Summer has arrived, but now the question is how to keep the kids busy and occupy their time. A great project to encourage kids to use their creativity is to use recyclables to make a sculpture, kids sculpture art with recyclables.. For this blog post I am going to […]
Homemade Clay For Kids
Kids are fascinated to work with clay, but if it is not available it is easy make homemade clay for kids. Although natural clay from the earth is preferred in most cases, there are many advantages to making your clay at home. The supplies are very common and usually already available in the […]
Quick Mother’s Day Card Project For Kids
I thought I would write a blog post about Mother’s Day projects for kids and then realized that it is just days away so the title shifted to Quick Mother’s Day Card Project For Kids. Usually some projects are offered in the school classroom but my focus will be on easy to make with easy […]
Make An Earth- Kids Earth Day Activity
I love Earth Day and one of my favorite and art students favorite projects was Make An Earth – Kids Earth Day Activity . Encouraging recognition of the this special day encourages children to respect not only our earth but also nature and to not take for granted the beauty around us in everyday life. […]
The Art Of The Story Illustration Collec...
The Art Of The Story Illustration Collection was presented for a public display at the Lilburn Arts Alliance Spring Show in Lilburn, Ga. Lilburn is a suburb that is located in the northeast approximately 26 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I am a member of this Arts Alliance and all of our exhibits in […]
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Day 2...
A day I always look forward to every year is the SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Day 2015. It is indeed a very special day for children’s book illustrators. This year’s event was held at the Decatur Public Library in Decatur, Ga,, just outside downtown Atlanta. The guest speakers for this year’s event were Neal Porter […]
The Big Week- Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday,...
Many weeks roll by without much fanfare, but this week February 15 through the 22, 2015 is bursting with events and holidays. Last weekend was Valentines Day and then we plunge into a week that hosts Presidents Day, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and to those of us involved in children’s books and literature, it is […]
Dream and Passion
It is February and what a perfect month to discuss dream and passion. Although many people think about romantic love during February, dreams and passions may be a more complex topic. Over the last few months it is a topic of thought that keeps returning to me. Although romantic love is the ideal, life […]
The Second Annual Multicultural Children...
Today, January 27 is the second annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day. The goal behind this annual day of celebrations and promotion is to call attention and recognize children’s multicultural books. Last year there was also a realization for the promotion of these books on social media and the hash tag, keywords were established #WeNeedDiverseBooks. This […]
Children’s Books On Diversity
In the past year or so there has been much discussion on the need for more children’s books on diversity. Since retiring from teaching elementary school several years ago I was curious if the number of books in this area have increased so I did a quick check to see what is offered on Amazon.com. […]