This project comes straight from Todd Oldham’s fabulous book, Kid Made Modern, which is filled with great projects inspired by different design legends. In this...
This project comes straight from Todd Oldham’s fabulous book, Kid Made Modern, which is filled with great projects inspired by different design legends. In this...
Our babysitter does these Franken-drawings with my kids. You fold the paper in thirds and one person draws the head and feet and the other person draws the mid-section...
Our friend Jen Wink is a graphic designer and one of the most creative people we know. And not just creative in a way that would be impossible for non-artists to...
These are so much fun for spring (which begins on Sunday)! Hang them in a sunny room or outdoors. It’s a special treat for kids to make something large and 3-dimensional...
All you need to make a flip book is a pack of post-it notes, some dot stickers, and a good pen. A binder clip is handy—it helps keep the post-it pack bound after...
We are in love with this printmaking kit from Eye Can Art that my son got for his birthday. Meant for kids and parents to do together, and once they get the hang...
Marble runs can be made on any scale with a few standard household materials. This is a great project for kids to create and problem-solve as they lay out their...
Whenever we go out to a restaurant I always bring along a couple of spiral notebooks from Muji along with some markers to keep the kids occupied. They're small...
Making a thaumatrope (literally "a turning marvel") is easy to set up, virtually mess-free, and uses just a few basic art supplies. A popular Victorian toy, a thaumatrope...
For our daughter’s 5th birthday, we took her to an art supply store and helped her stock an artist’s box–the usual watercolors, brushes and pastels, but also some new…
Craft-in-a-box, a.k.a. buy yourself a good half-hour of guilt-free kid print-making entertainment, are something we always like to have on hand. These art kits from...
Sunprints are a great activity to do with the kids--they require just a little patience, no craft skills required, and make for nice presents....