After having seen/eaten a lot of cakes lately, I thought that it would be funny and engaging to put together our own Cake Bar. Instead of sugar paste we used puffy paint! Puffy paint is a big hit in artboom house. It’s fluffy, soft, malleable and most importantly we really appreciate the final look on …
It’s that time of the year again where we play outside with tons of water and paint. I’m glad to share with you an outdoor activity which every single kid will love. Water balloons painting! Personally, I like how kids invent scenarios and give meaning to the idea of painting on 3 dimensional surfaces. Here’s …
We made Bloom Pots to celebrate spring, love and connection. We are planning offer them to our superhero grand(mother) and our beloved godmother! After we saw a few planters around the house and talked about shapes, colours and texture… we then dove into our project! This was a two session project. Supplies, you will need: …
The arts are called ‘creative’ fields because there are no predetermined correct answers to the problems (Lauer, 2005) For the last two weeks our school was closed for the winter break. Hence we had plenty of time to spend at home with my little girl. Therefore between the activities I planned for us I also …
‘I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people’ Vincent Van Gogh I have to be honest with you people, Valentine’s Day was never, ever a day that meant something to me or a celebration that excited me. On the contrary I find meaningless all those bears and hearts everywhere (to …
Few days ago we had a child-led art play with my daughter as she found a styrofoam cube in my art supplies wardrobe. Immediately she asked if she could use it ‘Mamma Can I take this one with me?’ (I answered positively). I am always excited looking at her exploring things in new ways and …
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”STAND ASIDE FOR A WHILE AND LEAVE ROOM FOR LEARNING, OBSERVE CAREFULLY WHAT CHILDREN DO, AND THEN, IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD WELL, PERHAPS TEACHING WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM BEFORE”. LORIS MALAGUZZI Few days ago I set an invitation to play by pulling out a sorting tray with some loose parts of the Build Fun Play …
Puffy paint in art play is a versatile material for little hands to explore in many ways and use their senses to sparkle their imagination! I am inspired by process based art practices where the process of making art is much more valuable than the final product! The wider the type of possibilities we offer …
