Tag: art
member name: Alicia is probably posting about her kids! H.
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June 30, 2009 11:28 AM EDT --
We are really getting into the Fourth of July spirit here! Today's art project is 3-D stars that can be used as Independence Day decorations.
Draw two star outlines on heavy paper. Have your child color . . .
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July 22, 2009 11:18 AM EDT --
This week our theme has been "space" in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon-July 20, 1969. It was ten years before I was born, so I have no memories of it, but I found a . . .
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July 01, 2009 04:01 PM EDT --
I am very excited because my parents are flying in from Masachusetts today to visit me and my girls! What's even better is that I can give my Dad his Father's Day gift, and my Mom her birthday present, . . .
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July 13, 2009 12:40 PM EDT --
When my Mom was here last week we took a trip to Michael's to stock up on art supplies and stickers. One of the cool things we bought was a set of paint rollers. No, not the kind you use to paint your . . .
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August 11, 2009 03:19 PM EDT --
All this super-hot weather has me thinking about the beach, so that was the theme of our art project today. We used a variety of materials to make a mixed media picture of a beach scene.
First, I cut . . .
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May 27, 2009 11:35 AM EDT --
Yesterday was a bit stressful, what with starting the day by hearing my boyfriend had lost his job and trying to get back into a routine after vacation. So when my Dad called I didn't think anything of . . .
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April 15, 2009 09:18 AM EDT --
I'm getting ready to do an art project with my kids. I try to do one everyday because they enjoy it, plus it's an opportunity for them to practice lots of skills, such as fine motor control, colors, . . .
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April 15, 2009 04:29 PM EDT --
Ok, so it has been raining for two days and I am running out of things to do! So far today, we have gone to the store, done two art projects, blown bubbles, sang songs and read stories. And the girls . . .
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April 20, 2009 10:53 AM EDT --
This week, I am basing all my art projects on Earth Day. Today we made a tree.
Materials:
toilet paper tube
brown construction paper
green construction paper
pen
scissors
tape, glue . . .
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May 15, 2009 03:12 PM EDT --
Yesterday, your friend and mine, Bridget, was posting about wanting to organize her kid's craft closet. I commented that I had done so the day before and discovered a surplus of toilet paper tubes . . .
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April 15, 2009 05:09 PM EDT --
I'm getting ready to do an art project with my kids. I take my inspiration from seasons, holidays, or just whatever the kids are currently into. Since we went to the pond and saw ducks yesterday, . . .
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