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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

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MISTER SEAHORSE By Eric Carle. • Did you know that male seahorses carry the female’s eggs until they are ready to hatch?! This book shares that journey of Mister Seahorse as he meets a few other amazing male fish that do the same! Father’s Day is almost here and this book would be a sweet read to celebrate dads. • I love Eric Carle books and his illustrations. They provide great inspiration for coordinating projects and Shannon from @ohcreativeday has a perfect seahorse template on her blog! Swipe to see some of the beautiful colors and fun overlays throughout the book>>>>>>>>>> . . . . . . #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksofig #childrenspicturebook #picturebook #booksofig #childhoodunplugged #ericcarle #ericcarlebooks #fathersday #artteachersofinstragram #elementaryart #misterseahorse

Portraits make great gifts for family! We made these for the moms/grandmothers last year and would be great Dads too! I’m still in love with Willa’s little drawing (on the left). I just love that tadpole stage! . . . . . . #kidart #giftideas #mixedmedia #processart #kidscrafts101 #mothersday #fathersday #kidscrafts #artproject #artteachersofinstagram #preschool #preschoolactivities #kidsdrawings #tadpoledrawing #kidsart #watercolor #toddlerart #toddleractivities #oldbookpages #elementaryart

Happy National Donut Day! This felt food #invitationtoplay was made over two years ago and was my very first IG @get.creative.with challenge! My girls still love getting the felt out to play and pretend! . . . . . . #childhoodunplugged #letthemplay #playideas #preschoolactivities #felt #pretendplay #pretendfood #imagination #creativechildhood #toddleractivities #summer #nationaldonutday #donut #donutday #invitationtocreate

I scored the book, PLANTING A RAINBOW by Lois Ehlert, at our used bookstore @2ndandcharles the other day. It’s a perfect book for a coordinating NATURE COLOR MATCH activity! We went on a hunt around our yard and neighborhood and found a rainbow of colors in bloom. We brought them inside and matched them to some paint swatches! . . . . . . #creativekids #creativelife #childhoodunplugged #creativetable #artprompt #invitationtocreate #processart #kidbloggersofig #kidsart #toddlermom #kidscrafts101 #kidlitart #childrensbooks #booksofig #preschoolactivities #preschool #nature #natureart #natureinspiredart #getcreativewith #naturefinds #naturewalk #naturehunt #plantingarainbow #loisehlert #color #colormatch #2ndandcharles

School is out and we are all home for the next couple of months to enjoy a slow pace with no schedule. 🙌🏻 • My teacher mom was right, when trying to decide my career path many years ago, that teaching was the best job to have as a parent...you get the same holidays and time off as your kids. I’ve been looking forward to summer for months since the transition back to work this year was initially pretty tough for me. I missed my girls and time at home with them. • But I’m going to keep it real...I’ve already threatened to send them back to school a few times already 😬🤷🏼‍♀️🙊. My girls have a BLAST together but sometimes they are vicious and fight like crazy. Nonstop. This is when I need to come up with something to keep them busy and entertained/separated. • Enter MERMAID LAGOON SMALL WORLD 🧜🏻‍♀️. This idea came to me when I saw these colorful fish tank rocks but had to pull some other inspo from two of my fave creative gals. Arielle, from @artcampla has an amazing UNDER THE SEA sculpture on her blog that will take your breath away. Her creative ideas helped make this bin come to life. Cara, from @raising.kinley, is queen to all things vibrant and cheery and has so many fun sensory ideas that I’ve saved over the years. Her shark small world is the BEST and gave me some clever ideas to use. • My girls are LOVING this play idea. I’ve left it out and it is still going strong 3 days later! They have spent hours mixing and matching the details and adding new items they have found, including driftwood and seashells from our last beach trip! 🧜🏻‍♀️🐚🐠🌊

It’s summertime and HOT in my neck of the woods. Cool off with these Marbled Paper Ice Cream Cones. Details are on the blog under Mixed Media! . . . . . . . #mixedmedia #artproject #processart #marbledpaper #icecream #summer #artmom #toddleractivities #preschoolactivities #preschool #makeitmonday #theartgardenblog

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MISTER SEAHORSE By Eric Carle. • Did you know that male seahorses carry the female’s eggs until they are ready to hatch?! This book shares that journey of Mister Seahorse as he meets a few other amazing male fish that do the same! Father’s Day is almost here and this book would be a sweet read to celebrate dads. • I love Eric Carle books and his illustrations. They provide great inspiration for coordinating projects and Shannon from @ohcreativeday has a perfect seahorse template on her blog! Swipe to see some of the beautiful colors and fun overlays throughout the book>>>>>>>>>> . . . . . . #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksofig #childrenspicturebook #picturebook #booksofig #childhoodunplugged #ericcarle #ericcarlebooks #fathersday #artteachersofinstragram #elementaryart #misterseahorse

Portraits make great gifts for family! We made these for the moms/grandmothers last year and would be great Dads too! I’m still in love with Willa’s little drawing (on the left). I just love that tadpole stage! . . . . . . #kidart #giftideas #mixedmedia #processart #kidscrafts101 #mothersday #fathersday #kidscrafts #artproject #artteachersofinstagram #preschool #preschoolactivities #kidsdrawings #tadpoledrawing #kidsart #watercolor #toddlerart #toddleractivities #oldbookpages #elementaryart

Happy National Donut Day! This felt food #invitationtoplay was made over two years ago and was my very first IG @get.creative.with challenge! My girls still love getting the felt out to play and pretend! . . . . . . #childhoodunplugged #letthemplay #playideas #preschoolactivities #felt #pretendplay #pretendfood #imagination #creativechildhood #toddleractivities #summer #nationaldonutday #donut #donutday #invitationtocreate

I scored the book, PLANTING A RAINBOW by Lois Ehlert, at our used bookstore @2ndandcharles the other day. It’s a perfect book for a coordinating NATURE COLOR MATCH activity! We went on a hunt around our yard and neighborhood and found a rainbow of colors in bloom. We brought them inside and matched them to some paint swatches! . . . . . . #creativekids #creativelife #childhoodunplugged #creativetable #artprompt #invitationtocreate #processart #kidbloggersofig #kidsart #toddlermom #kidscrafts101 #kidlitart #childrensbooks #booksofig #preschoolactivities #preschool #nature #natureart #natureinspiredart #getcreativewith #naturefinds #naturewalk #naturehunt #plantingarainbow #loisehlert #color #colormatch #2ndandcharles

School is out and we are all home for the next couple of months to enjoy a slow pace with no schedule. 🙌🏻 • My teacher mom was right, when trying to decide my career path many years ago, that teaching was the best job to have as a parent...you get the same holidays and time off as your kids. I’ve been looking forward to summer for months since the transition back to work this year was initially pretty tough for me. I missed my girls and time at home with them. • But I’m going to keep it real...I’ve already threatened to send them back to school a few times already 😬🤷🏼‍♀️🙊. My girls have a BLAST together but sometimes they are vicious and fight like crazy. Nonstop. This is when I need to come up with something to keep them busy and entertained/separated. • Enter MERMAID LAGOON SMALL WORLD 🧜🏻‍♀️. This idea came to me when I saw these colorful fish tank rocks but had to pull some other inspo from two of my fave creative gals. Arielle, from @artcampla has an amazing UNDER THE SEA sculpture on her blog that will take your breath away. Her creative ideas helped make this bin come to life. Cara, from @raising.kinley, is queen to all things vibrant and cheery and has so many fun sensory ideas that I’ve saved over the years. Her shark small world is the BEST and gave me some clever ideas to use. • My girls are LOVING this play idea. I’ve left it out and it is still going strong 3 days later! They have spent hours mixing and matching the details and adding new items they have found, including driftwood and seashells from our last beach trip! 🧜🏻‍♀️🐚🐠🌊

It’s summertime and HOT in my neck of the woods. Cool off with these Marbled Paper Ice Cream Cones. Details are on the blog under Mixed Media! . . . . . . . #mixedmedia #artproject #processart #marbledpaper #icecream #summer #artmom #toddleractivities #preschoolactivities #preschool #makeitmonday #theartgardenblog

Did you follow @colouredbuttons #sewasoftie last summer? We made these fun birds last July and are gearing up for another fun softie kick off soon. Details are on the blog! We love birds and it happens to be BIRD week with @simplefamilylifestyle over at @get.creative.with! . . . . . . #toddlerart #creativekids #childhoodunplugged #creativetable #artprompt #invitationtocreate #processart #kidbloggersofig #kidsart #toddlermom #kidscrafts101 #springart #sewingwithkids #nature #oursensoryspring #natureart #natureinspiredart #getcreativewith #spring #birds #fabric #fabricart #birdlover #softie #birdart #sewing

Spray bottles make awesome tools for art making! Bonnie from @make_it_your_own_ shared this fun nature print idea using liquid watercolor in a spray bottle. Willa and I collected some clippings from the yard and tried this process out! So pretty and easy! 🌿 I’ve been busy and knee deep in messy art with my students all day so I’m all about simple activities these days when I’m home with my girls. This was definitely a winner! If you give this a go, we experimented with different paper and watercolor paper (as Bonnie suggested!) was the way to go! Swipe to see more! >>>>>>>> . . . . . . #toddlerart #creativekids #creativelife #childhoodunplugged #creativetable #artprompt #invitationtocreate #processart #kidbloggersofig #kidsart #toddlermom #kidscrafts101 #springart #preschoolactivities #preschool #nature #natureart #natureinspiredart #natureprint #nature #printmaking #getcreativewith #naturefinds #naturewalk #tagfromtheheart #spring #mixedmedia #makeamesswithpaint

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