Tag: art
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Driftwood Animals
How much doe it take to encourage kids to see extraordinary in the ordinary objects? Usually not more than a couple of words. In this case, it took even less. I just collected some driftwood and brought it into the classroom. I showed the treasures to the kids and let them play with it. Suddenly the […]
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Tinkering in Tacoma
If you love tinkering, upcycling and art – bring your kids to Tacoma! I have never been in this tiny little store before but I wanted to get there for quite some time. It is a little bit far for me now but oh my goodness, am I glad I spent an hour in the […]
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Our Remodel Story
As always, it started with an idea. Two years ago when we were looking for a place to live, we saw this big house on almost an acre of land. As soon as we walked out on the deck a mother deer walked into our garden, followed by two little fawns – and they started […]
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Melting Cups
We decided to bring some color to our windows. I have always wanted to try the melting-cups-into-suncatchers idea. And yesterday we finally decided to give it a try. It was super easy and the results were amazing. We used colorful sharpies to decorate our plastic cups. I read that plastic #6 is the best one […]
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Art Book review: Beautiful Oops!
There is no right or wrong in art. This is a message I try to teach the kids every time we create an art project. Art is not about right and wrong answers; it is about creativity, fun and self-expression. That is why I love this book so much. Barney Saltzberg did an amazing job […]
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Matisse & Valentine
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? This is a little Valentine dancer project that I did last year with my kids. We decided to use Henri Matisse and his art as our inspiration. How can you make it? It is super simple. You need: black, blue and yellow paper, card (or card stock paper of […]
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O’Keeffe and Flowers
Painting flowers with Georgia O’Keeffe is always a big hit. We bring real flowers to the classroom. Kids choose the one that they like the most and explore it with magnifying glass to see all the little details. We talk about Georgia O’Keeffe and how she wanted people to notice flowers-and that is why she […]
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