All about creative ideas and activities for kids learning.
04/17/2023
Color Wheel Basics | Primary & Secondary Colors | Prequel to Shaving Cream Art | Art for Kids This is a simple and very easy ways to learn the Color Wheel - Primary Colors and how Secondary Colors are made! Grab a paper and work along with your kid - ...
09/30/2020
LOOSE PARTS
Enjoy the value of loose parts play when you just let your kids go and figure it out on their own.
Some examples of loose parts include cardboard and tape, recyclables, lids, rocks, strings, wood, fabric, leaves and twigs, ramps, kitchen items, and art supplies.
The possibilities are endless and abundant, leaving lots of room for kids to use their imagination!
Safety First! As long as the items are safe, it's good to go and you don't always have to buy supplies...just look around the house, you'll be surprised to find 'free toys' lying around!
09/28/2020
Painting with Marbles
A bit messy but great fun, and the results are lovely!
*Shallow box can be used instead of pan
*Finished product can be used for cards, gift wrapping etc.
*Adult supervision is always a must (those marbles...)
Has anyone tried this? 💟💟💟
09/27/2020
Fall | Seed Picture Activity
Easy as 1, 2, 3!
1 Draw the plants and animals (squirrel, acorn, turkey, pumpkin, apple, leaf) in the cardboard.
2 Glue the beans.
3 Dry.
Talk about the new season and the changes that happen around, names of animals and plants - yes, the different kinds of beans!
* extension activity: punch holes in the cardboard and let them thread. Make a garland.
💧Running Colors and Bubbles 💧
Materials:
Foodcolor
Milk
Cotton buds
Dish soap
Plate
Pour milk in a plate.
Add a drop of each food color of your choice.
Dip the cotton buds in the soap and into the plate afterwards.
See the magic happens!
The running bubbles are totally a surprise! Also, we found out that the more fatty the milk is, the faster the colors are pulled along as the molecules of the soap get attracted to the molecules in the milk.
Would you do this simple experiment?
Comment below some of your observations. 💗
07/12/2020
Salt Dough Ornament
You'll need:
4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup salt
1.5 cups warm water
For decorating:
acrylic paint/kids paint
Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F.
Combine the ingredients and knead for 10 minutes
Roll out the dough to a thickness that you'd like your salt dough ornament to be.
Cut out different shapes for your salt dough ornament, can use large cookie cutters...or improvise!
Have your child place a hand into the salt dough ornament...add water and knead if it's still hard.
Using a straw, make a hole at the top for hanging later...or several holes around like ours 😂.
Bake for 1-2 hours depending on the thickness of your dough...needs to be hard enough after baking. If the ornament is still a bit doughy, bake longer or let it sit out a few days to harden before decorating.
Once cool, you can decorate by painting with acrylic or kids paint.
07/07/2020
How about try these Happy Jellyfish! 💟💟💟
Got cardboard and scraps of strings and papers? Few minutes and fun later you'll get your summer craft done ☀️☀️☀️
07/05/2020
Follow us on Instagram: for more crafts! Happy Sunday! 💟💟💟
07/05/2020
Dreamcatcher 💤💤💤
07/02/2020
Balloon Painting
👨🎨Pour tempera or acrylic paints (2 or more colors) on a tray.
👩🎨Inflate a balloon.
👨🎨Dip the balloon on the paint.
👩🎨Stamp on canvas or paper.
06/30/2020
Create an abstract painting with:
🎈canvas - white surface that you can paint on
🎈masking tape - create geometric patterns/any you like
🎈paint and paintbrush - paint the surface as if the tape is not there. You can paint each section with different colors or as you desire!
🎈let it dry and remove the masking tape .
This activity is for all ages! 🙌🙌🙌
06/28/2020
Got some ROCKS? Paint 'em!
Here are some simple ways you can use your painted rocks...
Aside from the fun you'll get by just painting (and looking at) them 😍....What would you use them for?