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Flower Still-Life Table

June 21, 2023 by Barbara Rucci 3 Comments

Table full with small bud vases, flowers, paper, pencils, and watercolors.

I am doing classes again! It’s been 4 years, but I am back. This time, my classes are at our local library, and they are for families with children of any age and ability. I am calling them workshops because I’m not really teaching how to do art as much as I am facilitating an…

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20 Paper Mâché Ideas For Kids

July 25, 2021 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

20 Paper Mache Ideas for Kids.

Paper mâché is one of those classic art techniques that all children should experience at some point in their childhood. Getting your hands covered in ooey, gooey paste is a rite of passage!  You will need some preparation and planning, but the process is so enriching and the end result is always kind of magical….

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“Face the Foliage” Inspired Flower Portraits with Kids

July 12, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 3 Comments

Justina Blakeney's "Face the Foliage" Instagram account inspires kids to make their own portraits from flowers and nature using sticky contact paper.

Do you all know Justina Blakeney? She’s a designer and artist who lives in New York and I just LOVE her style! I can’t get enough of her patterns and colors and everything that she creates. She has several IG accounts. Her most famous is @TheJungalow. But today I want to share with you her…

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Cupcake Liner Flowers Easy Art Station

February 23, 2019 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

A bouquet of flowers made with cupcake liners and paper straws. A wonderful open-ended art activity for all ages.

During my weekly art classes, I always set up one main project and then one art station. An art station is a table where early finishers can work independently. It’s usually something very open-ended and simple so that they don’t need any help or guidance. These cupcake liner flowers make a wonderful, easy art station…

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