I can’t believe summer is almost over for us and the kids are back to school next week. As a back to school special from now until the end of September enjoy 25% off my paint and create animals art course. Just use coupon code smiles25 at the checkout. The online art classes are great […]
Chalk Art and 25% off coupon!
We love chalk art. It is inexpensive, easy and fun. We experimented with 3D art, making creations together and mixing water with the chalk to make chalk paint. To make chalk paint the kids just scraped some of the chalk into a cup and added water. Chalk art is also a great community activity since […]
Delta Studio Stomp
I am so excited to be part of the Delta Studio Stomp this year. Different artists in North Delta open up their studios to show you their creations. Come on over to my home studio to see my new paintings, jewelry, cards and prints. There will be prizes, activities for kids and of course […]
Creating with Feathers
We have been experimenting with feathers lately. It is fun to try to find feathers outside or you can buy a bag of feathers at a dollar store or craft store. Here are some fun ideas: Painting Feathers-We had fun painting patterns on feathers with acrylic paint. We used good quality thicker paints so it […]
Creating in Sand
We went to Vancouver Island this week to visit a friend and headed to the beach and had fun drawing and creating in the sand. We went when the tide was quite low so there was lots of wet sand to draw in. We just used our fingers to draw with but you can do […]
Spray Art
Hello lovelies, I hope you are enjoying your summer. Every since I have seen the water gun art paint at Michael’s I have been wanting to try it. We decided to make our own paint mixture in a squirt gun. I bought dollar store water guns and we filled them up about 1/3 full […]
Get Outside and Draw
As part of the Get Outside and Get Creative series I am doing this summer, I wanted to include sketching outside. Grab a sketch book or a pad of paper (it doesn’t have to be fancy), and a pencil and find something outside that inspires you. It could be a flower, a leaf, a feather, […]
Sensory Art
This week I lead some sensory art sessions at a camp. It is nice when I get to combine art and occupational therapy together. I thought I would share some of the recipes with you for sensory art experiences. I figured this still goes with the get outside and get creative theme since a lot […]
Creative Activities for Camping
This summer I am sharing a series of ideas for getting outside and getting creative. We just got back from camping so I thought I would share some of the fun creative activities we did outside. Drawing on marshmallows-This was my daughter’s idea. She brought edible markers along on our trip and the kids had […]
Make an inukshuk
Hello lovely creative people and welcome to all the new people to this blog. This is the first of the Get Outside and Get Creative series this summer. In honour of Canada Day we decided to make an inukshuk. An inukshuk (also spelled inuksuk and plural is inuksuit) is a structure made out of stone […]
