Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Whether your area gets blanketed with snow each winter or you see nary a flake, here’s an activity to help your family celebrate the magic of snow together.
Here are a few tips before you begin:
- Be prepared for a mess.
- Cover your work area with newspaper or a drop cloth.
- Use your kitchen or a tiled area to make cleanup less stressful.
- Have your child wear a smock or an old t-shirt to protect her clothes.
- Remember your own childhood and relish the FUN!
Snow Art
- Spray shaving cream on a table or placemat.
- Let your child finger-paint with the shaving cream.
- When your child has completed a design, press a piece of dark construction paper over their shaving cream masterpiece.
- The result is a snowy scene!
*Children should have adult supervision throughout all activities.
Tags: Art, crafts. activities, Winter activities with children
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
This special homemade photo gift is sure to warm hearts this winter! Create one for a special someone or make many to give as gifts to family & friends.
What you need:
- Sheets of colored paper or craft foam
- Ribbon or small adhesive magnets
- Small photo(s) of your family or child
- Glue stick
- Child-safe scissors
- Washable markers
- Pencil
- Single hole punch
- Decorative “winter” craft accessories of your choice
What to do:
- Use a pencil to trace your child’s hand on a sheet of paper or craft foam. Trace each finger individually or around their four fingers together and thumb separately to make a mitten shape.
- Carefully cut out the hand or mitten shape, and then trim your photo to fit in the “palm” of the cutout. Glue the photo in place.
- Here’s the fun part! Encourage your little one to get creative with washable markers and “winter” craft accessories to add their own decorative touch!
- When your child is happy with their masterpiece, either punch a hole in the top and tie a ribbon through it for hanging or attach small adhesive magnets to the back for hanging on the refrigerator.
*An adult should oversee all activities. Activities may not be appropriate for all ages.
Tags: Art, Winter activities with children
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Friday, September 9th, 2011
National Grandparents Day is just around the corner (Sunday the 11th)! Here are a few charming gift suggestions:
- Help your child write a letter to Grammy to tell her why she is so special. Decorate the envelope with stickers, stamps, glitter and more.
- Get out the paints, markers, crayons and your spare scrapbooking supplies and encourage your child to make a masterpiece for Pop-Pop. Place in an inexpensive frame—violá!—it’s the perfect gift.
- Show Nanna your child’s sweet side! Whip up a batch of sugar cookies and provide colored icing, sprinkles, etc. Your child will love decorating this custom cookie gift!
How will your child recognize a favorite grandparent this year?
Tags: Art, Crafts, Grandparents Day
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Children can create their own festive firework display with this fun craft project!
What you need:
- Bright colored water-based paint
- Dark construction paper (blue or black to simulate the night sky)
- Drinking straws
- Newspaper (or a drop cloth)
- Paintbrush or dropper
- Small bowls (for mixing the paint and water)
- Water
Ready, Set, Blow!
- Protect your work surface with newspaper or a drop cloth.
- Give each child a piece of construction paper.
- Add a few drops of paint and a few drops of water to each bowl and mix to thin out the paint.
- Using a paintbrush or dropper, place a drop of the paint mixture on the paper.
- Holding a straw a few inches above the paper, each child should blow through the straw to move the paint around to create a “firework.”
- Repeat around to fill the paper with different colors until it resembles a sky full of fireworks!
Tags: Art, Children, Craft, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Paint
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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, here’s a craft that little ones can do (with an adult’s assistance and supervision, of course) to thank mom for all that she does.
What you need:
- Two white paper plates
- Crayons, washable markers and/or water-based paint
- Hole punch
- Yarn, ribbon or a long shoelace
- Safety scissors
- Bag of Hershey’s KISSES
- Peel-and-stick magnets (optional)
- Cut one paper plate in half and leave the other one whole.
- Use the hole punch to punch holes, about one inch apart, along the straight edge of the cut plate.
- Put the plates together so that the outside edges match up (this will form the pocket). While they are together, continue to punch holes, about one inch apart, around the edges of both plates.
- Use the yarn, ribbon or long shoelace to sew the two plates together. (You won’t actually sew the straight edge of the cut plate to the full plate, but you can lace the yarn through these holes for decoration and added support.)
- Tie the ends of the yarn, ribbon or shoelace together when sewing is complete.
- Make a hole at the top and tie a piece of yarn or ribbon through for hanging on the wall or attach a few peel-and-stick magnets to the back for hanging on the refrigerator.
- Decorate with crayons, washable markers and/or water-based paint.
- When complete, fill the pocket with Hershey’s KISSES and present to mom on her special day! Once the KISSES are gone, mom can continue to use the pocket for recipes, coupons or more candy.
Tags: Art, Crafts for children, Mother's Day
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Try this fun indoor activity with your child!
Materials:
- Clear dishwashing liquid
- Pre-mixed tempera paints in a variety of colors
- Aluminum foil muffin pan
- Paint brushes
*Children should have adult supervision throughout this activity.
Directions:
- An adult should mix about 1 Tbsp. of dishwashing liquid with 1/2 Tbsp. of paint. The mixture should have a creamy consistency, like house paint.
- Pour various paint colors into the wells of a muffin pan to create a pallet.
- Children can paint ‘sunny day’ scenes on windows and sliding glass doors. Use a different brush for each color.
TIP: Keep paint away from windowsills and woodwork. To remove the artwork, or to fix a mistake, wipe with a moist paper towel.
Tags: Art, Painting, Winter activities with children
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