Sometimes finding a new art experience is as simple as trying your materials out on a new ‘canvas.’ Such was the case when we decided to try painting with watercolours onto kitchen paper towel. We used a Micador watercolour palette, experimenting with brushes of different sizes and a little water. It was interesting to see […]
Craft Stick & Watercolour Sculpture
I love displaying my children’s artwork in our home and when I saw the morning light shining on these simple craft stick sculptures that hang in our playroom I just knew that I had to share them here. These really are so easy to make and when hung they just look so interesting. Here’s the […]
Family Made Oil Pastel Resist Bunting
Immy loves making decorations for family celebrations and this simple crayon resist bunting came about when she wanted to create decorations to hang for Dad 101’s birthday. This resist technique is really easy to do, it’s low mess and I love it because children (and adults!) of all different ages can be easily involved (you […]
Kids Art Ideas: Spiral Art Spring Garden Collage
Immy received a Spiral Art Kit for Christmas and it wasn’t long before our dining table was covered in sheets of paper adorned with gorgeous spiral shapes of all different sizes. When we were talking about what to do with all of the spirals we noticed that many of them looked a lot like flowers […]
Art Projects for Kids: Rug Painting
This post is by Carrie George of A Little Learning For Two. Recently I overhauled our girl’s play area which we also use as a therapy room for their occupational and speech therapy exercises. I try to keep their space organised and not too overwhelming, but also fun and vibrant. When it came to finding […]