Sharing my love of art with my little women is one of my favorite part of homeschooling. Spending a relaxing afternoon creating something new and beautiful never stops being a joy for us. We’ve recently had the pleasure of trying out the Monthly Plan from Creating a Masterpiece, which provides my girls with excellent video based art […]
ARTistic Pursuits Inc. {Homeschool Art Review}
Let me start by saying this: I love teaching and exploring art with my kids. Being able to spend as much time as we want drawing, painting and creating is one of the reasons I love homeschooling. I’ve had my eye on ARTistic Pursuits Inc. for years, so I was delighted to have the opportunity […]
6 Homeschool Art Projects Your Kids Will Love
Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.” Lyndon Johnson, on signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts As I […]
Discovering History through Art
It’s hard for me to fall in love with a lesson plan, curriculum or project kit. Art in History’s WWII / Holocaust Lesson Plan and Kit provided a perfect supplement to our current studies, bringing something beautiful to an otherwise dark time in history. From the moment I opened the box, I couldn’t wait to […]
Exploring Art with Minecraft
My 6 year-old daughter is sitting next to me at the kitchen table. She’s playing Minecraft on her iPod and showing me all of the different animals she has in the game. She’s knows that I’m working on a Minecraft series and thinks it’s awesome. Every so often she takes a screen shot of something […]
Build Your Homeschool Library In One Click
Are you a book hoarder like me? Could you use a little extra encouragement on your homeschool journey or maybe a few excellent curriculum supplements for the upcoming school year? Have you seen the iHomeschool Network Omnibus? I am so delighted to share this amazing ebook bundle with you! It’s packed with resources and curriculum […]
Make a Mini Storybook With Your Child
Making a simple ribbon-tied story book out of photos is fun project to work on side-by-side with your little one. This project is geared towards 4-6 year-old children and it will help them practice their story telling skills. Hand them a camera and let them take the photos themselves or create a story out of […]
Ancient Egyptian Paper Mache Pottery
My youngest daughter has always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. This unique part of history never seems to loose it’s lure. Creating a paper mache bowl with an Egyptian flair was a fun way to explore her interests and learn about hieroglyphs and Egyptian art. This was the first time (in 13 years of mothering) […]
Melted Crayon Art for Kids
Ready for a different approach to creating art with melted crayons? For this project, we’re adding crayons to a canvas and melting them with a hairdryer. It’s a fun, easy project that your kids will love. I’ve been wanting to try this project for months, ever since I saw it on Decoist. If you need […]
Aboriginal Art with Sharpies
My girls have been fascinated by Australia lately – the wildlife, the landscape and (of course) the mythical mermaids. This interest has launched us into a study of the land down under, including the history and art of the Aborigines. I wanted to add a hands-on art project to our study. My friend Cyndi, at […]
Fancy Paper Fans – Homeschool Art Project
Create fancy or funky hand fans with your kids in this easy and fun project. You can make these fans using decorative paper – like scrapbooking paper or gift wrap- and finishing them off with a silk tassel, ribbons, or a metal charm. Here’s one of our finished fans: We made a variety of fans, […]
5 Days of {Summer} Homeschool Art Projects
Welcome to the Summer Homeschool Art Project Series! Learning through art projects is too much fun to forget about when the summer months approach. It’s one of the things that doesn’t get put on hold – ever – in our house. Over the next five days, I will be posting a new art project complete […]
Middle Ages Homeschool Project – Make A Medieval Castle
My girls have always been fascinated by castles, princesses and knights. Even after learning about the far less glamorous aspects of the time period through our Middle Ages study, they still felt there was much to be enjoyed. We read about medieval times from a variety of sources (you can find our book list below) […]
Homeschool Art Project: Soap Carving
The Butterfly and I have been reading the Little House series for a long time now and I wanted to expand a bit on what she was learning. So first, I bought the Prairie Primer, an amazing, enormous, literature based unit study based on the series. I keep taking it off the shelf, looking at […]
Homeschool Craft Project: How to Make a Padded Journal
If you read here much, you already know that I’m not the queen of crafting. I try, I really do. Sometimes, I get it right. I found a make your own journal video and could not resist giving this project a try. I love journals. Pretty journals in leather, fabric, sparkly or not, I love […]
Fostering a Love of Art
When I was a young teenager, I visited the Museum of Modern Art in NYC for the first with my family. I clearly recall standing next to my father, in front of a painting titled Red Bird (not to be confused with The Red Bird, by Marc Chagall). It was a tremendous white canvas with a single pin sized […]
Homeschool Art Project: Roman Fresco Paintings
I struggle a little with art projects. It isn’t that I don’t love seeing what my children create, it’s that I have trouble getting started.I have trouble letting them get started. I fear the mess. And it takes me time to work up the courage to let them open the paint, especially since I haven’t […]
