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Glue-Resist Painting is something we've enjoyed doing before because it takes minimal materials and is easy to create. So when we were looking for something fun to do to get us in the mood for Easter, we definitely got inspired for trying some glue-resist painting with an Easter theme. What's great about these eggs is they are colorful and done with watercolor, so even little hands can help

For quite a while I've loved using this watercolor technique with kids, but we've never used it as a way to create thank you cards before. It's such a great strategy to use with a wide age range of kids as it is both easy and colorful.  Little Brother especially got into this project, and in the end they are so colorful and pretty I was glad we wound up with a few spares for other times we

We've done this project a few times this summer and I just love how they turn out every time, even though they are always a little different. Originally I had imagined they would look like trees as the kids painted them, but instead they always turn out a little more abstract. But I also love how they are art created using found objects in nature which adds to their simplistic appeal. The

This has been one of the best foliage years I can remember, colors just popped all around us. So while the trees were showing their beautiful colors, we were inspired to create our own fall leaves at home. To create colorful and shiny fall leaves, we used an unusual painting material I've enjoyed using with students before: corn syrup.  Corn syrup mixed with food coloring creates a

Now that Big Brother is in full day kindergarten most of our activities are ones we can do after school or on the weekend. I was inspired by this Fall Leaf Watercolor Resist Art from Fun at Home with Kids to create a different fall art idea: Spider Web Glue-Relief Painting. We spread the art process over two after school days, this worked well for the type of glue we were using. It also