Tots Try It Out: Kiwi Crate

11/20/2012

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Spin art is definitely making a comeback. Two families (mine being one of them) brought spin art kits as gifts to a recent birthday party. It was for twins, so it turned out to be OK! But for a simple take on spin art you can always use a dreidel! The new holiday kits from the crafting subscription site Kiwi Crate, provide all the materials needed for a little Hannukah spin art! The Handmade Hannukah kit comes with a wooden dreidel and Hebrew letters to decorate it with. There are also little square papers with holes punched in them so that they fit right over the dreidel. As the dreidel spins (in the cardboard crate, or another box) kids can squirt paint on the paper, watch it spin and see what they create. It worked fabulously, and was so fun for both of my kids, ages two and four! The kit also includes materials for menorah making, including reusable lights! The line includes Crafty Christmas and Gifts Made by Me kits too. ~ What kind of holiday crafts do you make with your kids? ~

DEAL
Get 60% off of the first month of a Kiwi Crate monthly or gift subscription with the promo code HOLIDAY on Friday November 23, or 50% off on Saturday, 40% off on Sunday and 30% of fon Monday! Start saving and creating!
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Bake Your Own Cards!

06/18/2011

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We have a little friend named Mia in Austin. For her first Halloween her parents dressed her up as the most adorable sunflower, complete with flower pot, and they carried her around their neighborhood. I am so flattered that they looked to us for a creative flower idea! My recent My Right Brain article highlights simple crafts and cooking projects to do with kids at home. Mia and her mom chose the Cupcake Flowers, and made three of them to give as Father's Day cards to Mia's daddy, uncle and grandpa. They made the project their own by adding stickers and glitter paint to the actual cupcake liners. Her mom said they turned out beautifully, and I couldn't agree more. ~ What new craft projects have you tried recently? ~
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Connect the Dots

05/11/2011

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Tiny received these Do-A-Dot Art Markers from some friends during her second Chanukah. She immediately loved them, and still does. I still remember when she created this first dot drawing, carefully making lines of dots down the page. Then she realized she could draw with the markers too, and that's when she really started to hone her artistic style. A babysitter left here one time with a poster she made for school using the markers. So I guess they're good for getting a message across. ~ What  are your favorite children's art supplies? ~
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Nice Ice, Baby

01/06/2010

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Credit: Habitot Children's Museum
As an artist in a former life, I am always looking for new craft projects that are easy to do at home.  I asked Lauren Levin, Development Associate at Habitot Children's Museum, for a new crafting idea. She gave me the directions for Ice Cube Painting, a project that was recently featured in Habitot's Tot-Mail as well.  

Ice Cube Painting 
Materials: ice cube trays; food coloring; water; popsicle sticks; paper and coffee filters (optional) 
Directions: 
1. Mix Concentrated solutions of water and food color in a measuring cup.
2. Fill each cube of an ice cube tray with one of the colored waters.
3. Insert a popsicle stick into each cube to make the cubes easier to handle after freezing.
4. Freeze ice cube trays 24 hours.
5. When ready to paint, spread paper on table.
6. Pop out frozen colored cubes and let children paint on paper with the ice cubes.
7. For something different, paint on coffee filters or other textured paper and see what happens. 

Very nice.  Can't wait to try this at home. 
~ Parents: What craft projects do your tots enjoy? ~
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