The kids are pretty interested in Manga these days. So, I thought I’d get them to make themselves over as Manga-style characters. When I told her about my idea, Bea, who had an amazing art teacher at school this year (xoxo Brie), took over and came up with the entire DIY! And, it sounded sooo fun […]
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Kid-Drawn “Cyborg Stories”
Although we’re nearing the end of the summer, I introduced the kids to a new art-meets-books project yesterday. It’s one I hope to revive in various forms as we move into The Lunchbox Season: Kid-Drawn Stories. What did I do? I asked the kids to draw a picture or series of pictures that told a story […]
Foot Painting! Painting with our Feet!
Last summer, we created Face Paintings by painting with our faces! Today, to celebrate our Summer of Ability, and to knock yet another summer goal off of our Summer 2014 Love-to-do-List, the kids painted with their feet and toes! They came up with a fence full of beautiful abstracts that I’m now hoping to frame and hang in […]
We “Art” Ability: Three Kids’ Drawing Exercises for the Non-Dominant Hand
As it’s our Summer of Ability, the kids are exploring seeming physical “limitations” and the masterpieces that may be made because of them. Today, the kids got out their blank books and some basic art supplies, and they got to work on three exercises for the non-dominant hand. Here are the prompts I designed for them and […]
“Face” Painting
On Friday, the kids had a friend over, and, already outfitted for the water, we did a little “face” painting before we hit the splash pad. What’s “face” painting? Painting with your hands at your sides…using your nose, cheeks, forehead, what have you. Here are the artists at work: The kids were surprisingly tidy with […]
Yesterday Books, The 2013 Edition
“Don’t be led away by those howls about realism. Remember-pine woods are just as real as pigsties and a darn sight pleasanter to be in.” L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon. Each year, the kids keep journals to document all of their Summer of Funner activities. We call these “Yesterday Books.” In the Summer of 2011, […]