We love getting arty! Here are some fun art ideas to get your kids’ creativity flowing.
Make a gorgeous work of collaborative art with this decorated paper roll tree project, based on a project from the book Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci. You might also like these 30 paper roll craft ideas It’s been a real pleasure to review the new book, Art Workshop for Children, by fellow blogger Barbara Rucci…
*This post contains affiliate links For a long time I’ve had a huge stack of craft foam in my supplies cupboard. In the past we’ve made super hero masks and foam mosaics with it, but I wanted to use it for something a bit different this time. You can print with foam by using…
Today we’re looking at how to make traditional mosaic art for beginners. This is a craft my kids really wanted to try, and I have to admit mosaic art is something I’ve also always wanted to try myself! This post is sponsored by Clever Patch Recently we were asked to select any item we liked…
Make some fun paper roll scribblers in this experimental process art activity for kids. This would be perfect for a rainy day and is so easy to do at a moments notice using materials most people would have on hand. When I was a kid I clearly remember holding a bunch of textas together in…
Head outdoors and create some eco-friendly earth art using gathered natural materials and the sand as a canvas. This is a fun process art activity for all ages, and can also be a great collaborative art idea. You might also like these nature craft ideas We live in an area surrounded by natural bushland and…
If there’s one thing I wish I’d learned more about when I was growing up it’s money. Or perhaps I simply didn’t pay enough attention to any of life’s lessons about it along the way, because to this day I still wonder where all my money has gone when I arrive at the checkout and there’s…
Pasta is a kid-friendly kind of meal, and because it’s one of Miss K’s favourites we serve it up at least once a week. When it comes around to grocery shopping time, I always forget how much is in the cupboard and buy another packet “just in case”, until we have ended up with way more…
Last week we had some peaceful family R&R time away, taking advantage of the Easter break. We really wanted to go to the beach, but if you don’t get in quick in the holiday period all the nice, affordable accommodation gets snapped up by everybody else and there’s not much left to choose from. We…
Have your kids ever left their sidewalk chalk out in the rain? If they have you’ll probably be familiar with how soggy it gets, and if you’ve ever tried to draw with it while it’s wet you might have noticed it has a consistency like paint. We decided to make this mistake on purpose and…