contagious art and design for kids
I introduced the technique of paint blotting to Beckett with this easy art project. He was enamored with it and made 5 (!) whole paintings before switching to body painting. This might be a record. If you do this with older kids, it’s fun to wait for them to dry and then have them [...]
So first off, I am thrilled to pieces to be guest posting at Nurture Store today. I’ve got a cutey-cute little project on sticker resist t-shirts over there, and we had an absolute blast making these. They’re a good beginning-of-summer art project. Secondly, I read about this really cool Kickstarter project that I thought I’d [...]
Spring art projects are popping up all over the place, and we’ve caught the bug! In this art project, we’re focusing on tape resist and water color. Remember my poost on Watercolor Techniques? We dipped into those a little bit. Materials: Watercolor Paper Watercolor paints Blue painter’s tape Big old salt crystals, or anything you [...]
Do you have a dedicated playroom in your home? Our whole house is pretty much a playroom, but I’m thinking this may need to change. Quickly. Kids are big and loud and everywhere, and they have lots of stuff. Bedrooms, it seems, are not large enough to house all of this stuff, as they like to [...]
I thought up this paper mache project and started giggling when I envisioned the finished product. It took a lot of trial and error, and *possibly* a few curses, but if you follow my directions, it’s a really fun project to do with your kids. The key here is patience, which is a really tough [...]
I’m a year old! Oh my goodness. I can’t believe it, and this year flew by so quickly. I’m actually feeling a little bit emotional- Do you want to know the story behind why Artchoo was even created? I’ll tell ya. Setting: April 2012, St. Louis, MO. Bloggy Bootcamp, a blogging conference by The SITS [...]
I recently stumbled across the work of Samuel Conlogue, and couldn’t even comprehend what it was that he did. I knew he was an artist, and I knew I was really impressed by his work, but I was confused. The world of computer-generated design can be very confusing to those of us who aren’t all [...]
Books are such fun art projects for kids. Making them is a project in itself, and then filling them up is a whole different adventure. My Sketchbook Cover Ideas post was one of my most popular so far, so it’s apparent many of you like book projects for kids, too! This one is celebrating [...]
Hi! Just a quick post today to officially present my tweaked site design. Yes, it’s terribly hard for bloggers to leave their blog design alone. I’m sort of liking this, though, so I think it will stick for a while…. Also, what would a post be without visuals?!?!? Here are a couple of easy, quick, [...]
Remember my Anatomy art projects for kids roundup? That was an idea from Aruna from Young Yoga Masters, who I am a huge fan of. (Of whom I am a huge fan?) Plus, she gives me awesome ideas- this post probably never would have happened with out her asking if I had any ideas for [...]
