Bake Cookie Puppets
Turn ordinary cookies into edible entertainment!
Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk
This isn't your traditional nature walk--it includes a creative, scavenger hunt-style twist! Your child will try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors, and then create a scrapbook!
Make Spider Web Art!
Explore the fascinating, webby world of spiders by collecting webs from around your house and taking a closer look!
Be a Detail Artist!
Does your young writer need help taking her writing to the next level? This activity will beef up her descriptive writing skills and make it fun by adding some art work into the mix.
Make Your Own Pointillism Self-Portrait
Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.
Ready, Aim, Marshmallows!
Who says physics can't be fun? Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building a catapult out of an ordinary shoe box to teach your child about projectile motion.
Make an African Mask
Have your high schooler make a beautiful African mask of her very own to help reinforce important spatial skills and compositional comprehension. This is a fun project even for those kids who don't consider themselves to be artistically inclined.
Black History Month Dove of Peace
Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.
Play with Pipes!
This simple project turns hardware store leftovers into an imaginative, interactive toy. Plastic pipes and connectors are durable and endlessly re-workable. Keep some handy for a spontaneous exercise in spatial awareness and manual dexterity anytime!
Make Mondrian Stained Glass Art
Make vibrant faux stained glass art inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter who explored repeating shapes using the primary colors.
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