Frogs are a great theme for ponds and spring. They are fun animals to see at ponds. This is a simple fun frog painting made with dot markers and a cookie cutter. It is a simple frog craft that different ages and abilities can make together. You make a fun pond scene with a few…
I love changing up the art projects that we do. And watercolors have been favorite for us! And today we have a fun watercolor pencil painting! It was a great way to change up using watercolor! The Rainbow Watercolor Pencil Painting was loads of fun and a super-easy painting to do! You get to see…
Groundhog day is a great activity to explore shadows. And I love using cookie cutters to make great shapes with paint. Which works perfectly for a groundhog shadow activity! It is simple and easy to do and makes a great craft for kids to do! The Groundhog Shadow Painting Activity is a great addition to…
Snowflakes and winter is a favorite for me! I love it! I could just watch snowflakes fall from the sky all day long. This snowflake q-tip painting project is a fun way to make snowflakes falling from the sky. And I love when you can mix in different ways to make the snowflakes. We have…
The snowman theme is a favorite for me for the winter. We are always doing something with snowmen. It is a totally fun activity that many different ages can do. Today I have a cotton ball painted snowman. This is a fun painting activity that kids can be creative with. There is no wrong or…
We did some Christmas lights a few years ago and loved it. Today we have a new twist on that painting with a mixed art Christmas Lights painting that different ages can do. Christmas happens to be one of my favorite times of the year! I really enjoy having new art projects for us to…
There are so many fun Thanksgiving Themes that kids can do! I love the idea of corn and learning about it. This watercolor corn art is a great way to explore the textures of corn in a fun way. Plus this is a process art so everyone can do it their own way. We have…
Jack-O-Lantern crafts are super fun to do around Halloween! We love doing mixed art crafts and this one mixes old pastels and watercolors! You can have a lot of fun making your own jack-o-lanterns or just a fun pumpkin patch. We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with…
Pumpkins are a favorite fall theme. And we love doing crafts with pumpkins. Today I have a great pumpkin watercolor and paint mixed art project with cookie cutters. This pumpkin painting is great for fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. It is a super simple fall art project that a mix of ages could do at the…
Fall happens to be a favorite theme for us! We have loved doing different fall activities over the years! And we have just loved fall tree activities. We do at least one or two every year! And it is fun to do them. Plus there are so many great fall books to go with the…
I love doing new space projects. We love adding them to our growing collection. And today we are adding Mars to the list. This is a great mix art project which we love. You have watercolors and oil pastels together to make this a fun painting project. These planet projects have been one of the…
Ocean animals are always a summer favorite theme. We love having different activities with them. And sea turtles happen to be my youngest favorite ocean animal. They are so much fun to watch them swim. Sea turtles are always loads of fun to learn about. This is a simple way to make an ocean painting…
I think shark week has been a favorite of ours for years! We always watch it. And it is a fun one to do activities with as well. Today I have a super simple but fun painting project for kids to with sharks! You can have fun painting with watercolors and q-tips and have a…
I love colorful fireworks. They are so much fun to see in the sky. And today I have a fun simple finger painted fireworks with glitter paints! Super smiple fun and easy to do a finger painting project that takes very little time to set up and do. Plus easy to do with preschool and…
After building our volcano for our Magic Tree House activity. We decided we would do a little more study about volcanoes. We looked into the shapes and sizes of volcanoes and where you can see them today. After that, we deiced we would paint our own volcanoes erupting! The Volcano: Watercolor & Q-Tip Painting is…
The beach and collecting shells is a favorite activity but some times you can’t visit the beach but you can remember the memories with this fun beach watercolor and q-tip shell painting. You can create a fun beach scene with these easy to do painting activity. I know so many people love these because different…
A campfire is a great summer theme for camping. It is always fun to add crafts and activities with printables for each theme. I also love it when you can let kids decide what a project should look like and how you do it. I love this watercolor process idea. It gives kids a great…
I love flowers! They are always one of my favorite parts of looking forward to spring! I love the different flowers you see on the trees as they bloom. And of my favorite flowers are daisies! They come in so many fun colors. But I love the white ones. This is a great spring activity…
There are many different books we read during our yearly Dr. Seuss Week. And there are so many books it is hard to pick just one. But But we love a few books edited by him and so we are adding this into our activities this year. We had fun coloring and painting with oil…
We have so man fun Dr Seuss ideas that we have done. But I think The Truffula Tree has always been one of our favorites. I think we have done several activities with it now. I love how fun making truffula trees can be! You can make these simple tree ideas with a few easy…
I love seasonal activities. It is fun to have changes in my house and plus it is great for kids to have fun things to do. Today I have a great heart painting activity. It is a bit of a mix medium art project and we love these. They are super simple and easy to…
Penguins have always been a favorite theme for us in the winter. We love doing activities with them. They are loads of fun for kids to learn about. Today I have a simple and easy penguin watercolor painting that many different ages can do. It is simple and easy. You will have a blast making…
I’m always excited about Christmas projects and I love doing them with my girls. Today I’m doing a great activity with cookie cutters, watercolors, and oil pastels. This is a great quick and easy activity you can do last minute! I’m so excited to once again be apart of Rain Day Mums Christmas Advent. It…
History can be loads of fun to learn about. Each part of history teaches you something. This is one thing I love about the Magic Tree House books. They are always teaching you some small part about history. This time we are in the ice age and see so many fun ways of life and…
We love Jack-o-Lanterns. They are always a fun part of Halloween for us. For years I could not get my girls to carve a pumpkin to save their lives! It was just not happening. So we started the tradition of doing a pumpkin of some kind jack-o-lantern at home that was not carving. We have…
I love mixed media art projects and this is a great one for Halloween. Ghosts can be scary but some kids love them. This is an easy art project that can be done in any way that works for kids. We have always love different Halloween themes and this project turned out to be so…
I love getting creative with our art projects. We have done so many fun ones over the years. And we have always had a blast with the fall ones. Apples seem to be a favorite for us. I like that apples come in many colors and sizes. It allows kids to be creative in how…
I wanted to try a new moon project and watercolors have been a favorite for us the last little while. So today I have a process art watercolor moon that is super easy for all ages to make. The moon is a big theme this summer with the anniversary of the moon landing. I love…
Space has always been one of our favorite activities over the year. We are always doing something for it. I’m always happy to get a chance to guest post on other blogs. Today I have a great post on a mixed art project with a great space theme! It is a change up on an…
I think a favorite activity for us during the summer is looking at the night sky. We do it a lot. Plus we try and keep track of any space activity we can check out as well. We decide to make our own night sky with stars and a moon and have some fun with…