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Imaginary Friends
I came across a little book the other day, entitled – ‘Little Aaron – Me and My Friends’. Described as ‘a quirky book re-imagination of the childhood friends you always dreamed of’, the book has been produced by designer and animation director Aaron Stewart, who grew up in Wichita, Kansas in the 1970s. During a [...]
In Defence of Art Education
Throughout my life and my career, I have found that art is often considered a luxury item – something that’s nice to have, and fun to do, but not to be taken seriously, and certainly not to be regarded as important or challenging in any way. When it comes to the curriculum at school it [...]
Treasures of the Sea
We’ve just got back from having a few days by the seaside. We were staying with a friend who has recently moved to live by the sea, and when I say by the sea, I mean within 100 yards of the beach, so it was a fantastic opportunity to spend lots of time there. [...]
Caring for Your Keepsakes
We all have treasures that we want to keep forever. That curl from baby’s first haircut, or the first tooth to come out, the first painting or a special card your child has made for you. I for one have difficulty throwing stuff away – I am a confirmed hoarder. I find it especially difficult [...]
Gorgeous Gifts for Grandmothers
Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching once again, and thoughts turn to what to get for our own mothers. Those of us with young children know that a gift connected with grandchildren is often especially appreciated, and this can range from a low-cost home-made gift, to more expensive and luxurious gift ideas. I thought I’d offer [...]
Mini-Masterpieces:From the Archives
Amongst all the paintings that children produce as they’re growing up, there will often be a piece of artwork which for whatever reason becomes a favourite for their parents – it may not be a technical triumph, but somehow it captures something of themselves or their subject. So for the second of my Mini-Masterpieces Link-ups, [...]
10 Ways of Supplying Wall Art for a Child’s Room
When decorating a child’s bedroom or nursery, it can be difficult to decide how to decorate the walls. There are a wealth of choices out there, from the traditional pastel colours and motifs and natural unbleached shades for babies, to bright primaries and licensed characters from TV and film. Artwork for many might be last [...]
Chalkboard Gallery
I’ve seen a few home ‘Gallery’ walls for children’s artwork around the internet recently, and have been really keen to do something similar. However all of the ones I’ve seen have been fairly ‘permanent’, and I wanted to do something a little more flexible that I could change very easily – mainly because we’re still [...]
Pin ItPaint by Numbers Competition
This is the first time I have run a competition on Artful Adventures that isn’t my own, but when I was approached to see if I would host this one, I decided to go ahead because I thought it might be of interest to everyone, and also because I thought the prize was worth winning! [...]
Mini-Masterpieces Link-Up
I’ve been pondering for a while how to replace the regular Featured Artist post that I ran last year and I’ve come up with the idea of a monthly Mini-Masterpiece link-up for readers to share some of the artwork that their kids have created. Personally I’m a fan of linkys – I know there’s a [...]
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