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Easter in August

After Easter we moved some plastic eggs into N’s play kitchen, and every now and then she’ll ask us to hide them in the garden. One of these rogue eggs has been living in our fire pit for the past month (sadly, we haven’t been roasting marshmallows as much as we’d hoped), and she spotted [...]

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Creative Cooking

While the art world may dominate a large corner of the creativity market, creative activities can be found in just about any aspect of life. And the kitchen is a great example of this. A couple days ago my daughter spotted the candy sprinkles that we used for her birthday cupcakes, and jumped up and [...]

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One Color at a Time

I was talking to a friend at the park today about things that keep parents from setting their kids up with art projects. The list isn’t too much of a surprise, and you might even have your own bullet points to add to this (please share if you do!): The house/table/furniture could get messy. Clothes [...]

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Itty-Bitty Airplane ArtÂ Kit

We’re on the road! Well, truly, we were on the road, in the sky, on the ground, in the sky, on the road again, on a boat, and finally, finally, finally grounded on a rustic island in Mexico. Sweet summer! I didn’t think I’d have internet access, but low-and-behold, we live in a w-ifi world [...]

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