Art: Ink and Paper
Turkey Day Craftiness
November 17, 2008
In keeping with our quest to have a festive and kid-friendly Thanksgiving, today the kids and I created an adorable Thanksgiving centerpiece for our holiday table. It's a simple project that doesn't involve very many complicated supplies and will help us remember that Thanksgiving is about contemplating all that we are thankful for and celebrating those things. The centerpiece Read more...
Art Smarts
September 25, 2008
While preschoolers and art seem to be a natural fit, occasionally we find those kids that aren't so interested in exploring their creative side. I happen to have a four year-old preschooler who fits this profile and today I was speaking with one of his teachers about how to encourage him to get artsy. Art does a lot of great things for little kids it helps with fine motor skills, Read more...
Art on a budget
August 11, 2008
We are a very artsy household. That is not to say we have amazing artistic skills, but both the boys and I love to draw and paint and experiment with other art mediums. My boys go through countless stacks of white paper on a daily basis creating animals, monsters and whatever fantastic thing has their interest at the moment. Because of our art habit we go through crayons like wino's go through Read more...
The ocean - in Sacramento?
July 18, 2008
It's that time of year - the time when I start to itch for a day at the beach. Warm sand between your toes, children pacified by little more than a shovel and a juice box - one of Sacramento's few faults is that it is too far from the ocean. Generally Stinson Beach in Marin County is my beach of choice. But after doing some quick math I realized that it would cost me a cool $85 just in gas, not Read more...
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