Elementary

2021 is Year of the Ox (Chinese New Year).  By the way, 2020 was the year of the rat, in case you were wondering.  And boy did it turn out to be an ugly rat of a year, didn’t it?! The Ox [...]

Feast your eyes on this Election Day art project for kids in our special School’s Out Camp that day. This project was loosely inspired by an artist we love, Lourdes Villagómez.  [...]

This cardboard cutout 3D upcycle art project uses plentiful supplies we all have laying around the house! Hello everyone!  I’m writing this during week 3 of the Coronavirus Quarantine!  [...]

We’re excited to share this Dream World Coronavirus Survival Craft!  ~ the entire world is literally crafting to stay sane right now, aren’t we?? Times are cray!  As I write this we [...]

My love affair with reindeer started with this adorable fellow.  He was so charming and sweet, and oh, the way he jingle jangled….  His stoic expression belied a festive disposition that [...]

This Disney inspired It’s a Small World collagraph printmaking art project literally lit us up! We did an “It’s a Small World” inspired cardboard relief collage project [...]

This abstract color block scraper painting was such a great project for our 9-12 yr. old class!  It was a cool process, with big results! This was our last class of the Early Fall session and [...]

The revised edition of The Artful Parent Jean Van’t Hul’s book, “The Artful Parent – Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art and Creativity” is out, and it’s a GEM!  It’s a complete [...]

This 3D cardboard beehive art project was so fun to make and incorporated several great art lessons in one! We started by giving kids huge pieces of cardboard and a few dollops of yellow, orange [...]