Pattern Block Snowflakes
December 9, 2012
Back in the fall, we made art with construction paper shapes made from tracing pattern blocks. It was a lot of fun, and I was very happy with how our…
Mess-Free Finger Painting
August 1, 2012
When I saw this idea for mess-free finger painting on Pinterest from Mama Smiles blog, I knew I had to let Owen try it! Owen loves any kind of sensory experience,…
Preschool Art: Stamping with Paint
July 18, 2012
Yesterday morning, Owen and I did some stamping with paints while the older brothers were at VBS and the baby brother was napping. Sometimes it's nice to have a chance…
DIY Birdhouse Gift
May 13, 2012
Today we were at my parents' house for Mother's Day, and I took a picture of the gift we made her for Christmas so that I could share it with…
Art Activity: Impressionist Paintings
May 11, 2012
After listening to Debussy's Clair de Lune the other week during music, I have been in the mood to do some Impressionist style painting with the boys. First, we googled…
Resurrection Garden Centerpiece - The Procrastinator's Version
April 6, 2012
I saw this idea for a resurrection garden on We are THAT Family, and LOVED it, but I didn't get started in enough time to make it the way they…
Stamp Art with Foam Letters
March 21, 2012
Today we used our foam alphabet letters (for the bathtub) to make some fun prints with paint! I did Owen's for him - he's almost 3, and this was too…
Super Easy Q-tip Snowflakes
December 14, 2011
We found this idea for making Q-tip snowflakes in this month's Family Fun magazine. All you need for this project is Q-tips, Tacky Glue (my personal favorite for any craft!),…
Fall Tree Art Project
November 4, 2011
I was inspired by Red Ted Art's Blog to make fall tree paintings with the boys, and they turned out great! We did this project over two days. On the…
Masking Tape Watercolor Name Project
September 23, 2011
The day before Aidan's surgery was really wild. Or I should say, the boys were really wild! As much as I wanted to get a few more things done, I…