When it comes to art projects, I’m a big fan of form + function. For many many years now, one of my day jobs has been graphic design work. I consider myself pretty lucky because three-quarters of the time it’s…
“I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper, I don’t think that it’s only for men.” – Dame Zaha Hadid Stand back, because we’re turning the whimsy up to 10 today. For the last…
‘Tis the season of luuuuv and have I got a sweetly spontaneous recycled art project for you today! These little recycled cardboard love shacks are an artful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day and don’t require more than a few ordinary…
The hustle and bustle of the holidays has TRULY hit! With all the events and plans and family and prep, the joy of sitting down to make something together can get a bit lost amongst the trimmings & trappings. For…
Recycle a cereal box and celebrate Halloween with this super cute build-your-own playdough Jack-O-Lantern activity for kids! Mix and match spooky features with your own round little playdough pumpkins for an afternoon of wickedly creative form and design play. And…
Five Little Pumpkins! With a little October magic (and a few well-placed velcro dots) you can turn simple cardboard pumpkins into an entertaining set of mini no carve jack-o-lanterns that your little ones can design, take apart, then rebuild over…
Dig into the recycling bin, save some plastic bits from the trash and grab a pile of that scrap paper you’ve been stashing away, because we’re making scrap stamp shape collages! Sometimes the very best projects come out of having…
Earlier this week we made a simple set of DIY bean bag gnomes, and we’ve had so much fun with them, it only seemed appropriate to build them a cozy little gnome home! I’m preparing for a big move and am…
Have you ever had a kid beg for a pet that kinda makes your skin crawl (I’m looking at you, snake). Or been asked for a classroom pet, only to wonder how on earth you can fit another living thing…
