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Pentel Art Supplies {Review and Craft}

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I was so excited to receive a package of some of their art supplies  from Pentel including watercolors and beautiful markers.   I decided to have some of our dear friends over and do a craft with the kids. I found a great abstract watercolor craft  from Bloesem Kids that I thought would work perfectly with the watercolors set they gave me.

My friend Kim, who is  a wonderful photographer as you can see by these photos came over and our children got right to work on the project.

We first used some India Ink to draw out our floral designs on watercolor paper. You need to use that in order to not have the black ink bleed.

Once we let them dry, we let the children choose their watercolors. The colors of the paints were so vibrant and beautiful, it was hard to choose.  Once we got the feel for how much water to paint ration worked best, the children really began to enjoy their creations! They came alive! Overall, the girl’s had a wonderful time and  each piece came out completely unique and perfect! I know I speak not only for myself but for the children, that we are so thankful to Pentel for making such wonderful supplies to create with!

 

 

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

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