Practice Makes Perfect

None of my kids are particularly artistic. This is a picture that Tee crayoned when he was about six, or maybe even seven (on what I’m guessing must have been a gloomy day). Note the lack of detail, the wing-like hands extending directly from the trunk, and the missing facial features.
That being said, I don’t [...]

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Unintentional Art

I was watching the kids fooling around with the life-saving dummy at the pool, and started taking photos of them. This one really caught my attention because of it’s arty strangeness. There’s the symmetry of the bodies, the lack of any faces, and the odd pose. Also, the foot and arm reaching toward each other. [...]

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Isn’t that a cute little beaver? The creature in the background is a moose.

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Symmetry

This is a fun art idea.
Cut a black and white picture in half, and glue to a page. Try to draw the other half. L did this cat for homework last night. I think I’ll try it with the Littles.

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Color Mixing

The kids have been playing the Rays of Light game with an intensity bordering on obsession, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon, and seize the opportunity to cement their knowledge of primary and secondary colors.
I mixed up three jars of water and food coloring (red, blue, and yellow) and set three empty jars [...]

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Kids’ Art /Learning Curve I

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