Bring a little enchantment to your yard with a simple fairy garden! Using a shallow planter and tiny accessories means you can change things up as you go! Do your kids love making fairy gardens? Mine do! In the yard, on the playground, on a nature walk, wherever we go, they’re making fairy gardens or fairy houses. Here’s a simple way to make a fairy garden that you can move wherever you like or change up with the seasons. We made these with our cousins and love the way they look arranged together on the stone wall. Photo by Andrea MartelleHow to Make a Fairy Garden for Kids MATERIALS Shallow ..read more

Learn how to make homemade super bubbles with this simple recipe! These bubbles are super big and super easy to make! We love homemade bubble solution. It’s inexpensive and easy to make, which is great when you’ve got kids who love to blow bubbles! And if you think regular bubble solution is fun, you need to try super bubbles! These bubbles are larger, floatier, and more vibrant than your average soap bubble, and they’re surprisingly easy to make. With just a few household ingredients, you can create a bubble solution that will have everyone amazed. Here are the simple steps to make your own s ..read more

Looking to stock your art supply closet? Or need a gift idea for the kids in your life? Here are our top picks for art supplies for kids! Tempera Paint Liquid Watercolors Neon Tempera Paint Neon Watercolors Neon Tempera Cakes Tempera Paint Sticks Oil Pastels Colored Pencils Markers Art Paper Round Watercolor Paper Watercolor Paper Colored Masking Tape Washi Tape Round Stickers Plastilina Clay Air Dry Clay Liquid Glue Scissors Paint Brushes Droppers The post Shop Our Favorite Art Supplies appeared first on The Artful Parent ..read more

Some of our favorite fun and thoughtful mindfulness activities, perfect for cultivating emotional intelligence with kids. Mindfulness is more than just the latest parenting buzzword. By incorporating a few mindfulness activities into our parenting toolkit, we can help our children gain essential skills for navigating life’s challenges with grace and resilience. From enhancing kids’ emotional intelligence to fostering better focus and stress management, mindfulness lays the groundwork for a healthier, happier future. Photo by Rachel WithersMindfulness Activities for Kids Mindful Art Art can be ..read more

Make your very own coffee art with this fun homemade paint! Whip up a batch and paint a picture for your favorite coffee drinker! With just two simple ingredients, you can make this homemade coffee paint for a totally unique art experience.  Even better? It’s a wonderful way to explore the basic art concept of value!  Simply adjust the coffee to water ratio for darker or lighter shades of paint.  The beautiful monochrome results might be the perfect gift for your favorite coffee lover! Photo by Anna HarpeHow to Make Coffee Art MATERIALS Instant coffee Water Paintbrushes Sturdy ..read more

Try open-ended stamp sets that allow kids (and adults) to build any number of scenes with a variety of simple rubber stamps. Updated May 2024 If you haven’t tried open-ended stamp sets, we highly recommend them. Our founder, Jean, wrote about the Stampville set back in 2018, and we recently gave them a try. They were even more fun than we thought they’d be! They are unique in that they can be used in a totally open-ended way, to build any variety of houses, buildings, cities, landscapes, and even cool abstractions. We also tried an ocean version to create our own sea scenes! We have continued ..read more

Fruit necklaces are a healthy and fun kids’ snack. Simply string your favorite berries on string and you’ve got edible jewelry! Updated May 2024 If you ask us, snacks should be fun, yummy, and portable. And if kids can help make them, all the better.  These fruit necklaces definitely fit the bill as a fun kids’ snack. Plus, they are healthy, which makes us happy. Kids can string their own fruit necklace snack with fresh fruit “beads,” and then drape them around their necks for a nutritious snack. This was a spur-of-the-moment idea inspired by cheerio necklaces, popcorn garlands, and all o ..read more

Learn how to make a sweet pinch pot keepsake using air dry clay. Once dried and painted, these make a lovely Mother’s Day gift! I don’t know about you, but it can be hard to find the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the special moms and grandmas in your life. You want to give something meaningful that expresses your gratitude for all she does, but you also want the gift to be useful, and not another tchotchke that will clutter up the shelves. And if you have kids, it’s even better if the gift can be handmade, so they can be part of the process! Well, luckily for you, we’ve got the perfect combina ..read more

If you’re looking for new painting ideas for kids, here are seven that you may not have tried yet. Each involves little more than paint and paper, but all are fun and unique! Updated March 2024 We love painting, but sometimes it can feel like we do the same old painting activities over and over again. So here are 7 new painting ideas to try! And if you are looking for recommendations on what paint to use, check out our post on the best paints for kids. Painting Ideas for Kids Photo by Andrea Martelle1. Spin Painting All you need is paint, circular paper, and a salad spinner for ..read more

These DIY art books for kids are a wonderful way to store and display kids’ art for you to enjoy over and over again. Updated April 2024 As an art teacher, I am constantly introducing young children to new process-based art techniques, like salt painting, printmaking, and collage. Sometimes we have piles of art looking for a home. You probably have the same problem at your home! Making art books with young children is like an active art portfolio you can enjoy over and over again. It’s a great coffee table book and a wonderful way to share your child’s artwork all contained in one space ..read more