The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to craft something using paper, and I went through a lot of ideas before I came upon the plan to do some simple paper cutting. I remembered from long ago that you could make one-cut paper stars with some fancy folding, so I set out to relearn […]
Embossed Texture Plates DIY {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge this week was to make something involving the letter E. I was thinking about embossing, and then I remembered a big stack of cardboard sheets I’d recently acquired (they were used as packing material in a box of books) and decided I really wanted to make embossed texture plates for the […]
Science Activities for Spring
Blogger Corrine Jacob brings us a few great activities that bring science learning to our spring celebrations. Thanks, Corrine! Spring is a great time to get outside, explore and learn, and the spring holidays — as well as summer break — provide parents with time to explore with their kids and help them learn even […]
Turn an Old Board Book into a Kid’s Art Journal #junkplay
I’m participating in the 60 Day Junk Play Challenge, in which a bunch of bloggers from all over the world are sharing their ideas for using old stuff in new ways. You can learn more about the challenge and see some of the other materials that are being used over at Best Toys 4 Toddlers, […]
Let Go of Expectations with Make Bad Art
I have often said — in my head at least, if not out loud — that I think creativity is the thing that makes people human. We all have a desire to make things, to use or imaginations, to control our worlds in ways that (at least most) animals can’t. Whether being creative means making […]
Making Art with Mix it Up
I usually let the girl choose all the books we bring home from the library, but on a recent trip (in which we brought home 17!) I slipped in a couple I thought she would particularly enjoy. One of these was Mix It Up! by HervĂ© Tullet. Like his previous book, Press Here, it’s an […]
Three Things to Do to Get Ready for a Holiday Break
We had our first snow this weekend, and though it didn’t cause a snow day, I’m suddenly thinking about the very real possibility that snow days are coming soon and the reality that the girl is home from school all next week and two weeks for winter break. With all that in mind I’ve been […]