Ladybugs from Egg Cartons
Ladybugs! I love ladybug crafts because they are really easy for kids to make, teenagers think they are cute, and you can vary the colors to make just about anyone smile. As you already know, using recycled items in my craft tutorials is a big thing with me, so it should be no surprise that these little sweeties are made from painted recycled egg cartons. I actually made these several years ago for the website I used to own, FamilyCorner.com. I wanted to share them here because they really are one of my favorites and I’m always happy to add to my arsenal of ladybug crafts.
How to Make a Simple Paper Spider in its Web: More DIY Halloween Decorations!
First, take a square piece of paper and fold it in half. I usually just start cutting out the spider freehand, but if you prefer, draw the spider on the paper first, like this: Then cut out everything surrounding the spider’s body and legs, leaving a border around the edge. Open it up and there you have it: A creepy paper spider to hang up for Halloween. Tip: If you want the spider to be a black widow, cut a diamond shape out of the abdomen and tape a piece of red paper behind it.
15 Easy Ideas to DIY Bookmarks
Do you like reading books? If you say yes, you will need some pretty bookmarks in order to mark where you stop. There are lots of DIY bookmarks on the Internet. Prettydesigns will provide you with some easy bookmark DIY projects. These are super simple but useful DIY tutorials for DIY lovers or children. If you are a mom or dad, you can call up your children and finish the projects together.
Easy Origami Envelope
If you’d like to make these cute little “Flap Lock” Origami Envelopes–all you’ll need is a piece of square paper…any size. I used Christmas scrapbook paper. 1.
Build a Dinosaur!
188K+Save Our recent theme for Preschool@Home was DINOSAURS! One of LB's favorite activities was this one.
Learn to Draw Animals
Print and enjoy our Learn to Draw Animals pages for kids of all ages. Kids can use our step by step illustrations to discover how to draw all sorts of animals and build up their skills and confidence in the process...plus they are just good fun! You could build up a whole folder of these printable pages for rainy days - teachers might even want to laminate them and keep them ready as a time-filler or reward. And of course many of them tie into classroom themes, too.
DIY Twig Candle Holder « Spearmint Decor
Something REALLY prrretttty. Get a head start on these for fall! DIY instructions @ blog.fossil.com
2 Easter Paper Crafts
1. Big paper eggs - easy to cut off and assemble, suitable for Easter decoration. We cut 4-5 green printer sheets into thin strips to make the grass on the photos. After that we crumpled it well and it turned into fresh spring grass.
Download 422 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
You could pay $118 on Amazon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s catalog The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry. Or you could pay $0 to download it at MetPublications, the site offering “five decades of Met Museum publications on art history available to read, download, and/or search for free.” If that strikes you as an obvious choice, prepare to spend some serious time browsing MetPublications’ collection of free art books and catalogs. You may remember that we featured the site a few years ago, back when it offered 397 whole books free for the reading, including American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885–1915; Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomical Drawings from the Royal Library; and Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Related Content:
Use a Low Temperature Hot Glue Gun to Make Snowflakes for your Windows!
TO SEE MY UPDATED PROCESS (which is SO much easier) go HERE!!! I have the most adorable Winter Craft to share with you all today! The inspiration came to me when I was looking through Pinterest yesterday. I saw crafts involving snowflakes... and then I saw crafts using glue guns! And then it hit me! I can use a Hot Glue Gun to Make Snowflakes on my Windows!
25 Easy Art Techniques for Preschoolers
It’s no secret – my daycare hooligans love creating art! For me, the funnest thing about art for kids, is finding unique and interesting ways for my toddlers and preschoolers to get creative. The kids and I have tried a lot of creative processes over the years, and today, I’m sharing with you, 25 easy art techniques for kids! They’re easy, inexpensive, super-cool, and each of these projects can be done using things you have in your kitchen cupboards and around your home!
The David Lubin Art Studio: 1st grade
Inspired by the geometric, electric, abstract paintings of artist Sonia Delaunay. This project works with shapes, color, geometry and lots of lines. Good project to help students become more comfortable using a ruler and understanding line direction.
