My kids love to paint with puffy paint. It adds dimension to their work and makes painting even more fun. The best part: you can make it easily with ingredients you already have home! To make your own puffy paint, simply mix one part of paint to one part of shaving cream. Stir together gently… Continue reading DIY Puffy Paint
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DIY Egyptian Cookie Map
Whenever we kick off a new unit of a place, we start out by watching a few YouTube travel videos and studying maps. The kids love maps. They love trying to determine what the weather might be based on the location’s proximity to the equator, what sort of animals might live there, and even to… Continue reading DIY Egyptian Cookie Map
Chinese New Year Party with Winter Promise
I received a free copy of Winter Promise’s Children Around the World curriculum in exchange for a series of posts about how we are using it. This is one such post. For my complete review and disclosure policy, click on the ‘Full Disclosure’ tab above. We recently spent several weeks studying China for our… Continue reading Chinese New Year Party with Winter Promise
Chalk Paint
At the beginning of the summer I made a list of fun and creative things for us to do over the warm months. Chalk paint was on the list, and a few weeks ago we finally tried it out. I wish we had done it sooner! This is definitely a fun art project, and it’s… Continue reading Chalk Paint
World Tour – Origami
While shopping a few weeks ago, I stumbled across an animal Origami kit for only $0.50. Who could beat that? I decided that we should definitely add Oriental paper-folding to our Japanese unit. Our kit had pictorial directions and contained 8 sheets of paper to make 4 different animals. I ‘practiced’ on a ladybug and didn’t think… Continue reading World Tour – Origami
World Tour – Michaelangelo & The Kitchen Ceiling
Italy is well known for its art, and so we had to study Michelangelo. We started by reading Michelangelo by Mike Venezia. The book was wonderful – it was basically a child-friendly biography of the artist that included many photographs of his most famous works. Being fascinated with the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel, we looked… Continue reading World Tour – Michaelangelo & The Kitchen Ceiling
World Tour – Painting Like Monet
There are too many wonderful artists from France to pass up, and so this week we chose to study Monet. We read Monet by Mike Venezia to learn about his life and artistic style. We also read a book by the same series called Picasso by Mike Venezia. (Picasso was actually Spanish but lived in France for… Continue reading World Tour – Painting Like Monet
Field Work Friday – Egyptians in the NC Museum of Art
This week we traveled to the North Carolina Museum of Art for a tour of the international collections. This worked well for us since we are studying Egypt, and they have a pretty neat Egyptian collection. Guest posting for me today are My Little Man and My Big Helper to share what they… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Egyptians in the NC Museum of Art
Field Work Friday – Stained Glass Windows
We recently had the opportunity to learn about stained glass from a local artist. Always interested in the creation of this art, Dr. Saunders had taken a class years ago and made a workshop for himself. In the years since, he created stained glass windows for a local church and gifts for many. Our… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Stained Glass Windows