Category Archives: art

Paper Roll Binoculars
I’m back to saving random stuff from the trash and recycling piles. We have quite the stash these days: egg cartons, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, yogurt containers, Amazon packaging, return envelopes (since I never have stamps because I

Paper Roll Binoculars
I’m back to saving random stuff from the trash and recycling piles. We have quite the stash these days: egg cartons, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, yogurt containers, Amazon packaging, return envelopes (since I never have stamps because I

Pot Painting
Thursdays are usually outdoor school days. Saige goes to outdoor preschool and then I quickly drive Blaise and Laine over to whichever park location their outdoor school is that day, which starts 30 minutes after Saige. Baby and I kill

Pot Painting
Thursdays are usually outdoor school days. Saige goes to outdoor preschool and then I quickly drive Blaise and Laine over to whichever park location their outdoor school is that day, which starts 30 minutes after Saige. Baby and I kill

Marble Painting
The kiddos were home from school thanks to Pink Eye. They were sad they had to miss so I suggested we do some art. I recently finished transforming the unused dining room into an art/learning space and we have been

Marble Painting
The kiddos were home from school thanks to Pink Eye. They were sad they had to miss so I suggested we do some art. I recently finished transforming the unused dining room into an art/learning space and we have been

Circle Painting
I’ve been saving the cardboard paper towel rolls for a few weeks now and needed something to do with them. Paint is always a hit and since Saige was napping, I set up the art table with paper plates full of

Circle Painting
I’ve been saving the cardboard paper towel rolls for a few weeks now and needed something to do with them. Paint is always a hit and since Saige was napping, I set up the art table with paper plates full of

Microwave Puffy Paint
Puffy paint in the microwave. Easy peasy. And highly entertaining for the kiddos. Saige has been napping in her bed for her afternoon nap, which has opened back up our activities. (I’d been slacking and using Saige’s nap as an

Microwave Puffy Paint
Puffy paint in the microwave. Easy peasy. And highly entertaining for the kiddos. Saige has been napping in her bed for her afternoon nap, which has opened back up our activities. (I’d been slacking and using Saige’s nap as an

Apple Stamping
Apple picking left us with 30 pounds of apples. Between eating some, making applesauce, and giving some away, we still had several left. So, I cut some up, got the paint and paper out, and let the kiddos loose on

Apple Stamping
Apple picking left us with 30 pounds of apples. Between eating some, making applesauce, and giving some away, we still had several left. So, I cut some up, got the paint and paper out, and let the kiddos loose on

Shape Art
Amazon is addicting (the UPS man is like family). I was nosing around one night in the “cars, trains, and things that go” category looking for books that Blaise would like. I found a winner, Away We Go! A Shape

Shape Art
Amazon is addicting (the UPS man is like family). I was nosing around one night in the “cars, trains, and things that go” category looking for books that Blaise would like. I found a winner, Away We Go! A Shape