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Art challenge stickers laying on a sticker collection sheet
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16 Mar
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Make: A Printable Mixed Media Art Challenge for Kids

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Paper, STEAM Learning
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A few years ago I made a set of printable art badges that we had so much fun turning into wearable awards for achievement in art. This...

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Make a set of process art play tiles for composition, color and design exploration! A fun reusable invitation to create that helps kids explore art concepts through play. | via barley & birch
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12 Mar
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Make: Process Art Play Tiles for ART CAMP

  • March 19, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paper
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Move over awards season, better luck next year March Madness, St. Patrick's Day what?...this month's hottest event is Womens' Week Collective over at ART CAMP and it's...

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Make moving art with this paper playground art project for kids! | via barley & birch
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09 Mar
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Make: A Paper Playground Art Invitation

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Paper, Spring, Summer
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With the first signs of spring come the welcome sounds of excited shrieks, whoops, and hollers from the park down the street. Playground season is nearly upon...

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Explore movement and composition with this easy kinetic paper shape art project for kids. | via barley & birch
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09 Mar
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Make: Kinetic Paper Shape Art

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paper
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Today I was looking through an old folder of reference artwork and came across a whole file filled to the brim with the art of Sophie Taeuber-Arp....

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Our free printable kids mini spring art print
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04 Mar
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Freebie: Download Mini Spring Art Prints!

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Spring
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Back before I had a fancy iPad program with lots of cool texture tools, I used to gather up my inks and brushes and head outside to...

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This DIY cardboard unfolds to reveal a secret garden! A wonderful spring or summer art project for kids that can be used for a small world play backdrop. | via barley & birch
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23 Feb
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Make: A Cardboard Fold-Out Secret Garden

  • April 15, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Paper, Small World Play, Spring, Summer
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Spring...can you hear it coming? Deep underneath the melting snow things are beginning to happen. Every "cheep" of the sparrows and "hey, sweetie!" of the chickadees has...

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This simple play cardboard snowplow made from a cardboard box and other recycled supplies is a fun winter craft for kids! | via barley & birch
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16 Feb
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Make: A Cardboard Play Snowplow with Moveable Parts

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Winter
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So many parts of the US are socked in with snow and without power today. If I could send an army of snowplows out from Minnesota, I...

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Use simple scrap supplies to make these cardboard secret message sailboats! A visual language exercise and upcycled summer craft for kids. | via barley & birch
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14 Feb
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Make: Secret Message Cardboard Sailboats

  • April 15, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fabric, STEAM Learning, Summer
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Ahoy loveys! It may be dipping into negative degrees outside, but indoors we're celebrating picture-perfect regatta weather. Yes, this Valentine's Day we have blue skies, a fair...

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Send handmade art with a secret message this Valentine's Day! A wonderful activity for kids with printable morse code and nautical flag printable templates available. | via barley & birch
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05 Feb
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Make: Morse Code Valentine’s Day Cards

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Chalks and Pastels, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Paper, Winter
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Happy Valentine's Day love-lovers! This year, we made a set of artful cards featuring my own love language - geometric shapes. But hidden in plain sight is...

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