Working big is so impactful on kids. This weekend we went big and made a geometric weaving loom at the Austin Maker Faire for the kids to add to. It was a great introduction to weaving. They created a shaded “cave” for them to play in and on. I overheard […]
Building
Process Art- Popsicle Stick Sculpture
I’m going to keep this one super simple. Basically you supply the little creator in your life with the right materials (popsicle or craft sticks and a low temp glue gun) and some trust and supervision and see where they take it. These creative thinkers built up! Little builders, inventors, […]
Process Art- Bubble Wrap Wall Printing
This summer I created a mesh and PVC frame on our fence, for the Wee Warhols to engineer a large water wall on. It was a great success! I was worried that the kids would argue when building it, but they worked together amazingly. It helped that I had everything […]
Large Outdoor Nature Loom- Garden Branch Weaving
Along time ago these huge sticks fell in our yard after a hard rain. Can I tell you how much life we have gotten out of them? I’ll just show you. Okay, this was the only photo I could find, but we have painted the sticks, yarn wrapped, fabric wrapped, […]