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Fun With Watercolors

Watercolor paints are a favorite with a lot of parents because they aren’t as messy as regular paints. There are a lot more reasons than that to love them. Watercolors are actually a very versatile paint. The trouble is that most watercolors sold for children, like the kind attached to coloring books, aren’t very good paints. You can get some nice basic paints from the craft store that cost a bit more, but aren’t expensive, and will last a long time. Also, coloring books aren’t a very good surface for watercolors. Artist quality watercolor paper is very expensive, but you … Continue reading →

Window Art

Have your kids tried window paints? As the weather turns colder, and night comes sooner, we look for more inside activities this time of year. Most kids love to decorate their own windows. To start, you will need peel-able window paints, a plastic bag or sheet protector, and a design. To make it easier on yourself, you can purchase a kit like Klutz’s Window Art or Wild and Wonderful Window Art. We have the Klutz set, and it has marvelous designs like dolphins, all sorts of dogs and cats, spaceships, butterflies, flowers, circus animals, and insects. A few are very … Continue reading →

Week in Review – Family Fun

September is 2/3 gone. If you are looking for a new craft, or want to share knitting with your children, give Loom Knitting a try. It’s a quick craft to learn and gives great results. Even gift worthy results for those of you who are already thinking ahead towards Christmas. Check out the many ways you can paint dots and teach a thing or two in Pointillism Art Project (with a little history thrown in). Family Dinner Conversation has some ideas for keeping the family at the table a bit longer and getting to know each other a bit better. … Continue reading →

Pointillism Art Project (with a little history thrown in)

What do Australian Aborginals and a French painter have in common? Dots! Georges Seurat was a French painter who lived in the late 1800’s. He is known for developing a type of painting called pointillism. But way before him, people in Australia were painting with sticks and quills. What pointillism means is using small dots of color instead of brush strokes to make a picture. It really works a lot like pixels, or even cross stitch, but on a bigger scale and without a grid. And what that means for kids is that it’s a fun new way to paint. … Continue reading →