44 Cool art DIY projects
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Pasta Mosaic
My kids love the opportunity to use glue or paint--the messier the better. That's why we decided to create pasta mosaics!
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Relief Art: Spring Flower Bouquet
Relief art is one of our favorites. Combine that with springtime flowers? Well, you can't get much better than that!
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Stained Glass Window Art
I am such a fan of window art. It makes the whole family happy to have beautiful art to look at as the sun shines...
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Newspaper Collage
Sharks? Turtles? An octopus? What resides in your under-the-sea? We used newspaper magazines (with different shades of print) to make a...
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Self Portrait
This is one of the first projects my daughter did in kindergarten this year: a self-portrait. I was so impressed and touched by this beautiful...
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Color Match Caterpillar
It's so fun when children start learning new things. My two-year old is learning his colors right now, and it's fun to see how excited...
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Textured Paint Collage
Under the sea? Springtime flowers? Outer space? A day at the beach? This painting technique can be used for anything you...
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Metapec Clay Suns
Suns have often been a big part of many different cultures and celebrations--suns in Mexican folk art represent life cycles, positivity, and flourishing nature. People...
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Watercolor Clay Turtles
Wet-on-wet watercoloring is one of our favorite painting techniques; it's always so fun to see the colors move and travel as they will. Add...
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Watercolor Resist Painting
Inevitably, the afternoon lull arrives. It usually comes around the time my son would nap when he was younger. But since "big boys" clearly can't...
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Koala - Rainbows
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Butterfly Hand Puppet
Puppets are fabulous for playful learning and this simple Butterfly puppet is made using just four easy to find items.
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Yarn Faces
Yarn and paste can make for some very silly faces! This one is my daughter's "friendly" monster face. I think it's pretty cute!
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A House for Hermit Crab Craft
There is something incredibly fascinating about a creature that needs to borrow shell to protect itself and to exchange that shell for a new one ...
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Rubber Band Paint Stamping
My daughter has been into rubber bands lately. So, I made her a cool stamp to use during her painting times!
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