Fun Friday – Pyramids at Sunset
Pyramids at Sunset, by C Isn’t this cool? It was a great “Fun Friday” activity to go with our Ancient Egypt unit. I found the project on Amy’s Early Bird Homeschool blog via Pinterest (and Amy got...
View ArticleMaking Play Dough For The First Time
When you find yourself filling up whole Pinterest boards with something, you know the Universe is trying to drop you a hint. In this case, the Universe’s profound message to me was: make a batch of...
View ArticleHalloween Rock Monsters
Cute Halloween Rock Monsters It’s UK half term holiday this week so we’ve been seeing friends, doing sports courses (the children), decluttering and child-free shopping (me :-)), and tomorrow we’re off...
View ArticleHow to Make an Art Journal Page
C(9)’s first art journal page An art journal is a journal or diary that has a strong visual element to it, an expression of your artistic creativity and imagination … It’s a journal for using your...
View ArticleDrawing with an Eraser
This is a surprisingly thought-provoking project. The steps are straightforward, but it’s such a different way of creating that I’m sure many new brain connections were forged as C(9) and I worked!...
View ArticleFun with Liquid Watercolours
I knew my kids would love playing with liquid watercolours the first time I saw them on Pinterest. This was the first time we used the watercolours so we didn’t have any agenda other than...
View ArticleArt Journaling for Boys and Girls
Art journaling is a wonderfully free form of self-expression. The very definition of “journal” – a daily record of personal experiences – seems to bring with it the permission to create whatever you...
View ArticleChinese Year of the Horse Art Project
We celebrated Chinese New Year by doing a really simple, fun art project. First we reminded ourselves what we learned last year about how Chinese (lunar) New Year is calculated. What Determines the...
View ArticleLove in 18 Languages (+ printable)
When I came across the book Creative Lettering at Mothers Daughters Sisters, I knew C(10) and I would enjoy doodling with the fun fonts it contains. I also love foreign languages, and dabble with...
View ArticleEasy Halloween Craft – Cute Rock Monsters
Halloween’s snuck up on us this year. C(11) and I spent last week in Spain where it still felt like summer, so we only pulled out our Halloween decorations yesterday. I’m definitely not an...
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