snowman multi-media art

Pin It We spent a cold-winter's afternoon making our rendition of a snowman, using multi-media. Originally inspired by Deep Space Sparkle, this is a great way to have the kids use different forms of media to create one thing. And, it makes for beautiful art to display this time of year... even if you can't go out and make a real one.
Steps:

Using thick paper, paint your "landscape" in layers... then set aside to dry, and return to it later {or use a blowdryer if you're impatient like us :) }



Trace and cut three different sizes of circles....



Dig into your box of fabrics, buttons, yarn - whatever you have on hand to start to repurpose as the snowman's face and clothes.






Hang to dry and display your winter scene! {From left: Noah, Ava and Me!}

recycling crayons

Pin It Sharpening crayons and then glueing them on paper has always been one of my favorite art projects to do as a kid. A&N did a few when they were little. And since then I've been collecting a bin of damaged crayons. This week, I tried to do something different, and follow some of the pinterest ideas floating around.... like recycling the crayons into a different mold so that they are new again!

Start by peeling all of your crayons and then breaking them into pieces. This is a lengthy process.  Whether its Crayola, RoseArt, or the ones from restaurants (yes we bring ours home!), each one is glued on differently - and it took a lot of patience and nail digging to get them naked. 

Drop various colors into each mold and fill to the top and bake at 350 for about 10 mins.



Silicone molds are great for these - especially afterwards when you need to "pop" them out.



The mosaic colors look beautiful and are fun too look at.



And even more fun to color with because you won't know what color you'll get!

storyboard made from recyclable materials

Pin It Art projects are a norm around our house. And with an abundant of resources on making crafts online and in books, I sometimes find myself completely empty on ideas. But that doesn't stop us from completely inventing one of our own. Today, Ava and I snatched the top of our pizza box and decided to make a board game.