One of the really cool things about living in this time is that people can do just about anything they want no matter where they live. You don’t have to be in a big city to be a big-name writer or musician, to make movies, produce plays, make art or design computer software, or any […]
Make Upcycled Musical Instruments for Earth Day and Beyond
We are all about upcycling and creative reuse here at ODC HQ, so I was super-excited to get a look at the ebook Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rock Out! by Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, an awesome world music performer and teacher who loves to get kids excited about music in creative ways. The ebook has 10 different […]
Paint to Music {Craft Challenge, Day 89}
The other day we were listening to music, as we often do on the weekends, and the girl said something about making a drawing that went with the song. It’s a lot of fun to draw, doodle or paint to music, to try to capture the theme of the song or how it makes you […]
Make a Monkey Drum to Celebrate Chinese New Year
I told you earlier about how we like to celebrate Chinese New Year. We attended the new year celebration at our local library over the weekend, which got me excited to make a Chinese New Year craft. It happened that Daria, of the blog Tiny Tapping Toes, a world music site for children, had sent […]