And another tutorial to extend the Practically Perfect Tee Shirt Pattern! This dress will be so much fun for running around in the summer and can really be made any length- make it longer and it will last longer as a dress and eventually as a top for your little girl, or make it knee […]
Author Archive: Chrissy
Printmaking Tutorial: Collagraphs, from Planning to Printing in One Session; project for K and up!
This was a lesson from my printmaking class that I recently gave. Collagraphy is an interesting way of making prints, so I really wanted to include it in the class. You generally use found objects- like the mesh that comes on your bags of onions, spaghetti noodles, or scrap fabric- which are then glued down […]
How To Teach A Baby To Paint
A lot of art projects at our house end up being more like pretty science experiments. Really really messy, pretty science experiments. Which is fine with me, I don’t mind a mess. I’d rather the kids have lots of fun and maybe even learn something (like how colors mix together… in their hand). Mr.Man is […]
The Cinco De Mayo First Birthday Party
Mr. Man’s Birthday very conveniently falls on Cinco de Mayo- not a holiday that we generally celebrate, but what with it being on a Saturday this year and him not caring about the party, we decided it seemed like the perfect theme for his party. I went a little crazy though. I think it was […]