Painting on Wood Panel
When the first painting was done, she moved on to the next two. We used a variety of brushes and she had a great time sorting through the bazillion colors of acrylic paint that I’ve collected over the years. By…
Category Art Activities
Leather Stamping
A few weeks ago we learned how to stamp leather. Have you ever tried this? I haven’t done this since summer camp and it was fun to revisit this good ol’ western craft. We happened upon the sweetest Hoedown in…
New Outdoor Art Studio
Did I ever tell you that our backyard used to be a dirt patch? It would have been perfectly lovely for a team of dogs, but it’s driven me nuts since we first moved in.  I’ve tried all sorts of…
Pop-up Paper Zoo
And she even made her own animal shape. I tried to pin her down (in the most open-ended way possible) on a name or type of animal, but she kept me guessing. I think it was just a shape, but…
RAFT – Creative Reuse Center in San Jose
If you love the art of recycling and upcycling materials into art and other clever things, you’re going to drool over the images in todays’ post! RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) has two locations in the SF Bay Area in San…
Painting with Straws in Preschool
Make gorgeous drips and swirling designs by painting with straws. This is a wonderful preschool art activity, but fun for all ages. Materials: Straw Blown Painting Watercolor paper or card stock — we used 8.5 x 11 card stock from…