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Art Projects for Children

13/07/2017 by Cathy James 6 Comments

 

 

 

Sensory Process Art

Shaving Foam Marbling

Puffy Paint

Bath Paint

Frozen Paint

Chalk Paint

Painting on Ice

Pipette Painting

Yarn Art

Tape Resist

Spray Painting

Flower Printing

Mono Printing

Abstract Art Printing

Chalk Art

Exploring Texture

Shaving Foam Colour Mixing

Salt Glue and Watercolor Painting

Painting on Foil

Play Dough Mandalas

Wet on Wet Waterpainting

Bubble Painting

Reverse Print Painting

Texture Painting

No Paint Brushes Allowed

Shell Painting

Summer Scented Paint

Homemade Spice Paint

Painting with the Rain

Painting with Toy Cars

Painting with Drinking Straws

Marble Painting

Roly Poly Acorn Painting

Oil Pastels

Printing with Carrots

Ice Sculptures

Herb Play Dough Sculptures

Contact Paper Art

Snow Painting

Watercolour Techniques

 

Exploring Famous Art

Famous Art Study printables

Art Criticism Lesson 

Henri Matisse

Alberto Giacometti

Winter Skies – Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Wassily Kandinsky

Georges Seurat 

Ellsworth Kelly

Joan Miro

Still Lifes

Exploring Famous Artists complete lesson plans

 

Art for Play

Make your own Play Mat

Winter Wonderland

Fairy Land Light Table

Pumpkin House

Fairy Shell Houses

Fairy Tale Fridge Magnets

Paint a Fairy Land

Make a Fairy House

Peg Doll Fairies

Winter Model Christmas Town

Cardboard Box Boat

Paper House Lanterns

Art Dice Game

 

Nature Art

Leaf Bookmarks

Spring Blossom Printing

Leaves, Twigs, Apples and Pumpkins

Daffodil Study

Flower Mandalas

Sand Flowers

Corn Dollies

Painting Sunflowers

Northern Lights

Shell Mandalas

Glitter Butterflies

Outdoor Chalk Frames

Nature Mandalas

Spray Painting

Flower Pot Sculpture

Flower Printing

Clay Faces on Tree Trunks

Garden Tiles

Snow Painting

 

 

Art Techniques

Watercolour Techniques

Art Journalling

Shaving Foam Marbling

Scratch Art

Monoprinting

Bath Paint

Frozen Paint

Chalk Paint

Painting on Ice

Pipette Painting

Yarn Art

Tape Resist

Spray Painting

Flower Printing

Abstract Art Printing

Shaving Foam Colour Mixing

Salt Glue and Watercolor Painting

Painting on Foil

Wet on Wet Waterpainting

Bubble Painting

Reverse Print Painting

Texture Painting

Oil Pastels

 

Animal Crafts

Foil Fish

Clay Butterflies

Word Birds

Owl Crafts

Easter Lambs and Chicks

Pom Pom Mice

Tea Party Puppets

Dragon Models

Incy Wincy Spider

Caterpillars

Fish Tank

Bat, Cat and Owl Lanterns

Birds

 

Chalk

Outdoor Chalk Frames

Nature Mandalas

Chalkboard Puppets

Chalk Art

How to Make Coloured Sand

 

Clay and Dough

DIY Clay Recipe

Clay Butterflies

Salt Dough Recipe

Salt Dough Candle Holders

Christmas Salt Dough Candle Holders

Clay Heart Bunting

Clay Faces on Tree Trunks

Garden Tiles

 

Collage

Matisse Collage and Cut Outs

Exploring Texture

 

Colour Mixing

Shaving Foam Colour Mixing

Salt Glue and Watercolor Painting

Watercolour Techniques

 

Foil

Painting on Foil

Foil Fish

 

Handprints

Rainbow Handprint Wreath

Christmas Handprint Wreath

 

Mandalas

Shell Mandalas

Nature Mandalas

Play Dough Mandalas

 

Junk Modeling

Free Junk Model eBook :: Glorious Junk!

Cardboard Box Crafts

Dragon Models

Egg Carton Treasure Box

Make a Marvellous Hat

 

Painting

Watercolour Techniques

Painting on Foil

Salt Glue and Watercolor Painting

Wet on Wet Waterpainting

Bubble Painting

Reverse Print Painting

Texture Painting

No Paint Brushes Allowed

Shell Painting

Large Scale Art

Henna Mehndi Painting

Leaf Art

Spring Watercolour Flowers

Summer Scented Paint

Homemade Spice Paint

Painting with the Rain

Painting with Toy Cars

Painting Landscapes

Painting with Drinking Straws

Spray Painting

Marble Painting

Roly Poly Acorn Painting

Oil Pastels

Self Portraits

3D Picture Frames

Winter Skies Projects

Snow Painting

 

Paper Plate Crafts

Paper Plate Easter Basket

Paper Plate Moons

 

Printing

Flower Printing

Print Your Own T-Shirt

Printing with Carrots

Leaf Printing Word Tree

Spring Blossom Tree Craft

Rainbow Handprint Wreath

Homemade Gift Wrap

Thanksgiving Prayer Flags

Firework Paintings

 

Puppets

Shadow Puppets

Toilet Roll Puppets

Seed Head Puppets

Chalk Board Puppets

 

Rainbows

Rainbow Handprint Wreath

Rainbow Pasta Necklace

Rainbow Shaving Foam Colour Mixing

 

Sculpture

Seashell Mobile

Stone Cairns

Ice Sculptures

Herb Play Dough Sculptures

Flower Pot Sculpture

Play Dough and Toothpick Sculptures 

Alberto Giacometti inspired sculptures

 

Sewing

Christmas Tree Decoration

Make A Simple Bag

Turn Your Picture into a Toy

Make a Ragdoll

 

Shapes

Shape Houses

Contact Paper Art

Shape Garland

 

Shells

Fairy Shell Houses

Seashell Mobile

Shell Painting

Shell Mandalas

 

Watercolour Painting

Watercolour Techniques

Shell Painting

Salt Glue and Watercolor Painting

Wet on Wet Waterpainting

Spring Watercolour Flowers

Painting with the Rain

Northern Lights Art 

Winter Skies Projects

 

Weaving

Sunshine Weaving

Twig Weaving

 

Spring and Easter Arts & Crafts

Cute Easter Bunny Craft

Easter Lambs and Chicks

Spring Blossom Tree Craft

Easter Potato Printing

Paper Plate Easter Basket

Printing with Carrots

Spring Watercolour Flowers

Daffodil Pinwheels

Daffodil Bunting

Flower Printing

Flower Bouquet Craft

Daffodil Still Life

Daffodil Suncatchers

 

Summer Arts & Crafts

Summer Scented Paint

Sunshine Weaving

Clay Butterflies

Glitter Butterflies

Ice Sculptures

Flower Printing

Design Your Own Tshirt

Sunshine Play Dough Pictures

Flower Meadow Painting

 

Autumn Arts & Crafts

Leaves, Twigs, Apples and Pumpkins

Twig Weaving

Autumn Leaf Art

Autumn Contact Paper Sun Catcher

Jam Jar Candle Holder

Thanksgiving Prayer Flags

Firework Paintings

Firework Catherine Wheel Pinwheels

Leaf Printing Word Tree

Roly Poly Acorn and Conker Painting

Paper Lanterns

 

Winter and Christmas Arts & Crafts

Christmas Handprint Wreath

Christmas Tree Decoration

Christmas Angel

Frosty Pictures

Northern Lights Art

Winter Wonderland

Homemade Advent Wreath

Homemade Advent Calendar

Homemade Gift Wrap

Christmas Salt Dough Candle Holders

Snowman Colouring Pages

Winter Model Christmas Town

Resolutions Word Of The Year Art

Four Seasons Calendar

Winter Skies Projects

Math Stars

Snow Painting

Winter Paper Lanterns

Paper House Lanterns

 

Valentine Arts & Crafts

Clay Heart Bunting

Symmetry Love Hearts

 

Diwali

Salt Dough Candle Holders

Diwali Rangoli Designs 

Rama and Sita Puppets

Firework Paintings

Firework Catherine Wheel Pinwheels

 

Seaside

Foil Fish

Seashell Mobile

Shell Mandalas

 

Remembrance Day

Poppy wreath craft

100 kids art projects, organised by material, technique, topic and season

Kids crafts :: tea party puppets

11/07/2017 by Cathy James 2 Comments

Here’s a super easy, quick and creative idea for a kids craft that’s fun to make and even better to play with – tea party puppets!

 

simple puppets for kids to make

Kids crafts :: tea party puppets [Read more…]

Easter bunny craft

08/03/2017 by Cathy James 23 Comments

Here’s a super cute Easter bunny craft idea that’s easy to make and works great filled with little Easter treats or as puppets for some imaginary play.

Easy Easter bunny craft
 Easter bunny craft [Read more…]

Make a ‘Let it Snow’ winter town

27/12/2016 by Cathy James 12 Comments

This little ‘Let It Snow’ winter town is such a delight to make, and it’s great for winter imaginary play.

 

This little ‘Let It Snow’ winter town is such a delight to make, and it’s great for winter imaginary play.


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Christmas angel craft for kids

02/12/2016 by Cathy James Leave a Comment

Ever so simple, and ever so pretty: here’s how to make a Christmas angel craft for kids.

 

Lovely Christmas angel craft! Lots of Christmas crafts for kids on this site.
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Make a fairy land :: Waldorf Steiner play

06/11/2016 by Cathy James 4 Comments

Day three of fairy week, and today I’ll show you how we made an imaginary play fairy land.Amazing! Make a DIY magic fairy land - fantastic for imaginary play and storytelling.

Make a fairy land :: Waldorf Steiner play [Read more…]

30+ pirate activities: games, crafts, food & costumes

19/09/2016 by Cathy James 9 Comments

 

Shiver me timbers, have I got some fabulous pirate activities for you! With ideas from Nurturestore and a crew of kid bloggers from around the seven seas, here are over thirty five ideas you can use with your little pirates. There’s everything for some pirate-theme play and learning – pretend play, food, dressing up, story telling, sensory tubs, writing, action games and more. Click each link to to find out more and enjoy some fun pirate activities with your kids.

35+ pirate activities: games, crafts, food and costumes [Read more…]

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