Aluminium foil art is something we love! It is completely mess free and creates cool stained glass effect. My daughter wanted to make a gift for her teacher for Valentine’s day. We decided to go with our beloved aluminium foil art. You may be interested to check out our previous work with Aluminium foil – …
Hi All,Isn’t fascinating to create an illusion of 3D by hand? We had created a 3D palm art earlier. We used the same technique to create a 3D heart this time. The best part about this craft is it requires only basic stationery available at home! Materials required : (affiliation links) 1. Paper ( We …
Hi All,My eight year old daughter always shows interest towards art. I can see her more engaged in drawing, painting more than any other activities. She was doing graphics designing using free software for over a year and she loves them! So I am introducing Photoshop to her. As Photoshop is one of the best …
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We had used Aluminium foil to create these beautiful flowers earlier. For the flowers, we had used tacky glue to create and raise the flowers. When my daughter asked me for aluminum foil art again, I wanted to raise the design through some other way. When I started the project, I did not know how …
I asked my 8 year old a very simple question, “How will you make a paint chip or any other paper stand on its own without folding it?”. I added that she could use only scissors for her project. I choose paint chip as it is thicker than copier paper. This can also be …
This post is written in part of California Staycation blog hop 2014 -places to visit with kids in California. We enjoy going to Russian river that it has become a family tradition on every summer. Russian river is surrounded by tall redwood trees. Bay area beaches are known for cold water and windy weather …
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One afternoon when my daughter asked for a project, I thought of doing a watercolor project as I had not planned anything. Watercolor projects give satisfaction and do not require ample planning. But one painting led to another and in no time we started exploring various techniques. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed: 1.Watercolor paper …
Watercolor painting is very therapeutic. We tried painting a sun using the progressive technique of watercolor. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed : 1.Watercolor paper 2.Washable watercolor 3. Pencil 4. Compass to draw circles or circular objects to trace 5. Hair dryer Method: 1. Draw concentric circles. We did not have compass. So we used …
Hi Everyone, We made a beautiful vest out of the fur cloth which was lying in our house for past 3 years. My daughter did the entire vest by herself except cutting. She had hand sewn the entire project. Materials needed: 1. 1/2 to 1 yard of fur cloth (All fabric shops have that) 2. …
Hi Everyone,My eight year old is learning to embroider. Her first project was embroidered bookmark which she did with two basic stitches. Here we are with another project embroidered coaster with only one basic stitch – tent stitch. Materials needed: 1. Plastic Canvas (affiliation link) 2. Tapestry thread 3. Needle Method: 1. Thread your needle. …
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