How to Dye Easter Eggs
Make Easter eggs using a traditional textile dyeing method called batik. Your child will use melted candle wax and crepe paper dye to create unique, patterned eggs.
Make a Foil Painting
Here's a way to spruce up a boring art routine: make a foil painting! Your preschooler will have a great time using paints on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art.
ABC Book of Fun with Dad
With Father's Day coming up soon, why not connect the holiday with some valuable literacy learning and make Dad happy in the process? Here's a simple way to do it.
Decorative Light Switch Covers
Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.
"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists
Oil and water don't mix - but they can make amazing patterns. Check out this activity for the how and why.
Create a Salad Spinner Painting
Here's a great way to put a new "spin" on your child's old art routine: use a salad spinner to paint fun designs on paper.
Watermelon Paper Plates
Combine snacking and art in this fun summer project! This art project will help your preschooler develop fine motor skills, number sense and shape recognition.
Paint a Handprint Mermaid
This underwater painting is as colorful as it is fun!
Etching Art
Making prints can be a fun and exciting way to introduce your young child to the artistic process. Create multiple masterpiece scratch prints with your preschooler!
Create a Collagraph
Kids get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.
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