Thoughts of a mommy & teacher.
Every month in our 3’s class we do an artist of the month. We teach the kids a little bit about the artist and then try to copy one of their works of art. In April we put on an art show for the parents to come and see all that their kids have created. […]
I have to admit that this is an old post but it was so much fun I thought I would share it again!
Ashlyn was getting kind of bored with “regular” painting so the other day we tried something a little different. We painted a beautiful picture using straws. It was so much fun!
I got 3 […]
Here’s a fun activity that I did last Easter with Ashlyn. I cut some egg shapes out of file folders and wrapped them in aluminium foil. Then the girls painted them with acrylic paint. I also let them use regular paint which worked fine but didn’t dry as nicely. While the paint is still wet, use the […]
If your kids are like mine, they love to play with paint. Usually that’s not a problem, but what about times when getting messy just isn’t an option. How about virtual paint splattering?
Just move the mouse around the screen to splatter the paint. The slower you move the more paint gets applied. If you move […]
This morning before we headed out to eat lunch with Chris, my girls were looking for something to do. I remembered I saw this painting idea on a website (don’t remember which one) where you paint using a golf ball and a shoe box. They had so much fun doing this and it was so […]