Using children’s books as inspiration is always a good place to start when you’re looking to breath new life into past STEAM projects or create new Design Thinking prompts. This past week in our weekly Homeschooler class, we did just that! Fall is definitely one of our favorite seasons around […]
Process Art
Painted Feathers- Art Project For Kids Of All Ages
I love following @erinlightfeather on Instagram. Her work is so colorful and pretty. I thought it would be fun for my students to paint some feathers, inspired by her work. It is always fun to get creative with our canvases. With Thanksgiving approaching, it would be beautiful to paint super large […]
Spoon Puppets and Creative Play
Creative play is essential in the development of a child. When kids are acting, playing dress up, dancing, or creating visual art, they are experimenting with decision making. At Figment, that is exactly what I like to promote. I had a large box left over from a package delivery. I […]
Building Robot Sculptures- Figment Creative Labs
A few weeks ago we made the cutest robot sculptures at Figment Creative Labs. Most of the supplies that we used for this project came from Dollar Tree. It took some instruction to get started, but ultimately the robot is in the eye of it’s creator. What you need: styrofoam […]