Who says printmaking with kids has to be complicated? Here’s an easy, less-mess way of printing! Printmaking and clay have a reputation of being the most messy and prep intensive art mediums to teach kids. However, from my experience, printmaking and clay are the most engaging art mediums for kids. There is something so magical… Continue reading Cake Pan Monoprints
Category: First Grade
Pictographs: A Drawing Project for Kids
Children will learn that art communicates and can be read like a story with this simple pictograph drawing! In Indigenous societies, pictographs were often used to communicate and tell stories. A pictograph is a picture that means something. This simple drawing project is a great way to develop children’s communication and fine motor skills. Art… Continue reading Pictographs: A Drawing Project for Kids
Play Dough Cup Cakes: An Invitation to Create
Encourage inquiry and independent learning with this easy play dough invitation for kids! Looking for a low-prep activity that will engage your kids for hours? Try out this play dough invitation to create! Play dough invitations not only develop creativity, but they… encourage inquiry and independent learning build the muscles in the hands through small… Continue reading Play Dough Cup Cakes: An Invitation to Create
Multisensory Ways to Practice Letter Formation
Looking to practice letter formation with your child? Here are five multi-sensory ways to practice letter forms + a free worksheet! Letter formation is the ability to form the letters of the alphabet correctly. Is it still a skill children need to have in the age of technology? When children learn to form letters, they… Continue reading Multisensory Ways to Practice Letter Formation