Category: art projects
10+ picture books about owls to make reading a hoot!
Did you know that there are almost 20 species of barn owls? Or that many owls start nesting the winter, from December through February? Reading is a hoot with these fun kids books, and you’ll learn all about these magnificent birds!
Playdough Stamps and Ocean Critters! – An Easy Art Activity
We’ve been reading about ocean animals recently, so we decided to paint a sea star. For this project, we used play dough to create stamps. Then, add finger paints for a bit of messy fun!
Time, space, and rockets? (plus a coloring page)
It takes eight minutes for light to reach the earth from the sun. It takes two years for a rocket to reach an asteroid. Given how long things can take, you’d think that major events would tend to…space…themselves out a little. This week, though, we had an incredibly difficult decision. Should we watch the NASA…
Want some cuddles? (FREE snake coloring page)
Check out this cute coloring page of the snake cuddling his teddy bear!
Musical insects? You need this coloring page!
After creating the ladybug coloring page last month, I wanted to play with another idea: a musical insect. Crickets are a rather obvious choice!
Art, finger paints, and a simple printing project for preschoolers
What if you wanted to create a design with paint and copy it instantly? I tried that idea out recently! Here’s my version of a preschool-and-toddler-friendly printing press.
Brushes and shields: an easy craft project for young knights
Recently, we read The Knight and The Dragon while we were doing another finger painting project. This was the same day, co-incidentally, that I had cut a couple of paper bags up for jackets.
