Artsy Fartsy Family

Decorating a pillowcase is a great idea for a birthday party craft or for a girl scout meeting or even just for fun. You can decorate plain white pillowcases that you already have, or purchase a Crayola Create Your Own Pillowcase Kit
I want to point out that the last two are by the amazing Kathy [...]

Fabric painting Ideas- for use on tote bags or tshirts, painting socks and decorating jackets with paint or anything else.
Paint your own Shirts
Let the kids create a work of art they can wear!
Materials (plain shirts, fabric paint, card board, brushes, and sponges)
* Have the kids start with an [...]

I just had to share this adorable video about ow to make potato stampers.

And it wasn’t nearly this cool, but hey. We used 10×10 mounted canvas squares and painted. I bought a few paint colors (for less than $5 altogether) and just let each kid do whatever they wanted. Seriously, whatever. We have a mucky muck, some lines and circles, and a princess. Mine [...]

Marbles are so cool, we actually have a lot of uses for them around here. unfortunately, they’re all locked up right now until my baby outgrows the “sticking-everything-in-her-mouth” stage. I always shop around because I’m a cheapskate, the last time I bought them for an art class, i found them cheapest at Amazon the local [...]

paintings and thank you cards hanging up to dry

Today we made giant thank you cards with file folders. It’s easy. First, you have to cut the edge of the folder off, so that it’s smooth.

File Folder Thank You Cards

I drew swirlies on mine with a crayon while Madelyn (6) glued random things to [...]