Once Christmas and Hanukkah are over it feels like we’re facing a long winter without much to celebrate or decorate. But snowflakes are a fun motif that we can keep using for crafts through the winter season.
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Watercolor Snow Paint
If you happen to live somewhere that has snow (or gets snow) this watercolor snow paint is a fun activity for kids to bring a little snow inside.
If you have snow you probably have everything you need to make … Read More ...
Star Tessellation Project
Stars are a fun and versatile shape to work with, and during the holiday season, they can become a festive and engaging craft project. This star tessellation project from What Do We Do All Day is a relaxing and enjoyable … Read More ...
Cubist Snowman Art Activity
Snowman crafts are classic this time of year, but give it a Cubist twist with this fun Picasso-inspired art activity.
This printable art activity includes a template for you to start building your Cubist snowman, as well as some information … Read More ...
Upcycled Snowball Factory STEAM Play
This is such a cute idea! Grab some cardboard boxes, tubes and other materials to make an upcycled snowball factory.
With the printables from Barley & Birch this is an easy project to pull together, or you can use unprinted … Read More ...
How to Draw a Turkey
Drawing a cute Thanksgiving turkey is easy with these instructions from Easy Peasy and Fun.
There are step-by-step instructions in the blog post or if you’re a member of their website you can download drawing sheets will all the steps.… Read More ...
Nature Watercolor Spray Art
Gather some of the falling leaves or other natural materials and make these colorful and super easy watercolor spray art projects.
They use liquid watercolor (which you can buy or make yourself) and you can use anything as a resist, … Read More ...
Fun Thanksgiving Perler Bead Patterns
My daughter went through a pretty intense perler bead stage a few years ago. She loved making and melting her own pixel art. It’s a fun way to work on fine motor skills, following a pattern and more.
Crafty … Read More ...
Frankenstein’s Monster Cutting Activity
We can save the debate on whether the monster’s name is Frankenstein or Frankenstein’s monster for another day, but this fun cutting activity is sure to get kids in the spooky spirit while practicing their fine motor skills.
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Check Out My New Book: Drawing Fantasy Chibi
I wanted to tell you about a really cool project I got to be a part of that you might want to check out if you have kids who like to draw.
I wrote the instructions (but didn’t draw the … Read More ...
Shrink Plastic Backpack Charms
My daughter goes back to school this week, and while I’m a little sad about it I know she’s going to have a lot of fun seeing her friends and learning new things again. Whether your summer is almost over … Read More ...
Dot Marker Pattern Printables
I used to love dot markers when my daughter was little. They’re fat, so they are great for little hands, and they’re an easy way to make patterns.
3 Dinosaurs has printable dot marker pattern pages you can get when … Read More ...
Collage Alien and Monster Craft
I love a good collage, and it’s all the more fun when you can add found objects, happy trash, paint, cut out shapes and whatever else you have on hand to your creations.
This collage alien and monster activity from … Read More ...
Easy Crab Stamp Craft
It’s funny the paths the Internet takes you down sometimes. I was on Facebook the other day and one of the pages I follow shared someone else’s Instagram post to make these super cute crabs.
The body is made with … Read More ...
Easy Marbled Seashell Art for Kids
It says more about the lack of good shells at the beach than our lack of restraint that we came home from the beach this year literally just with a handful of shells. In years past we’ve brought home, well, … Read More ...