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Here is a short video listing some Art supplies you could possibly find at home.

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Here is a children's book read aloud that tells the life story of Yayoi Kusama and how she became an artist.

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An abstract artist who is obsessed with dots and bright colors. She is called an Environment artist because she expands her art beyond the edges of a piece of paper or canvas. She loves to create artwork that surrounds the viewer. Here is a video about a group of kids visiting and looking at Kusama's artwork. It is really fun and shows the huge impact art has on kids. What kind of artwork can you create with dots or circles?

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Kids Critique: Yayoi Kusama's 'Give Me Love'

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In our first episode of 'Kids Critique,' we take the children to go see iconic Japanese Pop artist, Yayoi Kusama's latest show at David Zwirner. Known for her use of psychedelic colors, repetition, and patterns; the kids will review Kusama's latest show that includes The Obliteration Room, her Pumpkin sculptures, and her latest painting series, "My Eternal Soul."

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This is the best recipe I have found so far on how to make liquid chalk paint. It suggests using spray bottles but you can use paintbrushes to paint the sidewalk with this liquid chalk. The chalk paint will mold because cornstarch is a food product. The author mentions this in the article.

Liquid Chalk:
Ingredients:
Cornstarch
Food coloring
Water
Spray bottles (optional)
To a container of your choosing, add 1/3 cup of cornstarch. Add water until cornstarch is liquid and then add large amount of food coloring.

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Over the summer, I wrote this Ultimate Guide To Summer Sidewalk Chalk. Since then, the girls have been obsessed with spray chalk and we've made and played with it several times. Each time they have decorated the driveway or our patio with spray chalk, I've thought how pretty it was and wished there was a way to keep it. So yesterday I brought out some paper!

It was a huge hit. Here's how to set up Spray Chalk Splatter Painting.

To Make Spray Chalk

Collect some spray bottles. I found ours at the Dollar Tree, and they work fine. If you don't want to make a trip to the store,these would do the trick. Add approximately 1/3 cup of cornstarch (cornflour to my UK friends) to the bottles. I use a tiny spoon, work over the sink, and plan to spill a lot. A funnel would be a great idea! Fill up the remainder of the bottle with water, and add a generous squirt of food coloring. I've found that neon colors are brightest (duh) but regular colors work fine, too. You can experiment with how much food coloring you need to add to get bright enough colors. Next, swirl and shake the bottles until the cornstarch is integrated.
A Few Notes About Your Spray Chalk:

The cornstarch will settle to the bottom as your kids play with their spray chalk, or if you let it sit overnight. Just give it a good swirl and shake periodically.

Cornstarch is a FOOD product. Your spray chalk and bottles will mold and turn nasty if left for long periods of time. I usually try to encourage the girls to use all their spray chalk within a couple of days, and then rinse out the bottles until next time. Be sure to work some clean water all the way through the spraying mechanisms, too. We've lost a few spray bottles to nastiness.

If you get some spray chalk on your clothes, shoes, or hands, it's no big deal. It usually just brushes right off, and the amount of food coloring when diluted hasn't been enough to stain any of our clothes. A pristine white T-shirt is probably not a good idea, though.

Splatter Painting

In addition to using your spray chalk all over the sidewalk and driveway, let your kids spray on paper.

Splatter painting on black paper looks especially awesome!

Yellow spray chalk on black paper reminded me of a universe of stars and galaxies!

Try laying down some shapes on your paper for some 'resist' art.

I love presenting the girls with process art projects. They enjoy the freedom that comes with just being able to enjoy the process of making art, without any specific goal in mind for the outcome.

You can also let your children experiment with how the spray comes out differently depending on how you've turned the nozzle. A 'jet' of spray chalk looks very different on the paper than a 'mist' of spray chalk!

Using these spray bottles is also great work for little hand muscles. After a while Maggie had to resort to a 2-handed technique!

You may also want to encourage your children to see how the chalk looks different depending on whether you're close to the paper or far away from the paper.

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Over the summer, I wrote this Ultimate Guide To Summer Sidewalk Chalk . Since then, the girls have been obsessed with spray chalk and we've made and played with it several times. Each time they have decorated the driveway or our patio with spray chalk, I've thought how pretty it was and wished there was a way to keep it.

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Watercolor Paint:
Ingredients:
1 cup Cornstarch
Food Coloring
3/4 cup Vinegar
1 cup Baking Soda
2 tablespoon Corn Syrup
Plastic Ice Tray
Mix together baking soda and vinegar. Then add cornstarch and corn syrup and mix well. Fill the tray sections 3/4 of the ways full. Add food coloring to each section. You may need to mix colors together to get different hues of color.

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Students should go outside and observe what they see around them. Ask questions like 'What do I see outside?', 'What can I draw that I see?' Students can draw with whatever art material they want.

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Famous Land Art artist. He goes outside and collects leaves, rocks, sticks, bark, dirt, etc... and will rearrange those found nature items to make something new. His artwork is very eye catching because you have seen a rock, leaf, or branch before but he will move them to make something new. Check out some of his artwork! He works with snow and ice too!

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Flour based play dough recipe. This website is very thorough and this recipe seems to be very simple. I am going to try to make this later on. I will upload a video of how it went. It sounds like an adventure. Students will need help from an adult to make this recipe because it requires stove top cooking.
Play Dough:
Ingredients:
1 cup Flour
Food Coloring
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Salt
2 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Mix together all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook on low/medium heat, stirring until the mixture thickens and gathers around spoon. Put dough on wax paper or plate to cool.

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I've tried many playdough recipes over the years with my four kids and I always come back to this one. This homemade playdough recipe is soft, lasts a LONG time, doesn't stain little hands, and uses common ingredients you probably already have.

Plus it's super quick and easy to make (you can make a batch in about 5 minutes) and much cheaper than buying ready made playdough.

And it's just plain fun to have the kids help you make their very own playdough recipe!
This post has a lot of information so use this list to skip ahead for easy navigation:
I love doing fun things with my kids, but I don't do DIY stuff as often as I'd like because of time and the mess; I have enough messes to clean up as it is without purposefully adding to it!

I look on Pinterest and see all these cute craft projects and ideas for kids. I pin that glitter project that's momentarily caught my eye and for a fleeting moment, I contemplate actually attempting it. And then the realist in me takes over and I know it's not going to happen.

Can any of you relate? We'd all love to be those fantastic crafty moms but the simple truth is most of us are just too tired and busy.

If that's you - or even if you are an amazing crafty mom (my hat's off to you!) - then this DIY playdough recipe is for you.

Homemade Playdough Video Tutorial

Why DIY play dough?

In my experience, this play dough recipe doesn't crumble and make as big of a mess as the store bought "Play-Doh". It also lasts longer - we have a batch from well over a year ago that's still going strong!

Store bought playdough can get expensive especially if you have multiple kids as I do. Those containers are small and if your kids leave the lids off those tricky to snap on lids, it dries out.

Homemade play dough is easy to make and super easy to store. Just drop it in a ziploc bag and it will last for months!

I found this recipe a long time ago and after a few modifications, it's truly become the best homemade playdough we've ever tried. And with four kids, we've gone through a lot of playdough!

Natural Homemade Play Dough

Of course, homemade play dough is non-toxic too.

If you prefer knowing exactly what ingredients your children are playing with, this play dough is for you. The ingredients are simple, common household ingredients you probably already have around your house. This makes this playdough a perfect natural play option.

Because this recipe is preserved with salt, it will taste very salty, meaning your children will probably have no desire to eat it. (Of course, you should always supervise young children playing.)

How to Make Playdough

This homemade playdough recipe is so quick and easy to make, you can make a full batch in less than 10 minutes and your kids will love playing with it for hours!

I often make 4-6 batches in just 30 minutes because once your pan is heated up, you can whip up batch after batch very quickly.

Recommended Supplies:

Homemade Playdough Ingredients:

*I highly recommend buying a large container of cream of tartar, such as this one; it's much cheaper than the tiny ones from the grocery store!

**I highly recommend using gel food coloring; not only does it last a LONG time (a little goes a long way), but you'll need gel food coloring if you want the vibrant colors you see in this post.

One batch of this homemade play dough makes a large amount, about equal to 2-3 storebought containers.

Tip: you might want to halve this playdough recipe if you want to use different colors. I made 6 batches of the full recipe because my four kids wanted multiple colors, plus it's nice to have more dough to go around.

1. Add flour, cream of tartar, and salt to a saucepan

Add 1 cup of flour, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar and 1/3 CUP of salt* to a 2-quart saucepan.

*Yes, that is 1/3 cup of salt. If you use 1/3 teaspoon or tablespoon, you'll end up with very sticky play dough. The salt works to keep your homemade playdough from sticking and also helps preserve it, so you definitely want the full amount.

2. Add water, vegetable oil, and food coloring.

Add a few drops of food color to 1 cup of water, then stir into the flour mixture along with 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil.

Tip: I've adjusted the original recipe to include adding the food coloring in this step as it's even easier to evenly blend the color into your playdough compared to waiting later. Thanks to the readers who suggested this! (This update is why the photo instructions aren't colored yet.)

3. Cook and stir until your playdough starts to solidify.

Heat your burner to medium/low and stir.

It will be a little lumpy. That's okay.

Keep stirring until it starts getting a little solid. If there are still a few lumps, that's ok - you can work them out later.

If your stove is already hot or you have a gas stove, this will only take 20-30 seconds, but it may take 2-3 minutes if your electric stove is still heating up.

4. Keep stirring.

Keep stirring your play dough mixture.

As you can see, I USED to add the food coloring at this point - and you can too - however it IS easier to add it along with the water.

Now the dough will start becoming thicker and a little lumpy. Just keep stirring.

Once the dough starts gathering together around the spoon you know it's done. This may be 20 seconds or 2 minutes; it depends on how hot your stove is.

My first batch of easy homemade play dough took a bit longer, but once we got going, it literally only took a few seconds and a total of 2 minutes from start to finish for each batch.

5. Remove from the saucepan and cool.

Remove your homemade playdough from the saucepan and put it on some waxed paper or a plate to cool.

6. Squish and knead your doh to remove lumps

Once it's cooled, I like to knead the play dough for a minute or two to get out any lumps and to get it to a better consistency. Then again it could just be my excuse to squish it myself before handing it over to the kids...it is kind of fun.

That's it! You've made homemade playdough!

Don't you want to just squish this soft playdough?!

Common Playdough Questions

What is the best playdough recipe?

It seems almost every blog has their own play dough recipe these days and it's no surprise - homemade playdough is generally easy to make and so much fun! It's a perfect DIY activity for kids.

How do you decide which play dough recipe is the BEST?

It comes down to consistently getting good results. Sure you can try variations. like no-cook, but does it last as long? Is it as soft? Is it low-mess as my soft homemade playdough recipe here?

Some may be, but in my experience of trying MANY different versions of DIY playdough, this one here in this post has consistently been the best. Other moms agree - I've received hundreds of emails from moms praising this recipe since I posted (and regularly update with tips and new info) this recipe a long time ago.

Can I make homemade playdough without cream of tartar?

A common question is: "do I have to use cream of tartar for making homemade playdough?"

The short answer is yes, you can make playdough without cream of tartar. However, it won't be as good in my opinion. Cream of tartar is recommended for a reason.

This brings me to the next question...

What does cream of tartar do for playdough?

Cream of tartar does a couple of things to help your playdough.

I thought this originally too, but trust me when I say that the cream of tartar is worth it.

Tip: it's NOT worth it to buy those little bottles of cream of tartar from the baking section, like this:

Instead, I recommend one of these larger, better value containers from Amazon. It will last a long time and allow your kids TONS of the best playdough batches!

How much playdough does this recipe make?

One batch makes just under 2 cups. A standard size container of store-bought Play Doh holds approximately 1/2 cup.

How to store play dough

In order for your playdough to last for a long time, I recommend storing it in a sealed ziploc bag. We use sandwich or quart bags.

Make sure your play dough is completely cool before you put it away. If it's not, your playdough will become musty and even mold.

1. Cream of tartar helps make the playdough more elastic and stretchy. Best of all, it helps minimize crumbles and mess!

2. Cream of tartar also helps act as a preservative, allowing your homemade play dough to last a LONG time without going bad

How to Make Playdough Soft Again
But I don't have cream of tartar...
If your play dough is left out and becomes dry, you can often revive it with this simple little trick for fixing dry playdough.

Work a little vegetable or canola oil into the playdough. The best way is to pour about a teaspoon of oil onto your hands, then work it in. Add a little more gradually as needed until the playdough is soft again.

Your playdough may not be quite as smooth and pliable as before, but this softening trick really does help.

Occasionally a chunk of playdough can't be revived if it was left out for a really long time (good thing this recipe is SO quick and easy to make!)

How do you fix sticky playdough?
One batch = about 4 containers of store playdough.
Using less flour or salt will result in sticky playdough. If you used the correct quantities in this recipe and your play dough is still sticky, it probably needs to cook a little longer.

Add it back to your pan and reheat for another 1-3 minutes until it is no longer sticky.

How do you get playdough out of carpet?

Messes happen inevitably with children. If your kids do get playdough in the carpet, luckily it's not too difficult to remove it.

How do you remove playdough from clothes?

In my experience, playdough does not get stuck on clothes too often ( homemade slime is the worst culprit for that!) but if your child does manage to get it on clothing, try this:

Can I substitute other oils in this recipe?

While I typically use vegetable oil (it's cheaper and what I usually have on hand), my readers have claimed over and over that other oil varieties work just as well as vegetable oil. Some of those include canola oil, coconut oil, olive oil, even baby oil! If you've tried it, let me know!

Does this play dough recipe use boiling water?

Nope.

There may be some varieties that do, but this recipe does not involve boiling water. I've had comments from people saying that boiling water makes it faster, etc. That may be true, but this variety works well without it.

It's also safer when you have small children around. Of course, your pan will still get hot so you'll still need to be careful.

My 9 and 6 year olds often help make a batch of homemade playdough. They've gotten quite good at stirring. In fact, even when the playdough is at it's hottest, you can still touch it. I usually dump a batch onto a plate and knead it to get the color worked in straight off the burner. It's very warm (my kids don't want to touch it at that point) but it doesn't burn us.

Will the food coloring stain my child's hands?

No, it will not. As long as you mix it up well before you give it to them, there is no staining. That's even if you use Gel Paste Food Color

which results in bright, vivid colors.

I highly recommend Americolor by the way - it's well worth the money because you will use it for so many things - from many batches of playdough to cupcakes and more. It's my favorite food color ever.

Tip: this food gel brand is cheaper and appears to work well too. I have not tested it personally (my Americolor has lasted for years!) but it's worth checking out.

Here you can see, I just finished kneading a fresh warm batch of bright red playdough and there is no color on my hands at all:
Here's remove play dough from carpet:

1. Allow the playdough to dry completely first. Do not try to clean it before it's dry! This is very important!

2. Pick out any bits you can by hand.

3. Use a firm brush, like this one, to brush the carpet gently but firmly. This will help remove any stuck-in bits

4. Vacuum

5. If there is a stain left behind, use a carpet-safe stain remover, like Oxiclean (follow instructions and test in a small spot first)

The one caveat? I have not tried black food coloring, so no promises there! And of course, you have to use a reasonable amount of food coloring - if you try using an entire bottle of Americolor food gel? You'd have to let me know how that one turns out.

1. allow it to dry completely first.

2. Use a firm brush, like this one or a clean toothbrush, to gently but firmly work the playdough out of the fabric

3. Soak the clothing in COLD water with a small amount of dish soap for 20-30 minutes

4. Put a little more dish soap on the area, then wash as you would normally

5. The stain should be removed!

How do you make playdough more fun?

Kids love play dough and will often spend hours with it. But sometimes they can get bored and you might be looking for some fun play dough add-ons for more fun and direction.

For a fun play dough variation, try this scented playdough with essential oils. It's great for relaxing sensory play for kids with autism or ADHD. It's also great as a calming activity for any kids.

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Try a holiday twist with one of these fun options: Printable playdough mats can help kids learn while they're playing:

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I've tried many playdough recipes over the years with my four kids and I always come back to this one. This homemade playdough recipe is soft, lasts a LONG time, doesn't stain little hands, and uses common ingredients you probably already have.

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The creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants has added an at home drawing lessons. He is creating a lesson each week for 8 weeks.

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Rewarding for teachers, easy for families, fun for kids- a love of reading is inside every Book Box.

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Create something that represents spring. With the weather changing and plants blooming, there is tons of inspiration to create a drawing, painting, Lego/block build, play dough build of something that represents spring.

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Making your own homemade paint with kids is a rewarding process that helps children understand that store-bought is not the only way! Using a combination of salt, flour, and water, this recipe is beyond simple.

How we made homemade paint

My toddler is at that stage where she loves squeezing paint out of the bottles. I gave into this to give her the chance to explore this phenomena, but after using an inordinate amount of paint in the process, I thought it might be more frugal to make a batch of homemade salt and flour paint for more economical squeeze painting.

This homemade paint recipe is simple, non-toxic, and it costs next to nothing to make. Not to mention it's pretty rewarding to make your own art materials. I made these while my daughter was napping, but next time I'll include her in the process. The following recipe makes enough paint to fill 3 2 ounce bottle s (affiliate).

Keep in mind that this paint is perfect for exploring the process of painting, but it's not great for creating a masterpiece to hang above the mantle. In essence, it's not a tempera or acrylic paint replacement!

Recipe for Homemade Salt and Flour Paint

Blend 1/2 cup of flour with 1/2 cup of salt. Add 1/2 cup of water...

and mix until smooth.

Divide it up into three sandwich bags and add a few drops of liquid watercolor or food coloring to each bag.

Squish them up until the "paint" is well blended. Use Ziplock bags if small children are helping with this step. Add more water if you'd like a thinner paint. Cut a corner off the baggie and squeeze the paint mixture into your squeeze bottle.

This homemade paint came out pretty thick, and was a little hard to squeeze. Next time we'll dilute it with a bit more water. The good news is that the paint dries quickly. The squeeze paintings we made with regular tempera paint (2 days ago) are still wet, while these are already completely dry! And they have a nice puffy, sparkly texture too!

If you're looking for a smooth paint (like tempera from the art store), this paint may be disappointing. Because of the salt, it will have a grainy texture to it, which makes it great for squeezing and not so good for painting with a brush

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A question for you:

What's your favorite kind of paint and/or painting process?

More homemade art and paint recipes

Our favorite toddler art recipe homemade playdough. It's easy to make, non-toxic, and inexpensive. This recipe has been successfully used thousands of times.

More Art Projects for Toddlers

For more toddler art projects, you may enjoy the easy-to-set-up activities that use mainly everyday materials in 12 Simple Art Projects for Toddlers.

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Homemade Paint | How to Puffy Sparkle Make Paint - TinkerLab

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Make your own squeezable homemade paint from salt, flour, and water. Add a little food coloring or liquid watercolors to create the color you desire.

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No coloring supplies at home. No worries!

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ScrapColoring is an online coloring site with an innovative concept. Forget about printable coloring pages: ScrapColoring's colorful and customizable patterns give a very rich variety of choices for kids to develop their artistitic sense, and provide them with hours of fun and creativity.

-> More: All About ScrapColoring

Please note that for a better online coloring experience, we recommend the free and open browser Firefox (available on Windows, Mac, Linux etc.).

Coloriage - French version of ScrapColoring

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ScrapColoring - Free Online Coloring Pages and Printable Coloring Book

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Students can explore art history, create their own artwork, and watch videos of artists and virtual museum visits.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum

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#MetKids is a digital feature made for, with, and by kids.

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Students can learn about different artists and musicians. This site may need a login, but it is free to sign up.

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In BrainPOP’s Arts & Music movies, you’ll learn how folks use words, music, and images to express themselves! Plus, meet some famous artists and see their work.

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Here are some more ideas for at home Art.

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Students should practice drawing or painting a picture of an animal or their favorite animal.

Use a piece of paper and draw with simple shapes to draw the animal. Simple shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, ovals, triangles, etc...

If your student needs extra help drawing a certain animal. I suggest looking at Art Hub for kids on YouTube. This channel is great for drawing tutorials. They have a great amount of choices for their animal videos too.

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Students will need blocks and drawing materials for this idea. Have students become an architect and design their own building. On paper, draw a plan for your city before building the city with blocks or Legos.
When building your city, do not forget to review your plan to make sure you are building to the plan.
Have fun and get creative.

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Using a flash light or a lamp, have students practice folding their hands to make shadow puppets. This video is a great starter on how to position your hands to create different animals. You can always create your own animals too.

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How to make Shadow Animals with your Hands

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Using a flash light or lamp, students can use cut out paper puppets to create a shadow puppet show. You will need paper, a stick, tape, and a pen or pencil to draw.
First draw the puppet shape onto the paper, then cut out design. Remember when drawing your puppet you will only be able to see the outline around the shape if you want to see details like eyes or a mouth you will need to cut them out of the paper to let the light shine through. Here is an example of a shadow paper puppet. This puppeteer suggest card stock paper but any color paper will work, but a thicker paper will be better than thin paper.

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Sakura Season - Japanese Cherry Blossoms

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Sakura Season - Japanese Cherry Blossoms

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Students can look at pictures of Cherry Blossom trees and create their own artwork based upon the beautiful blooming trees.

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A self-portrait is a picture of yourself. A portrait is a picture of someone else.

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April showers bring May flowers. In the Spring time we usually get a lot of rain. When the sun and rain interact it will create a rainbow. ROYGBIV - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet (Purple).

Using things found in your home, create a rainbow. Students can use Legos, blocks, toys, clothes, shoes, paint, markers, paper, crayons, etc...
Arrange or use those items to create a rainbow. Try to put those items in color order of ROYGBIV.

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Students can draw something that they think would be found in the sky. Clouds, birds, rain, snow, rainbow, wind, leaves, plane, helicopter, superhero, etc....
Have fun and get creative!

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Students can pick a video of something they would like to draw from the YouTube channel Art for Kids Hub. This family is wonderful with showing step by step how to do different types of drawings or other types of artworks at home. I want you to pick something out and try it at home. Have Fun!

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Hey, art friends! Welcome to Art For Kids Hub! 🎨✏️ Here, you’ll discover all sorts of awesome art lessons, from drawing to painting, and even some super cool origami. Whether you’re a beginner or a budding artist, there’s something fun for everyone! I’m Rob, and along with my amazing wife, Teryn, and our four creative kids, Jack, Hadley, Austin, and Olivia, we make art together as a family and love sharing it with you. ❤️ Ready to jump in and start creating? Most of our art lessons are self-contained, so grab your favorite black marker, some paper, and your coloring supplies, and let’s get drawing! 🖍️📒 Join us on this colorful adventure, and let’s make art that brings smiles and joy. Happy creating! 🌟

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If you have chalk at home and the weather is nice, go outside and create some chalk artwork on the concrete.
If you do not have chalk at home, try making chalk paint with materials found in your kitchen at home. Always ask an adult for help before using anything from the kitchen. I have attached a recipe website that should work well.

Try creating some positive messages that other people walking by would like to see. Maybe a positive quote or a creative picture! Have fun and be safe!

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Over the summer, I wrote this Ultimate Guide To Summer Sidewalk Chalk. Since then, the girls have been obsessed with spray chalk and we've made and played with it several times. Each time they have decorated the driveway or our patio with spray chalk, I've thought how pretty it was and wished there was a way to keep it. So yesterday I brought out some paper!

It was a huge hit. Here's how to set up Spray Chalk Splatter Painting.

To Make Spray Chalk

Collect some spray bottles. I found ours at the Dollar Tree, and they work fine. If you don't want to make a trip to the store,these would do the trick. Add approximately 1/3 cup of cornstarch (cornflour to my UK friends) to the bottles. I use a tiny spoon, work over the sink, and plan to spill a lot. A funnel would be a great idea! Fill up the remainder of the bottle with water, and add a generous squirt of food coloring. I've found that neon colors are brightest (duh) but regular colors work fine, too. You can experiment with how much food coloring you need to add to get bright enough colors. Next, swirl and shake the bottles until the cornstarch is integrated.
A Few Notes About Your Spray Chalk:

The cornstarch will settle to the bottom as your kids play with their spray chalk, or if you let it sit overnight. Just give it a good swirl and shake periodically.

Cornstarch is a FOOD product. Your spray chalk and bottles will mold and turn nasty if left for long periods of time. I usually try to encourage the girls to use all their spray chalk within a couple of days, and then rinse out the bottles until next time. Be sure to work some clean water all the way through the spraying mechanisms, too. We've lost a few spray bottles to nastiness.

If you get some spray chalk on your clothes, shoes, or hands, it's no big deal. It usually just brushes right off, and the amount of food coloring when diluted hasn't been enough to stain any of our clothes. A pristine white T-shirt is probably not a good idea, though.

Splatter Painting

In addition to using your spray chalk all over the sidewalk and driveway, let your kids spray on paper.

Splatter painting on black paper looks especially awesome!

Yellow spray chalk on black paper reminded me of a universe of stars and galaxies!

Try laying down some shapes on your paper for some 'resist' art.

I love presenting the girls with process art projects. They enjoy the freedom that comes with just being able to enjoy the process of making art, without any specific goal in mind for the outcome.

You can also let your children experiment with how the spray comes out differently depending on how you've turned the nozzle. A 'jet' of spray chalk looks very different on the paper than a 'mist' of spray chalk!

Using these spray bottles is also great work for little hand muscles. After a while Maggie had to resort to a 2-handed technique!

You may also want to encourage your children to see how the chalk looks different depending on whether you're close to the paper or far away from the paper.

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Watch this video on the life cycle of the butterfly in the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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Try creating some positive messages that other people walking by would like to see. Maybe a positive quote or a creative picture! Have fun and be safe!

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Over the summer, I wrote this Ultimate Guide To Summer Sidewalk Chalk. Since then, the girls have been obsessed with spray chalk and we've made and played with it several times. Each time they have decorated the driveway or our patio with spray chalk, I've thought how pretty it was and wished there was a way to keep it. So yesterday I brought out some paper!

It was a huge hit. Here's how to set up Spray Chalk Splatter Painting.

To Make Spray Chalk

Collect some spray bottles. I found ours at the Dollar Tree, and they work fine. If you don't want to make a trip to the store,these would do the trick. Add approximately 1/3 cup of cornstarch (cornflour to my UK friends) to the bottles. I use a tiny spoon, work over the sink, and plan to spill a lot. A funnel would be a great idea! Fill up the remainder of the bottle with water, and add a generous squirt of food coloring. I've found that neon colors are brightest (duh) but regular colors work fine, too. You can experiment with how much food coloring you need to add to get bright enough colors. Next, swirl and shake the bottles until the cornstarch is integrated.
A Few Notes About Your Spray Chalk:

The cornstarch will settle to the bottom as your kids play with their spray chalk, or if you let it sit overnight. Just give it a good swirl and shake periodically.

Cornstarch is a FOOD product. Your spray chalk and bottles will mold and turn nasty if left for long periods of time. I usually try to encourage the girls to use all their spray chalk within a couple of days, and then rinse out the bottles until next time. Be sure to work some clean water all the way through the spraying mechanisms, too. We've lost a few spray bottles to nastiness.

If you get some spray chalk on your clothes, shoes, or hands, it's no big deal. It usually just brushes right off, and the amount of food coloring when diluted hasn't been enough to stain any of our clothes. A pristine white T-shirt is probably not a good idea, though.

Splatter Painting

In addition to using your spray chalk all over the sidewalk and driveway, let your kids spray on paper.

Splatter painting on black paper looks especially awesome!

Yellow spray chalk on black paper reminded me of a universe of stars and galaxies!

Try laying down some shapes on your paper for some 'resist' art.

I love presenting the girls with process art projects. They enjoy the freedom that comes with just being able to enjoy the process of making art, without any specific goal in mind for the outcome.

You can also let your children experiment with how the spray comes out differently depending on how you've turned the nozzle. A 'jet' of spray chalk looks very different on the paper than a 'mist' of spray chalk!

Using these spray bottles is also great work for little hand muscles. After a while Maggie had to resort to a 2-handed technique!

You may also want to encourage your children to see how the chalk looks different depending on whether you're close to the paper or far away from the paper.

You May Also Be Interested In

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Spray Chalk Splatter Painting | What Can We Do With Paper And Glue

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Over the summer, I wrote this Ultimate Guide To Summer Sidewalk Chalk . Since then, the girls have been obsessed with spray chalk and we've made and played with it several times. Each time they have decorated the driveway or our patio with spray chalk, I've thought how pretty it was and wished there was a way to keep it.