Whenever I see stretched canvases on special, I grab a few in various sizes to use for art projects. I love hanging children’s art on the wall. It places value on their creativity and ideas, and it looks great. In fact I would have to say that children’s artwork is one of my favourite choices […]
Kids Art: Drip Painting Continued
As Immy enjoyed our first drip painting experience so much I have been thinking about other ways to experiment with thin paint. I decided it might be fun to try dripping food colouring (or liquid watercolour if you have it) with a turkey baster to see what sorts of marks it would leave on the […]
Kids Art: Dripping with Paint
I think this may have been the craziest painting experience we have ever attempted but I am in love with the result! It began last week when Immy was free painting with child friendly acrylics. She had been mixing colours and brushing and spooning the paint onto the paper hung on her easel. Then she […]
A Simple Fabric Paint Activity
I found this lovely little lined basket at the op shop recently and I have big plans for it. However, it was lined with a very dull, white lining which I wanted to brighten up. Thankfully I remembered this recent Filth Wizardry post about beautiful handpainted skirts, simply painted with regular acrylic paint, perfect for […]
Kids Art: Making Rain
We have been enjoying the onset of recent rains. We rummaged through a big crate of last years clothes to find Immy’s raincoat and enjoyed time playing outside in the rain, watching our yard transform before our eyes. Sandy patches turned to mud, puddles perfect for stomping magically appeared on the lawn and the snails […]
