Who loves making homemade dough for the kids to play with? We’re avoiding eating red food dye, so we decided to use some it up making pink dough just for crafting. We mixed up a simple uncooked version, although you can make one in just a few minutes on the stovetop, as well. In honor […]
Ready to put that drawer full of broken crayons to good use? Little artists love the smooth shapes of large crayons. Large, smooth crayons can be fun for rubbing over textures and patterns as well as creating rainbows of original art. Here’s how we upcycled our old crayons into something new: First came the tedious […]
Two scrappy sprouts, bursting with energy, can motivate a parent to find messy new solutions to snow day boredom. On a day when the temperature was too low for even a little sledding, we raided the pantry and spice rack for an edible art project. I filled little containers with dried pinto beans, split peas and […]