables in Art with Kids

Earth Day always sneaks up on me and sometimes I even miss it! But this year I am here to help you get organized and be prepared to celebrate Earth Day all month long, with 40 ways to use nature and recyclables in art and creative play with kids! The very best and most simple…

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Solar System Mixed-Media Art with Kids

April 10, 2021 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

Make a solar system with cotton rounds, watercolor, acrylics, fabric and an embroidery hoop. A wonderful, open-ended art activity to celebrate Earth day!

To celebrate Earth Day this year, which falls on April 22nd, I decided to do this very process-oriented solar system mixed-media art project with my campers! It is truly perfect for every age, from preschoolers to middle schoolers. It is a two day process and an exploration of circular shapes, painting with droppers, and deep…

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Art and Play Activity Guide for Learning at Home / Week 6

April 17, 2020 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

This Weekly Art & Play guide for learning at home promotes math, literacy and science through creativity. Join us for Fabric & Yarn week!

This week we celebrate the fiber arts as we play around with FABRIC & YARN! Yay!! It’s also Earth Day on Wednesday so we’ll be honoring Mother Earth, too. Many of us are spending time decluttering and cleaning out closets. This week we’ll use some of our old clothes for fabric collage, or cut up…

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Earth Day Signs with Repurposed Materials

April 18, 2019 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

Kids make Earth Day signs using recycled and repurposed materials.

It’s almost Earth Day! We made theseĀ Earth Day signs with repurposed materials just in the nick of time. I’m hoping my art students will do a little march around their neighborhood on Monday šŸ™‚ I save many of our old clothes that have ripped or are just worn out and I cut them up into…

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