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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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Games to Make with LEGO Bricks

When my daughter was younger she had a ton of LEGO bricks, and I’m honestly a little sad we got rid of most of them because there are so many fun things to do with LEGOs outside of the kits you bought them in. 

I love seeing all the ideas people have for LEGO building challenges, and I have shared some ideas for LEGO games before, but I saw one on Pinterest the other day that I felt was worth a mention. 

This one is for those ’80s and ’90s kids who spent sick days home from school watching “The Price is Right”: LEGO Plinko!

For those who don’t know about Plinko, the original was a giant peg board set up at an angle and the contestant would drop a flat disc at the top of the board. As it moved down the board it would hit the pegs and change the way it moved, and there would be different prizes in the slots at the bottom where the piece would land. 

This version from Play Party Game works on the same principle, using LEGO bricks to make the game board and marbles in place of the Plinko disc since your game board isn’t flat. 

You can really use whatever bricks you have for this build, and while it shows all the pegs the same size and evenly spaced, you can play with different configurations and see what happens. It’s engineering and a game!

And while you’re playing with your LEGOs, make sure to check out this post from Kids Craft Room that includes minute to win it style games you can do with LEGO. From speed sorting to tower building as fast as you can, these ideas are sure to get you thinking about different ways to play with LEGO.

And if you need even more ideas, check out my post with LEGO building challenges you can print out for kids (and adults!) to try. 

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