It’s almost August -
you can hear the kids start to grumble -
I’m bored….
Puppets? That might work for a while.
Here’s 13 to try.
1. WINKUMS
Find the fold in the palm of your hand—just under the little finger. Draw one eye right on that fold. Draw the rest of the face to fit. Now, by curling [...]
PAUL GAUGUIN, Les trois petits chiens (Still Life with Three Puppies)
Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin was born in Paris on this day in 1848.
Incredible Art Lessons from Princeton Online offers a free sample art lesson built around the Three Puppies painting.
OBJECTIVES
Children will:
Offer interpretations of the situation presented in this painting by creating stories about what happened [...]
Free from FaveCrafts – discover the crafter in you
>”Hop into Spring: Easter Craft and Recipe eBook”
>”Easter Crafts: Blogger Edition 2010 eBook“
>”Crafts for Easter: Blogger Edition 2009 eBook”
Be sure to stop by at Stop the Ride! for this week’s Make It From Scratch blog carnival.
Great Grandmother’s Barbie aprons are there – along with a whole bunch of other neat ideas!
Maya has been sorting through Grammy’s button box while Grammy has been sorting through Great Grandmother’s pattern collection. By happy coincidence, here’s a project from the patterns that uses the buttons!
Circle of life…
and busy, crafting women!
Elastic thread 5″ long run through two buttons, tied firmly, makes a smart ponytail holder.
Wrap it around hair -
slip one [...]
