While getting together for our “The Door in the Wall” book group this week, we made the easiest, cheapest toy. Foam swords! We took pool noodles and cut them using a large kitchen knife into quarters (first lengthwise and again
Broken Crayons
We love crayons. The bright colors, the smell of the wax when you open a new box. They are so simple, and so fun! We color with them, like they are designed for, but we do lots of other things
Childhood Flashback
Shrinkydinks!!! Remember these? They are funny plastic sheets that you can color on and then bake in the oven so that they shrink and harden. My sisters and I used to LOVE making shrinkydinks when we were little. We
Photographic feet
My three year old loves to use our camera. (Thank goodness for digital photography!) He clicks happily away enjoying acting like one of the adults and seeing instant results from his favorite task – button pushing. It is sweet to
Creativity
Art is messy. It is supposed to be that way. Creativity takes trial and error, time, patience, and lots of experimentation, but in all reality, art with kids can be VERY messy. This makes me honestly want to skip it