We're celebrating tinkering today! Tinkerlab has released a fantastic book.If you'd like to encourage tinkering, curiosity and creative thinking Rachelle Doorley's Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors (Amazon affiliate) will get your family going. It includes 55 experiments and [...]Continue Reading
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How to fit art and creativity into your everyday busy life – an interview with The Artful Parent
Does your heart ache when you think about how much you wished you were doing more art with your kids? We want creative families! We want to spark our children's imaginations and watch them discover their capabilities...but how can we do this in our already packed lives?Today I'm delighted to [...]Continue Reading
Crafts and Activities with a Multi Age Group of Kids
Some simple preparations can make the difference between a fun multi-age activity and a disaster. Chelsey, of Buggy and Buddy is a mom and former teacher and she has a couple tricks to making activities go smoothly. ~AlissaCrafting and doing activities with children of different ages can be [...]Continue Reading
Putting a Stop to Kids Arguments While Crafting
Nothing like getting out the craft supplies, actually managing to get everyone to the table and *finally* starting a craft project, only to to wind up with arguing kids. Not. Fun. Here's how Cerys, a mom to two young kids and author of the kids crafting and activity blog Rainy Day Mum, helps prevent [...]Continue Reading
Exceptional Books for Exploring Great Artists
You don't have to know a lot about art to enjoy it with your kids. The books in this list open up the world of fine art in a way that lets you enjoy learning about the paintings and the artists together.If you find an artist you really love, it is worthwhile purchasing a book dedicated to their [...]Continue Reading
Is it OK if my child just wants to do the same craft over and over?
In short, my answer to this is yes. If your child is captivated by a particular arts and crafts activity and wants to repeat it again and again this might be just what their brain needs for learning.Here's why, and here's how to change it up a little and spark further creativity with your [...]Continue Reading
