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Art Portfolio Tutorial
Keeping children’s artwork in good condition can sometimes be a challenge. Even if you are ruthless about only keeping the best, there is a tendency for it to get creased and dog-eared. It makes sense to keep it flat, and a traditional portfolio is the ideal way to do this. Yet the choice of portfolios [...]
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Pinterest Love
Have I told you about my Pinterest addiction? I discovered Pinterest when I was purposely searching for an online pinboard and I’ve been on there almost a full year now. The addiction was instant and it still hasn’t worn off, though I have perhaps got a little more fussy in what I pin now. The other [...]
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Children’s Artwork Bunting Mural
Yet another way of using some of the piles of children’s artwork that you can accumulate, this is a cheap and easy way to add some colour to a child’s room, using their own artwork. I’ve been meaning to do this project for weeks now, because my elder son’s room has never been properly decorated [...]
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Fun with Frottage
One of the things I most love about art is its sensual qualities. Art can be many things, but for me it’s the visual and tactile elements of art that I especially enjoy, and which I think are also particularly fun for children to explore. I’ve always had a particular attraction to texture especially – [...]
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Fun with Frottage
One of the things I most love about art is its sensual qualities. Art can be many things, but for me it’s the visual and tactile elements of art that I especially enjoy, and which I think are also particularly fun for children to explore. I’ve always had a particular attraction to texture especially – [...]
Pin ItArt Portfolio Tutorial
Keeping children’s artwork in good condition can sometimes be a challenge. Even if you are ruthless about only keeping the best, there is a tendency for it to get creased and dog-eared. It makes sense to keep it flat, and a traditional portfolio is the ideal way to do this. Yet the choice of portfolios [...]
Pin ItPinterest Love
Have I told you about my Pinterest addiction? I discovered Pinterest when I was purposely searching for an online pinboard and I’ve been on there almost a full year now. The addiction was instant and it still hasn’t worn off, though I have perhaps got a little more fussy in what I pin now. The other [...]
It’s a Boy Thing
As I’ve mentioned before, much of my boys’ creative activity is increasingly being carried out independently from me these days. They’ll find the stuff they want and get on with it, often without my knowledge. Once finished, they’ll sometimes bring the completed work to me, and explain at length exactly what’s going on. Other times [...]
Kids Art Lavender Sachets
Time is still short for me at the moment, so I hope you won’t mind if this week I use a project that I originally created as a guest post last year. I very rarely do guest posts – not because I’m unwilling to do any, but just because I’m far too shy about putting [...]
Pin ItColourful Castle
It’s the Easter holidays, the kids are off school, and time for blogging is short again, so I’m a little late posting this week. We’re currently in Scotland on a rather cloudy and damp break, so I thought I’d share some photos from a visit we made to Kelburn Castle. Graffiti Art and ancient castles [...]
Pin ItFlower Fairy Fashions
Warning – if you don’t like fairies, then look away now, as this is an unashamedly girly post. As the mother of boys, I don’t often have the opportunity to indulge my well hidden girly side, but today I’m going to do it. I confess that I’ve always had a soft spot for flower fairies, [...]
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You’re never too young to be introduced to art, but it has to be said that when you’re a really small baby, the opportunity to develop your art appreciation skills is not always catered for. But then how much can a small baby actually see? There’s been a great deal of research carried out in [...]
Children’s Artwork Bunting Mural
Yet another way of using some of the piles of children’s artwork that you can accumulate, this is a cheap and easy way to add some colour to a child’s room, using their own artwork. I’ve been meaning to do this project for weeks now, because my elder son’s room has never been properly decorated [...]
Pin ItFour More Ways to Display Children’s Artwork
I’m always on the look out for new ideas for displaying and making the most of children’s artwork, and I’ve been hard at work since Christmas sourcing some new products for the Artful Kids store. I’ve added some of these to the store recently, with more to come, but my favourite is this colourful portable Children’s [...]
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