Watercolors, leaves, and saran wrap = a new way to make leaf prints!

I’m not even sure what made me think about trying this. Maia and I had just finished a nature walk and she had a basket full of leaves, pinecones, and acorns. I wanted to do a fun art project with her booty and for some reason remembered the watercolor saran wrap project we did last year. I thought the leaves could concentrate the drying watercolors much the way the saran wrap did, creating cool leaf prints. We applied the watercolor paints to the paper very liberally, as before, but the

Getting Creative With Elmer’s! *Giveaway*

I am the mom that saves (or attempts to save) every drawing, painting, art project and progress note. I’m very sentimental that way…even if it’s something we’ve just done at home. My son and I love to color, paint, and make figures from play dough. And just recently, we introduced him to glue. Now I know he’s a little young (about 6 months), but I don’t always pay strict attention to age limits on books, puzzles, toys, and crafting projects for my son. I evaluate where he’s at and whether o

Reuse your rubbish

Last week, when I posted about the fish art project , we received a comment from Molly who suggested reusing your garbage to create fun art for kids, all in an attempt to limit your impact on the earth. I thought this was such a great idea so I tried it out with my boys today. I literally emptied out our recycle bin onto our kitchen table and let the kids choose which objects to use. My oldest son decided he wanted to make spaceships, while the other one wanted to make a guy with eyes (out o

Harajuku Lovers Honey Tote | Black Trompe L’oiel Print Handbag

If you love a bag with studs, chains, pockets and contrast stitching ... well, then jury's out on how you'll like the Harajuku Lovers Honey Tote. Because these details may look like heavy hardware - but they're simply drawn on in classic Trompe L'oiel style. Black and white Trompe L'oiel definitely suggests Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, but the fun art-project feel of this tote marks it as one of the bags in Gwen Stefani's lower priced line. While a L.A.M.B. handbag from her designer collection m

Living Statues, Trafalgar Square

Real fun art project has opened on a plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. “LONDON (AP) — It’s art for the people, of the people — and definitely by the people. A 35-year-old mother-of-two stepped onto an 23 foot-high (7 meter-high) stone plinth in Trafalgar Square on Monday, kicking off an ambitious art project that puts members of the British public on display in the iconic plaza alongside statues of the country’s military heroes. Artist Antony Gormley , who came up with the idea, said i