How to Make a Harry Potter Magic Wand Last year I got the awesome experience to, once again, teach several periods of Reading Enrichment at my middle school. I love teaching reading almost as much as I love teaching art....and this magic wand project let me combine both subjects! One of the books that we read together as a class was Harry Potter so after our daily fluency drills, comprehension work, and phonemic awareness practice we spent some time creating our own magic ... View the Post
Butterfly Wing Mural
Butterfly Wing Mural A few years ago I went back to teaching after a long break and have been teaching art at a local junior high. And yes...the classes are large and no...the pay is not great and sure it is a lot of work but honestly....I kind of love it. I get to hang out with quirky teens, work on crazy projects, and talk about all of my favorite artists and artworks. My current classroom takes up both sides of an older trailer parked behind the school. I call this trailer ... View the Post
Easy Children’s Rag Blanket Tutorial
Easy Children's Rag Blanket Tutorial Today I want to show you a quick, easy and fun way to make a Rag Blanket that is a great couch quilt for kids! The great thing about making rag blankets...aside from their cuteness and how quickly they come together is this: As you sew the blanket top together you are sewing the blanket back together and it doesn't need to be quilted! You also don't need to bind these blankets. Sure you need to clip them but that can happen on the couch ... View the Post
5 Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs without Eggs
5 Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs without Eggs This year Easter weekend is looking a little different for all of us. Around here I've had a hard time finding eggs to decorate and don't want to go to the store more than I absolutely have to. Sooooo.....this afternoon my girls and I decorated Easter eggs 5 different ways without using any eggs. We just used supplies that we found around the house and had so much fun. I made a video this evening showing you what we made in case you ... View the Post
DIY Pumpkin Dioramas (Made with Dollar Store Styrofoam Pumpkins)
Today we are making some DIY Pumpkin Dioramas....using only items that we could find at the Dollar Store. (Which is a good thing since my girls are obsessed with them.) ... View the Post
DIY Emoji Shirts
Today we have DIY Emoji shirts to share with you...although I have to admit I can't take the credit for them...they are the brain child of my 9 year old who is IN LOVE with emojis. She has emoji sheets and emoji pillowcases and stuffed emojis and emoji waterbottles and...you get the point. So when she realized that tomorrow was World Emoji Day she freaked out...and the idea for these shirts was born. ... View the Post
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