Category: Paper Crafts
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Tissue Paper Art: Valentines Hearts
We made tissue paper art for the first time, and boy, was it cool! It takes some experimenting to get a feel for it, but that’s the best part of art-making with kids, right? The finished pieces came out way different than the project I planned. It’s always interesting when you plan a project before…
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DIY Halloween Pop-up Cards
I think it may be time for me to post a Halloween project. Yes. Definitely time. How about DIY Halloween pop-up cards? Of course, these don’t need to be given as cards, they can be made to decorate your entire home! Materials: Colored card stock glue stick Scissors Hole punch (optional) We used a piece…
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A Big Old Moon Art Project
We were pretty excited around here when the Super-Moon made an appearance. We couldn’t see it from our house, so Christian armed himself with his camera and ventured out to the park to catch the moon between clouds. It was huge and low and orangey and beautiful, and totally awe-inspiring. The other thing it…
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Homemade Bookmarks
This week will be sorta crafty! This project is simple, but any time kids are working with their hands and making something, they’re being creative. They don’t always have to be studying traditional art concepts, because they are still actively practicing using materials, and they are making visual choices. Anyway, who’s up for some bookmarks?…
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Math Art: Mobius Strips
I wish math art was a big part of my math education when I was a kid. It’s not that I was bad at math. On the contrary, I did quite well in math, but that’s just because I was good at remembering the rules. Being able to physically make some math would have…
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Circles and Glue Make a Fun Art Project
When one stays home with one’s small child, sometimes one needs a few minutes of alone time. Enter the magical project that will keep a young child occupied for more than 5 minutes while you sneak in a cup of tea in another room. Alone. Not talking to anyone. I thought this project would be a…
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Paper Pulp Bowl Project
This paper pulp bowl project can be tackled by lots of different ages of kids with varying degrees of parent help. It’s so satisfying and sort of magical to make your own paper mache/clay/pulp substance and then form something with it that dries to such a hard consistency. This project is MESSY. Be brave! Dive…
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Kids’ Graphic Design Project: Business Cards
Business cards are pretty cool. Well, except for the boring ones. I’ve seen some wonderfully creative cards, and thought it would be a fun quick project for kids. Fen had a friend over last week, so I set some blank cards in front of them- Avery printable cards, some colored pencils, and this directive: Make…
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Tissue Paper Easter Egg Project
Watch out! Messy preschool project alert. We just had a blast with this one, and it’s one of those projects where I could see Beckett’s brain absorbing information. Not literally. But he just. Became. Smarter. You know what I mean? When you can see the progression from beginning to end in a project and they’re…
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Magazine Collage Faces
A favorite project for us to do around here is to rip up and reconfigure faces in magazines. It’s quick, easy and usually gives some pretty funny results. Sometimes we simply switch around facial features, which is the most hilarious way to do this. However, if you want to take it to the…
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Birthday Card as Art Project
I always have Fen make her own card when it comes to Birthday presents. Besides being a great excuse to break out the papers and scissors, she gets to spend some time thinking about her friend and the colors/design/images that friend might enjoy. While there are a zillion ways to go about making a…