Toddler Crafts: What Are They Really Capable Of

Toddlers love art.
If you don’t believe me than come look at my neighbors walls.
You would think it was still cavemen time as her children have taken to decorating her walls as the cavemen used to do oh so many years ago.
The truth is though that toddlers are really just learning all about art and materials [...]

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Painting for Kids: Without an Easel

Painting with kids is usually done at an easel. This type of painting was something called tray painting as we use a tray for the children to mix the colors on.
They only get the primary colors and they mix them on the tray. When you don’t have a good tray, aluminum foil works great. It’s [...]

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The Art of Collage for Kids: Start with Circles

In my book collage with kids is one of the best art activities   you can do with children.
It has all of the elements of an educational art activity.
It allows children freedom to make choices, take initiative, be different, think and solve problems and be oh so creative.
Of course this is all according to their developmental [...]

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Paper Plate Crafts; not only for eating on

Crafts with paper plates is probably pretty popular. Which parent or educator hasn’t whipped out those paper plates for some quickly art project when stuck without proper art supplies.
Using paper plates for a craft project is actually a way to get children out of the box of thinking that one only needs real paper [...]

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Easy Crafts: Use Coffee Filters…. not only for making coffee

Easy crafts you want? Well this doesn’t get too much easier.
If you are an instant coffee drinker than you may not have any of these coffee filters on hand but they are easily purchased.
This first activity to do with these large, soft filters works best with eye droppers.
If you [...]

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