Recycled Weaving Fence
When I saw this awesome weaving installation on display at the Bay Area Discovery Museum I knew it was something that I wanted to recreate at home. If I were running a preschool I think I would have taken the…
Category Art Activities
Drawing Shadows
Today was an on-and-off sunny day, but in those brief moments of sunshine we squeezed in a quick little chalk drawing project that’s a great way to help children look at things from a new perspective, which is a key ingredient…
Creative Challenge #5: Plastic Bottles
Make something with Plastic Bottles In honor of Earth Day, I’d like to raise a little awareness toward the enormous amounts of plastic bottles used around the world, coupled with some thoughts on recycling and upcycling those bottles into creative…
Simple Balloon Yo-Yo
This springy balloon yo-yo is fun to play with, easy to make, and can be created with things that you may already have in the cupboard. It can also teach children a nice lesson in resourcefulness, helping them understand that toys can…
Dry Erase on Windows
Why use paper and crayons when you can draw on windows with markers? He led her to the large sliding doors, and suggested that she could draw on them. Lucky kid! And rose to the challenge. (Haha. I couldn’t resist!)…
Rolled Wooden Eggs
This is part of a collaboration with my friend Melissa’s blog, The Chocolate Muffin Tree. Scroll to the bottom for a link to her Two for One: Rolled Eggs. Her colors are amazing! We started with some wooden eggs. Aren’t they pretty? What…