This art play is a fun way for your 2.5-6 year olds to explore shape and color groups through design play while working on gluing skills. 6+ year olds will certainly enjoy this collage play as well, but you’ll need to tailor the set up to their skill level. My little artist is four. I… Continue reading Monochromatic and Geometric Cut Paper Collage
Glue practice can feel daunting to facilitate because of the mess factor.These are my FAVORITE methods for less mess gluing practice with kids under 6. Method #1: Glue on a Sponge in a Bowl or Air Tight Container Method #2: Glue in a Spill Resistant Paint Cup Both the spill resistant paint cup (with cap)… Continue reading Gluing Made Easy
We always make a special card for our nearest and dearest on Valentine’s Day. We live far away from our loved ones, so it’s extra important to us that they get something special in the mail to let them know we love them. This multi day process based art play is a great way for… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Post Cards
This is a fun way for your 2.5+ year old to practice gluing skills and design play, with a nice suncatcher as a result. This would be a lovely craft for Martinmas, to celebrate and embrace our dwindling autumn light. Materials Autumn colored pre-cut tissue paperGlue (we used a sponge in a bowl with watered… Continue reading Autumn Sun Catcher
Contact paper is one our favorite tools to facilitate design play. It is such a fun, easy way to engage your 1+ year old with art. Loose parts can be modified to make this process fun for every age, theme and season. Impermanent art play is fun for everyone, but especially fantastic for budding perfectionists.… Continue reading Geometric Shape Contact Paper Play
This art play is a fun way for your 2.5-6 year olds to explore shape groups through design play while working on gluing skills. 6+ year olds will certainly enjoy this collage play as well, but it you’ll need to tailor the set up to their skill level. My little artist is four. I limit… Continue reading Organic Shape Cut Paper Collage
These are instructions for how to adapt acclaimed artist/activist Favianna Rodriguez’s Social Justice Poster Making Workshop to a "Workshop in a Bag" model that you can assemble yourself and distribute to young people in your community to amplify youth voices. These "Workshop in a Bag" art kits can be distributed to kids 8 years and… Continue reading Workshop in a Bag: Amplify Youth Voices in Your Community
When I was teaching high school art at the most amazing school full of incredible young people I had the honor of attending a poster making workshop with my students led by acclaimed Oakland, CA based artist/activist Favianna Rodriguez. Excerpt from Social Justice Poster Making Workshop created by Favianna Rodriguez The workshop was so empowering… Continue reading Social Justice Poster Making Workshop for Kids with Favianna Rodriguez
We always make a special card for the very best mamas/grandmas in our lives for Mother’s Day. We live far away from our dearest loved ones, so it’s extra important to us that they get something special in the mail for Mother’s Day. Beautiful cards for our favorite moms This project has several layers and… Continue reading Mother’s Day Cards with Wet on Wet Watercolor
This week, we’ve been exploring and reading all about outer space. This project was a fun way for Mr. 3.5 to play with the idea of moon phases. I think this project holds a great example of why process art is important. The phases of the moon have very distinct visuals that I, as an… Continue reading Moon Phase Collage Play
