Stick Family Three

Our dear friends shared their most recent family photo with us. Their very artistically inclined daughter combined her skills with her absolute love of nature to create this: A naturally artistic rendition of her family.

Creativity is key to a happy childhood and photos like this prove just that. We love.

Two Projects in Pics

Toilet Paper Rolls. They were the catalyst for our art projects below. Our first choice is a festive one that we did for St. Patrick's Day so bookmark this page for next year. 

The uses of tissue rolls are endless and are one of the most common trash items in the landfills. Why not get creative with giving back to Mother Earth while reducing, reusing and recycling? They are easily recyclable and most children's care centres, art establishments and the like will happily take a donation. Donate later. For now art...

Project # 1

Four Leaf Clovers

Project #2 

Randimal Rolls
Our artist here created three random animals out of scraps, bits and glue. No extra purchases necessary to create any animal of your choice. A Sharpie always helps.

How gorgeous are these? This will inspire kids with ideas of how creative they can be with their own animal.

Easy Pom Pom Creations via Martha Stewart

I found an extra package of these (left) gorgeous paper lanterns by MarthaCelebrations that had been left over from one of our events last year. This decor piece is perfect for children's parties, teas or showers so I always try to keep quality staples like this in the house. They were stashed neatly away in the party bin and now, needing more pom poms, and on serious time constraints, I turned to marthastewart.com where she provided the below images of the very simple how to on creating your own. Imagine the versatility-little ones, massive ones and varying paper colors are just the start. What are you waiting for?

What you will need:

Tissue Paper

24-gauge white cloth covered floral wire

Scissors

Tips: 

• Don't over stack paper so you can get a clean cut when rounding the edges. (Martha recommends 8 sheets)
• Try varying paper (i.e. stripes, polka dots, contrasting colors, etc...) for dramatic effect.
• Make varying sizes for matching decor pieces.
• Separate layers by pulling them away gently to avoid tearing.

Shop supplies: 

Love the look created with the smaller pom. Napkins, candles, vases, flatware are all places this pom could go!

 All photos via marthastewart.com
 For original project click here.

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Simple Project Through a Child's Eyes

I have been meaning to post these for a while now. We love to have the children do many of the things that we did as children and this simple and fun project is timeless and also well worth the wait. It is also a test of patience as some sets can take up to a few days depending on size.

You can find these "magic" grow capsules at many novelty shops worldwide. 

Warning now, the capsules are small and should most definitely be kept away from little ones. Our youngest was only able to observe this project from afar. 

Plop the capsules in water and watch them grow, baby grow as my eight year old says. The photos really are self-explanatory and were taken by our five year old who was until just a bit ago upset with me for not posting his project earlier. So sorry, son.

Enjoy.