While chopping up an apple core for the compost, I noticed that the seed pockets formed a lovely flower shape. I gave the pieces to Kiddo with some paint to do some printing. He especially liked how the stem made a natural handle, so he didn’t have to get his hands messy (he’s very fastidious)….
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Art and Craft Activities
We love EASY art and craft projects! You won't find any complicated projects here so if it's something simple you want, you've come to the right place. Some of our favorites include:
Easy Peasy Art: Free Art Exploration for Kids
I’m not very good at planning art projects but I still like to find ways to encourage my son to explore his creative side. I set up this very simple last minute art idea. It’s perfect for preschoolers and even to entertain toddlers. It also turned into a great distraction for him and kept him…
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Body Art Project for Kids
Finding indoor activities to keep Kiddo quiet during New Kid’s nap time is always a challenge. One of my favorite craft items is our giant roll of paper. We’ve used it for free art on the table exploration and easy art on the floor, but since we had never done the “crime scene” body outline art project before…
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Super Easy Stained Glass Art Project for Kids
The kids and I love to decorate the windows. We often paint directly to the glass but sometimes you want something that’s easily removable like this easy stained glass art project. First I cut the sides of a plastic sheet protector so that it folded open. Then I gave Kiddo some colored cellophane that I…
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Painting With Water to Make Chalkboard Art
I know you are always looking for simple, low mess activities for the kids that keep them busy and will help them let loose their creativity. I have the answer! Plus, here’s a bonus for you: it will get their bodies moving. (Note: this post contains affiliate links) What you need: Super active, creative and…
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Art Supply Round-up
In response to a previous post, a reader inquired what art supplies we keep on hand. I thought it would make a good post because 1. we don’t have anything too fancy and 2. we can only have what we can fit in one small cupboard (closet space is at a premium in this city!)…
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Free Art {Boredom Buster}
Sometimes a good way to distract Kiddo from going bonkers inside on a cold or rainy day is to just cover the table with paper and give him some art supplies. This session lasted over two days. Yep, I left the paper on for two days. I turned the paper around on the second day…
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Puffy Paint, do-over
Our last foray into the realm of puffy paint was not too successful. This time I used a recipe which called for equal parts shaving cream and glue. I find this confusing. Do you realize how voluminous shaving cream is? So I was supposed to use a cup of glue? That’s like an entire bottle….
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Watered Color: Painting with Rain Art Project
Rainy Days are good days to stay indoors and do art projects with the kids. Have you ever considered harnessing the weather to make a rain painting? That’s just what we did one afternoon when my kids and I decided it was time to give new meaning to the word “watercolors.” First we used some…
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Shaken Container Painting: Art Project for Active Kids
Since my kids are not usually content to sit around and draw in a quiet, meditative manner, I seed out active art projects like this awesome shaken container art activity. Kiddo recently did a whole lot of shakin’. (OK, that was suuuuupercheesy.) This is a really fun art activity that is perfect for rowdy, active…
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