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Amazing Uses for Gesso You Might Not Have Thought Of

Sarah White July 10, 2019 Art / Painting3 Comments

Gesso is more versatile an art supply than you might think, as these common and more unique uses for gesso will display. What is Gesso? If you are not a painter, you might not have heard of gesso. It’s a substance that can be purchased, or you can make your …

Why Coloring Books Are Great for Adults (and Maybe also Kids)

Sarah White July 22, 2016 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

I used to have kind of mixed feelings about coloring pages for kids. I avoided buying the girl coloring books for a long time, feeling it was better for her to just draw what she wanted. But she finds coloring pages a lot of fun — and particularly enjoys the …

The Trouble with Expectations When Making Art

Sarah White July 13, 2016 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

Not too long ago, the girl and I were up early playing in the playroom, as we do sometimes on the weekends. She had pulled out some blocks and decided she wanted to make a sphinx (she’s very into ancient Egypt). After working on it for a while, she stepped …

Make Bad Art — It’s Good for You

Sarah White July 12, 2016 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

I really hate the idea of calling anything you make “bad.” Things might not turn out the way you planned (so often) but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, just that it turned out differently. But “bad art” is what a lot of people feel like they make, those people who …

Marbled Paintings with Shaving Cream

Sarah White June 10, 2016 Kid Crafts and Activities / Painting2 Comments

We’ve been doing a lot of fun crafts while the girl has been home, so much so that I haven’t had a lot of time to write about them. But one thing we’ve done that was super fun, easy setup, great for kids and adults (and super messy!) was making …

A Fun Find for Summer: Chalk Paint Markers

Sarah White May 27, 2016 Kid Crafts and ActivitiesLeave a comment

One of the things in my summer tub for the girl was a set of Rose Art Sidewalk Chalk Paint Markers. I found them at JoAnn but I assume they are other places that sell sidewalk chalk as well. They come in standard colors of red, yellow, blue and green …

Using Maps as An Idea for Art Projects

Sarah White April 8, 2016 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

All this week I’ve been doing craft challenges that relate in some way to maps. This was in part inspired by a gift from my sister-in-law of several books related to map making as art. These books are a great jumping off point for talking about maps as art with …