I walked into the playroom, and instead of my usual welcome, my twins objected, “Mommy, you’re messing up our game!” Apparently, they had a whole world set up in there, and I wasn’t meant to be a part of it. I’m usually happy when they’re entertaining themselves. Yet, sometimes, just sometimes, I want time to […]
5 Tips for Connecting With Kids Through Art…Without the Overwhelm
Raising creative children can seem like one more box to check off on the list of parenting to-dos. It’s tucked somewhere in between making sure they have decent table manners and know the answer to math questions such as 8+5? As a parent, I know it can feel overwhelming to add one more item to […]
Printable Christmas Door Hanger
This Christmas door hanger makes a perfect addition to your Christmas Eve activity box – keeping the kids occupied while you make dinner or get those last minute Christmas jobs done. Simply print your copy via the link below, add felt tipped markers or colouring pencils and off they go. Cut out around the door […]
DIY Mini Christmas Card Journals
My girls are obsessed with writing and drawing in cute notebooks and journals and these mini journals made from Christmas cards certainly fit the bill. Which got me thinking – why give just a Christmas card when you can gift a Christmas Card Journal?!! 🙂 These would certainly make a lovely gift for tweens to […]
Creating Transient Art With Young Children
You may have heard the term transient art in relation to activities for kids. Transient art is non-permanent, constantly evolving and process orientated creativity in action. When children work on transient art projects they manipulate, explore and experiment as they work individually or collaboratively, on either large- or small- scale artworks. Loose parts are the […]
12 Fun Picture Books About Colour
Learning to identify colours is a classic milestone of early childhood, and parents and teachers will often use picture books to help young children learn to distinguish between and name colours. In my opinion, the best children’s books to teach colours combine a great story and captivating, colourful illustrations, engaging the child’s interest and motivation […]
My Story Silhouette Art & Writing Project
When I saw this year’s Children’s Book Week theme of Australia! Story Country it got me thinking about the importance of each child’s individual story and how much their own story influences their life and learning. One activity that was very popular with my students when I was teaching, was creating silhouettes for each child […]
Kids Craft Idea: Drip Painted Paper Towel Flowers
This post has a little something for everyone – a simple process art idea for younger children and a fun craft for tweens or teens – that also makes a great gift. And it’s all thanks to a roll of paper towel! My small girl is in love with dripping liquid watercolours! She loves watching […]
32 Awesome Art & Craft Projects for Tweens
As Kate shared in our first Activities for Tweens post, “(It’s a) well-known fact that kids who are engaged in interesting activities are less likely to drive their parents insane,” and so today I am sharing a collection of arts and crafts projects perfect for keeping your tween engaged and interested, and therefore yourself completely sane! In […]
Name Art Rainbows: Kids Art Ideas
Given how popular our Name Snowflakes were at Christmas time, today we are excited to share our latest cool kids art project – these super colourful Name Art Rainbows! I love that this project combines art with a little math, some fine motor work and a good dose of experimentation too. And the result – […]
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