When it comes to nurturing creativity in children, art activities are a fantastic way to ignite their imagination and foster their artistic talents. While a visit to a gallery or museum can be an enriching experience, there are also numerous art activities that can be enjoyed both inside and outside these cultural institutions. Inside a gallery, children can participate in interactive workshops where they can explore different mediums and techniques under the guidance of skilled artists. They ... Read the Post
12 Art Activities Your Kids Will Love – Inside or Outside a Gallery!
7 Craft Ideas for Toddlers the Whole Family Will Love
Crafts are so good for kids. They can keep them productively occupied while you're doing work around the house, or give you something to do together. Crafting helps kids learn new skills and gives them a wonderful sense of accomplishment. Crafting is especially good for smaller children. Crafts help them gain fluent hand-eye coordination, helps them to learn about shapes and colors, and so much more. My kids love crafting so much, we have an entire shelf in our kitchen dedicated to the ... Read the Post
Ways To Scrapbook Your Fall Photos
Scrapbookers often find ideas for their albums in the changing seasons. In the fall, the shapes and colors of the falling leaves, harvest crops and blooming flowers provide lots of great ideas that we can incorporate into our scrapbooks. Here are some ways you can work the season into the various elements of your page. Get Creative with Fall-Inspired Colors Orange is a color that's certainly not hard to find in the fall. It's on pumpkins, falling leaves, and many fall flowers. It's symbolic of ... Read the Post
How To Make a Walking Stick
Have you ever been out hiking and wished you had a walking stick to help keep you from falling? Most people have at one time or another, especially if you spend a lot of time exploring mountainous terrain as we do. Walking sticks have been around as long as mankind. Some families actually pass their walking sticks on to family members, turning these walking sticks into family treasures, and some even go all out with creating a wooden staff, complete with stones, feathers, and other sacred ... Read the Post
7 Crafting Ideas for Your Teen
Most kids love to do craft. They are happy to make anything from paper plate animals to macaroni necklaces. But once they hit the teen years, many of them begin to believe they're too old - or too cool! - for taking part in any crafting. Crafting with your kids is a great way to bond with them, and this is especially important during the busy teen years. Not to mention, in this age of technology, it can be incredibly difficult to pry your teen's eyes and attention away from any electronic ... Read the Post
Drum Making Meets Education
My daughter attends a Waldorf-inspired school, and this past year, her fourth grade class embarked upon a drum making project. I was overjoyed at the brilliance of this concept for the students, and for the further introduction for my daughter into the Native American side of her family roots! This article about the process involved in this big undertaking of a project, written for the Rocky Mountain Outlook, was prepared by one of her classmates: In Alpenglow, the Grade 4-5 class started a ... Read the Post