We have the good fortune of having a neighbor that’s a cabinet maker whose very generous with his scrap wood. So this project required zero cuts on my part since  I was able to find two scraps that were approximately the same size in the stack that I scored for free. I’m so glad that […] Read more…

This project was one I came up with for my very last story time as a children’s librarian. I absolutely loved that job, but I am equally excited to be returning to teaching at a small independent school in a flex teacher role, where I’ll have lots of opportunities to teach art. As usual, I […] Read more…

We went to the craft store and I told my girl she could pick out something small, while I was suggesting to her maybe a rubber stamp or something crafty, she discovered a small basketball and I immediately knew it was coming home with us–she almost wouldn’t fork it over to the cashier so we […] Read more…

We have been having lots of fun coming up with ideas for this project, using the illustrations from some of our favorite picture books! These cardboard paintings make for an interactive, sensory way to paint and are a great way to incorporate an art activity into a story time or lesson based off of a […] Read more…

While the weather around here lately has been decidedly WINTER we’ve been pretending it is spring with all our inside activities. 1. Always a favorite: paintings made not with brushes, but using cards (old gift cards, membership cards, etc.) to push and pull tempera paint around on watercolor paper. I like to tape the paper […] Read more…

It was always a tradition growing up for me to throw a Halloween party for my friends and so this year after a successful birthday party (post coming soon!) I decided it was time to carry on that tradition for my little girl. It turned out to be a really wonderful time and I so […] Read more…