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 […]
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. […]
Kids Actvities – Sculptures with Recycle
A great activity for bored kids is creating sculptures with recycled boxes and containers. By saving your boxes both big and small the kids will have a variety of things to put together and form buildings, creatures, etc. Since the boxes are already three-dimensional, they love how easy it is to create sculptural art. Most […]
Kids Activities- Draw A Butterfly
A great art project for kids is drawing butterflies. I used this project when I was teaching public school art and the kids loved it and would ask to make multiple ones. The supplies are simple: 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper or drawing paper ( can also works well with colored construction paper […]
Children’s Books – Belle’s Wings, Author
A few months ago I was surfing on the internet and came across a children’s book that caught my eye my eye immediately with its eye-catching cover. The children’s book – Belle’s Wings, by author, MJ Gillot completely captivated me. I immediately contacted the author and illustrator, M.J. Gillot to ask if I could interview […]
Kids Drawing Prompts List
A great way to engage bored kids is to give them a drawing prompts list. If they have can come up with ideas on their own, that is great but sometimes they might say they can’t think of anything to draw. I taught private art lessons for many years to children before teaching art […]
Kids Painting With Watercolor And Line
One of my favorite projects to teach to my students is very simple. It is an easy kids painting with watercolor and line project activity that a parent or grandparent can do at home with children. Supplies needed: watercolor paints – can be inexpensive tray that come with brush. Crayola or Prang are the […]
Evaluating Your Child’s Drawings And Tal
As a former art teacher for many years, I was often asked by parents if I thought their child had talent in art. For many years I taught privately in my store and studio and I guess the parents were trying to justify the amount they were paying for lessons if they could be assured […]
Children’s Book Review -A Birthday Clown
Clowns are fun and colorful. Archer wants a clown to attend his 5-year-old birthday party but his Mom has different ideas. she thinks clowns are scary and say “no”. Archer is determined to change her mind. Kathy Mashburn is the author of this children’s book that explores the feelings of both adults and children on […]
Free Kids Art And Reading Online Camp –
Caldecott award winning books is the topic for today for the Free Kids Art And Reading Online Camp – Day 4. The award is a prestigious award for children’s books that is made each year for outstanding contributions to children’s literature. The award is named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator, Randolph […]