We brought some crafting outdoors today with this sticks, stones and pipe cleaners activity. First we collected some sticks and rocks. We added google eyes and pipe cleaners and the kids just started creating (me too!). It was fun and somewhat relaxing to wind the pipe cleaners around the sticks. There was no expectation […]
Are your kids getting tired of the same old artwork or craft ideas? Give them a challenge – what is the strangest way to create artwork besides the usual drawing with a pencil or painting with a paintbrush? Warning: this may get a little messy! Here are some suggestions to get their creative juices going: […]
After seeing this blog post about finger painting with melted crayons, I remembered how much I used to love sticking my finger tips in the cooling wax of a candle as a child. I had to do this with my children. We melted some old broken crayons in disposable cupcake holders. It only took a […]