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Tag Archives: Chalks and Pastels

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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Find your zen and relax by making your own meditative scribble art collage for stress relief. | via barley & birch
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05 Nov
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Make: Scribble Art Collages for Stress Relief

  • April 11, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Chalks and Pastels, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Paper
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We are having the rare week of November 70-degree weather up here in the north, and I've committed to soaking up every last second of it...

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This collection of over 40 functional kids art projects encourages little ones to create hands-on art they can play with and use in everyday life. | via barley & birch
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06 Mar
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Discover: 40+ Functional Art Projects for Kids

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Cardboard, Chalks and Pastels, Dramatic Play, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fabric, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Practical Skills, STEAM Learning
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When it comes to art projects, I'm a big fan of form + function. My own experience as a graphic designer has given me a deep appreciation...

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Recycle some cardboard and explore simple building with these little love shack art projects for kids | via barley & birch
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04 Feb
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Make: Recycled Cardboard Love Shacks

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Cardboard, Chalks and Pastels, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Winter
  • 1 comment
'Tis the season of luuuuv and have I got a sweetly spontaneous recycled art project for you today! These little recycled cardboard love...

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Create an easy Christmas countdown with this adorable DIY pine tree lot scene! | via barley & birch
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22 Nov
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Make: A Mini Pine Tree Farm Holiday Sensory Activity

  • April 15, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Chalks and Pastels, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Sensory Play, Small World Play, Winter
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A little more than a month to Christmas and I've been hoarding advent calender inspiration! I'm rarely organized enough to get 25 little gifts together for so...

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Use simple nature supplies to make your own DIY hanging holiday card holder. A festive activity for kids! | via barley & birch
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19 Nov
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Make: A Pinecone and Twig Holiday Card Display

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Chalks and Pastels, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Winter
  • 1 comment
Of all the holiday trinkets and trappings I own, the handmade projects & scraps of homemade treasures collected over the years are the ones I most look...

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These halftone collages are a great autumn or Thanksgiving art activity for kids | via barley & birch
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05 Nov
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Make: Stamped Halftone Leaf and Gourd Collages

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Chalks and Pastels, Fall, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Paper
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These pop-y halftone leaf and gourd collages offer a new way to look at highlights and shadows (through the eyes of a graphic designer) while celebrating a...

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Kids can explore mark-making, new art mediums and ways to draw with this fun scrap paper ghost art! | via barley & birch
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31 Oct
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Make: Scrap Paper Ghost Art for Kids

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Chalks and Pastels, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Paper
  • 1 comment
Do you know what a ghost looks like? Well, here's the secret that makes this naturally-lovely autumn art project eerily successful...NONE of us know for sure...! So...

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These DIY bendable bat sculptures make a frightfully fun Halloween art project for kids!
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03 Oct
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Make: Bendable Bats and Mini Bat Sculptures

  • April 6, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Chalks and Pastels, Fall, Paint, Chalks and Pastels, Paper
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October has finally arrived - with its rustling leaves, gleaming gourds, grinning pumpkins. and colorful calico corn. Our nights have suddenly become dark, damp, and chilly, and...

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