Best art projects for kids using multimedia.
My oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, wants to go to art school in two years. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Program last summer, which exposed her to many different art supplies. Her favorite birthday gift from us these past few years is an annual subscription to art supply box ArtSnacks which is…
My arty daughter helped me create two arty gift guides for kids. This is the first one: 10 Inspirational Art Books for Arty Kids. I basically collected the art books over the past few years that my daughter and son enjoy. Grasshopper and Sensei also created a list of art supplies for VERY SERIOUS arty…
This Sun Catcher Craft is easy and fun. I like it because it uses things you find around the house (with the exception of Epson Salt which I had to purchase). Supplies on Hand: spoon 1/4 size measuring cup bowl clear, plastic lid; I used the lid from a takeout container string knife or scissors…
A traditional Japanese haiku poem is written in three lines: 5 syllables on the first line 7 syllables on the second line 5 syllables on the third line Haiku is inspired by nature, combining two different images or ideas together. My son’s 5th grade poetry unit included haiku inspired by Japanese block prints created by Katsushika…
Nature is often a theme of Japanese art. Today, I am giving away two Japanese art coloring books and sharing some Japanese art by Hokusai from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. I hope this helps to entertain your kids this summer. p.s. More art posts for kids: 45 Art Gifts for Seriously Arty Kids by my…
My husband and I delighted in reading a picture book to our kids about a shy man named Halibut Jackson who made specially crafted outfits designed to blend into his environment. Halibut Jackson by David Lucas Halibut Jackson is shy and doesn’t want to be noticed so he makes special outfits designed to blend into the…
I think my most of my readers are familiar with Jeanette Nyberg … We’ve done a holiday shopping guide together for the past few years … She’s my daughter’s Art and Design School independent college counselor … She blogs at Craftwhack (with previous blogs Artchoo! and Tiny Rotten Peanuts) … She’s got impeccable taste for the…
My son selected four cool videos from a slew for your viewing pleasure. I added some book suggestions. Like his video picks? Here’s more: The Kid Should Really See These Videos! Amazing Videos to Share With Your Kids My Son’s Favorite Fun and Educational Videos The Kid Should Really See This Videos Flu Season Science…
I was fascinated by this video of artisans creating terra cotta tiles. It’s such an involved process to make a single tile, especially shaping each one. This makes me appreciate mosaic tile artworks much more!