Creative Drawing Ideas for Kids :: Drawing Prompts. As one way to encourage creative drawing and the continued use of our chalkboard, I occasionally add a drawing prompt and wait for the kids to find it. (And by kids, I mean Maia and possibly any friend she has over. Daphne is yet oblivious to such suggestion.) It almost always results in a thoughtful and unique drawing that veers from the usual drawings that I see them make. Drawing prompts are one of many creative drawing ideas for kids that get them thinking and creating differently. The drawing prompts idea is something I’ve borrowed from Susan Striker’s Anti-Coloring Book series —I had one as a child! (By the way, you can find several printable pages from the Anti-Coloring Books as well as examples of what children have drawn on her website.)
What I do is begin a simple drawing on the chalkboard, and add an invitation —in this case, the question, “What is inside this house?” For example, Maia has drawn lots of houses, but always the exterior. Maybe. Snowflake Craft Ideas. Snowflake. Snowflake. Little Snowflake. Little Snowflake. Falling-from-the-sky…… Snowflake. Here are some cute little craft stick and Button Snowflakes. My kids can’t get enough of Hama Beads. Lots of Hama Bead Snowflake Patterns Awwww these Pasta Snowflakes sure take me back!! I love all sucatcher crafts, especially these lovely little Sun Catcher Snowflakes – they turned out lovely. These for me, are a real “childhood classic”, I remember making similar when I was a child – Snowflake Suncatch (inclueds free printable) Here is a clever idea that I have featured before and I think is popular with you – Snowflake “clings” (such a clever craft) Or how about giving paper quilling a go with these Quilled Snowflake Ornament – quilling is easier and more satisfying than you think!
No “round up” of ideas would be complete with out some TP Roll Crafts – We had a go at these super Easy & Simple TP Roll Snowflakes Love the simplicity of this Christmas decoration – simply paint! Clothes peg Snowflake. The Awesome Rainbow Milk Science Experiment. Taste-Safe Rainbow Fingerpaints | Fireflies and Mud Pies. Lazy summer afternoons are simply perfect for feeling relaxed around the kitchen table engaged in arts and crafts activities that awaken one’s senses and creativity.
The homemade fingerpaint recipe shared below uses 4 common pantry staples, and dries to a beautiful shine. Scented and colored with a classic seasonal drink, it is the quintessential summer play recipe. This post contains affiliate links. Opinions are my own. Why Make Homemade Paint? I make homemade paint because I can. There is something awesome about never having to say no to an activity due to a lack of art supplies.
Click HERE to follow my Arts and Crafts for Kids board on Pinterest. Taste-Safe Rainbow Fingerpaints The bright rainbow paints I made for my children feel smooth and smell amazing. My oldest son painted fruit. My youngest son didn’t care for the slick feel of the fingerpaints and opted to use a paintbrush. Want to Make Your Own? Of course you do! Materials and Directions 1. More Playful Paints. 21 Ways to Display Kids Artwork. Watercolor and Salt Painting :: Revisiting an Old Favorite. Jean Van't Hul : Children's Art Enabler and Writer. Rain Paint Homemade Watercolor Recipe. Living in San Diego we barely get a winter.
I'm not complaining, because I prefer warm weather. We do, however, really need rain. I got so excited this week when the weather app on my phone predicted rain. Immediately I planned a ton of activities that can only be done in the rain. We love homemade paint recipes, so my first project was making rain paint. Painting in the rain is an activity all children should get to try at least once, and instead of grabbing watercolors and heading out in the rain I wanted to actually make paint with rain. Supplies: Directions: This homemade paint recipe is one of the easiest recipes ever! Once it rained enough to fill the jars I gave each paint mixture a good stir with the paint brushes then invited my boys to paint. First JZ (6) wanted to smell each paint and guess the flavor. I chose watercolor paper for this project since I anticipated it being very wet. JZ abandoned the paint brushes and went for a new method of painting.
Spin Art Rocks for Kids - Meri Cherry. Sometimes when I’m doing a project intended for a post it turns out to be a pretty epic fail. Other times, when I put little to no thought into it, something magical happens. That’s what happened here. My family went to the beach this weekend and had a fantastic day building sand castles, playing in the water and collecting rocks. The rocks were so beautiful and plentiful, we decided it was ok to take a few home to enjoy. *This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. The process is really simple and has so many fun components for little ones to participate in. . !!
Making them easy for little hands. . The paint looked gorgeous on the rocks before we even did anything. The results were so fantastic when we opened up the lid. Overall, I seriously give this activity a ten. If you like this idea, check out these two ebooks I’m a part of. Building and Creating with Curves :: An Easy Kids' Sculpture Activity with Cardboard Tubes. 3-D Art and Sculpture Ideas for Kids - The Artful Parent.