Clik here to view.
Chihuly
I shared this project with children at the OKCMOA for Drop-in Art this weekend and our creations turned out wonderful! We focused on Chihuly: The Collection. The Collection is part of the permanent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get Green
Little Lassies and Laddies ages 15-36 months gathered around with me at the OKCMOA this weekend to experiment with the color green. We talked about the color green and I gave a little demo on how to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Pair of Socks
I was invited by Polly over at Helping Little Hands to participate in a read along she is doing on her blog.I chose to create a project based on the book, A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recycled Gardens
What better way to greet Spring than with a beautiful garden? Look close at the papers and you will see we used cardboard food boxes, straws and lids to create a fun flower filled garden.We started by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weaving Paintings
I led drop-in art at the OKCMOA this weekend and we had a great time exploring warm and cool colors with watercolors and weaving.First I gave each student two pieces of watercolor paper. I explained...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funky Pendants
What is not to love about these sweet little tiles of artwork that we made into pendants for necklaces and bracelets.First, I have to mention that every now and then you have a student that on their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tick Tock
Toddlers ages 15-36 months explored architecture and clocks in the George Nelson exhibit at the OKCMOA. A cukoo style clock was the perfect way to tie these two things together. First as architects we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Painted Paper Lanterns
Children ages 3-5 made these beautiful painted lanterns with me at the OKCMOA. We gathered together to take a look at the George Nelson exhibit and read a book under his bubble lamps.In the classroom...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shape Stampede
Shapes and Stamping were all the rage last week at Tiny Tuesday at the OKCMOA. I had plenty of supplies for little ones ages 2-5 to stamp their hearts (or squares) out!This is really simple and fun. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In my neighborhood
Children enjoyed creating colorful neighborhoods and cities with me at the OKCMOA last weekend for Drop-in Art.We talked about architecture and our neighborhoods and immediately began to get to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Georgia's Garden
Creative little ones ages 2-5 joined me today at the OKCMOA to create bright beautiful flowers inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe.First we looked at some examples from the books I brought with me.We started...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pet Portraits
Little artists joined me last weekend at the OKCMOA for Pet Portrait fun. We explored the works of George Rodrigue and got busy.Using Rodrigue as our inspiration allowed the kids to have fun with their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pop Art Handprints
Little artists ages 15-36 months old gathered with me at the OKCMOA last weekend to explore pop art.For our creations we focused on our hands. We looked at some books and went into the gallery.In the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Picasso Collage
Picasso. You are probably thinking of his paintings. He created many wonderful collage pieces as well. This was the subject matter I shared for Drop-in Art at the OKCMOA a few weeks ago.First we looked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
D is for Dad
Happy Father's Day to you! This is a fun project that can be done with any letter of the alphabet. Yesterday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art I created these fun painted collages with children ages...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Hero and Me
It has been a really busy summer here. My boys are out of school and we are in a million directions. I am also teaching a little bit at the OKCMOA over the summer and will be doing some outreach...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elmer's Giveaway!
Hello readers! Welcome to my very first giveaway! Let me give you details. I was contacted by Elmer's to see if I would be interested in hosting a Kid's Craft Camp. (YES!) They sent me a really cool...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gears!
This is the lesson plan for a class I was going to teach this weekend but I am doing a mud run and thankfully got another instructor to cover the class for me (Thanks Ms. Amanda!!) The kids love her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
And the winner is...
Ms. Wilkinson who commented: Great idea! Thanks!Congratulations and I will contact you by email!Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter and leave such wonderful comments. This was so much fun...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tabletop Puppet Show
So, the favorite project from my Elmer's Kid's Craft Camp were the tabletop puppet shows. The kids really enjoyed making these fun little people all put behind a little theater that sits on the table...
View Article
