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Exploring Art and Creative Ideas For Children

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Hello! I'm Lisa, elementary art teacher and girl mom to my southern belles, ages 4 and 6. I live in Birmingham, Alabama and strive to spend my time with my children immersed in art, nature, play, books, music, cooking, and anything that sparks imagination and creativity. Read more about me here

Yes! I would like to explore art and creative ideas for my family!

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Here is a throwback to last year’s @officialericcarle #tinyseed flowers by my 1st graders. The in progress flowers from this year are sitting on my drying rack, frozen in time, from when I walked out of my classroom two and a half weeks ago. We just received notice yesterday afternoon that my state of Alabama will not be returning to the classroom for the rest of the school year. I knew that was a strong possibility of happening, and necessary, but it’s heartbreaking. I had big plans for my students this spring in the art room and hate that I can’t share those ideas with them in person. I am getting ready to switch gears and transition to eLearning and hope I can provide them with what they deserve.
It is officially SPRING and a perfect time to get outside and do some bird watching! We made these mixed media birds with upcycled denim and vintage maps. Hazel, the talented artist and illustrator from @hidden_egg is asking us to @get.creative.with MAPS this week. Such a perfect prompt to symbolize our connection with our country and world right now. More details at the #linkinbio Coordinating book, Bird Watch, by @christiematheson
3 posts in one day is record breaking for me...we have some extra time on our hands as I’m sure all of you do too! Our St. Patrick’s day was quiet but we fit in several green/rainbowy activities today. One of them was homemade play dough in shades of green! Perfect for spring 🌱. My girls used it to create little gardens with some loose parts, nature items, and a few toys added in 😏 Dough recipe is at the link in my bio!
Shamrocks using scrap process art papers ☘️
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This classic science experiment with candy is always a hit. Perfect if you have your kids home these days and looking for easy entertainment! 🌈 Line #skittles along the edge of a plate, pour some warm water into the center until it touches the skittles, watch as the colors from the candy bleed into the water!
@babbledabbledo is asking us to #makecreateplay with EGG CARTONS this week! 🥚 Nature walks are perfect this time of year to gather a variety of textures and colors (depending on your region!). This colorful egg carton 😍 was a perfect divided container for our finds. Use these days ahead to get outside and walk with your kids and allow them to collect all of the treasures! 🌱🌸 🍂🌰

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Here is a throwback to last year’s @officialericcarle #tinyseed flowers by my 1st graders. The in progress flowers from this year are sitting on my drying rack, frozen in time, from when I walked out of my classroom two and a half weeks ago. We just received notice yesterday afternoon that my state of Alabama will not be returning to the classroom for the rest of the school year. I knew that was a strong possibility of happening, and necessary, but it’s heartbreaking. I had big plans for my students this spring in the art room and hate that I can’t share those ideas with them in person. I am getting ready to switch gears and transition to eLearning and hope I can provide them with what they deserve.
It is officially SPRING and a perfect time to get outside and do some bird watching! We made these mixed media birds with upcycled denim and vintage maps. Hazel, the talented artist and illustrator from @hidden_egg is asking us to @get.creative.with MAPS this week. Such a perfect prompt to symbolize our connection with our country and world right now. More details at the #linkinbio Coordinating book, Bird Watch, by @christiematheson
3 posts in one day is record breaking for me...we have some extra time on our hands as I’m sure all of you do too! Our St. Patrick’s day was quiet but we fit in several green/rainbowy activities today. One of them was homemade play dough in shades of green! Perfect for spring 🌱. My girls used it to create little gardens with some loose parts, nature items, and a few toys added in 😏 Dough recipe is at the link in my bio!
Shamrocks using scrap process art papers ☘️
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This classic science experiment with candy is always a hit. Perfect if you have your kids home these days and looking for easy entertainment! 🌈 Line #skittles along the edge of a plate, pour some warm water into the center until it touches the skittles, watch as the colors from the candy bleed into the water!
@babbledabbledo is asking us to #makecreateplay with EGG CARTONS this week! 🥚 Nature walks are perfect this time of year to gather a variety of textures and colors (depending on your region!). This colorful egg carton 😍 was a perfect divided container for our finds. Use these days ahead to get outside and walk with your kids and allow them to collect all of the treasures! 🌱🌸 🍂🌰
Do you have some Llama lovers in your house? 🦙 This FREE llama photo printable #ontheblog can give your kiddos something to work on while you are distancing yourself from school and public gatherings. Find the details and printable for these sassy Llamas at the link in my bio. Stay well friends!. . And hey! It’s egg carton week for #makecreateplay with @babbledabbledo
Milk jugs and detergent bottles make great surfaces for creating! We made some of these fun characters a couple of years ago using recycled materials. More details for these milk jug characters can be found on the blog under RECYCLED ART. @minimadthings is asking us to #getcreativewith plastic bags. Can you guess what this guy’s hair net is??

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