Painting is pretty much The Babe’s favorite activity. So we do every style of it. Including string painting and printing. This was a super easy one, that even used some recyclable materials. My favorite! To do some string painting and printing, first find a decent sized box, larger than the paper you want to print. …
5 Minute Crafts
Pharaoh Tac Toe: a Customizable Tic Tac Toe Game
What kid doesn’t like Tic Tac Toe? Make a customizable set for your kiddo! We made up an Egyptian version of the game using the Ancient Egypt TOOB miniatures. Split them into X’s and O’s (or pharaohs and animals), draft up the board and you’re all set! The board is easy… Draw a triangle (call…
Five Minute Crafts: Painting with Nature
The Babe had some friends over for a play date the other day. We wanted to be outside because the weather was gorgeous and she always wants to paint. So they whipped up some natural paintbrushes. I gave each kid a tray and told them to pick a few things to paint with. One note,…
Five Minute Crafts: Drawing Dice
I found some great little foam cubes at the dollar store the other day (The Babe is modeling them for you). They’re called foam counting blocks and you’re supposed to use them for math activities. I’m saving some for when addition and subtraction seem a bit more manageable for her. But until then, I decided…
Five Minute Crafts: Kandinsky for Kids Process Art
Today’s Five Minute Craft is a bit of an art history lesson as well. Introducing Wassily Kandinsky, the father of abstract art. Kandinsky for Kids Process Art is a great invitation for open art exploration and learning at the same time. We have a few Wassily Kandinsky posters hanging in our house. Since I…
Five Minute Crafts: Toast Painting
I’ve decided that I’m all about combining crafts with everything. I joked the other day about combining crafts with eat what I made you for dinner.. Well, we’ve done it! It’s called Toast Painting. It’s super easy. Mix a few drops of food coloring with milk and paint away on your bread. Then toast and…
Five Minute Crafts: Popsicle Stick Frames
Ever have one of those days where the kids look like this, no matter what they are doing? This was one of them. You can probably just hear her say “mo-ommm.” I think maybe she’s gotten spoiled by some of the fancier Left Brain Craft Brain projects we’ve been doing… This craft isn’t exactly revolutionary,…
Five Minute Crafts: Homemade Face Paint
The Babe adores anything even close to makeup, just like her mama. Grease paint is such a mess and I hear can be loaded with shady pigments and excess iron levels. So I decided to whip up a Makeup Artist set for her out of some more wholesome ingredients. Homemade Face Paint 2 T cold…
Five Minute Crafts: Washi Tape Eggs
Not every day can have an elaborate project… Today’s Five Minute Friday project was just covering plastic Easter eggs with fun washi tape. Who knew these would be such a hit? The Babe has barely put them down since we covered them. They also made for a great hand held shell game. Which hand? Giggle…