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Day 66 of 365 Days of a Happy Home!Trompe l'Oeil is French for "deceive the eye". It is a way of painting in 3 dimension to create an optical illusion. Trompe l'Oeil can be used on walls, ceilings, furniture and really just about any surface inside or out! Do you have any in your home?
When it comes to children’s bathroom spaces, there are a few things you want them to be: functional, organized, and clean. There is nothing worse than a bathroom filled with clutter that has no rhythm or purpose and makes getting ready in the mornings frustrating for parents and littles! When laying out your kids’ bathroom […]
“My daughter saves toilet rolls! It seems to be her thing and we have loads now. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for some toilet roll crafts that would help use them up?” Gho…
Let your kids or adults understand the names of animals and teach them using these animal crafts design ideas media through.
Memory matching card games are super simple to play and an easy game to hone your little one's memory skills. You can even make your set with some clip art!
I think that you are going to love these printable cloud templates. They come in many different sizes and are 100% free! Clouds are used in so many craft projects and for decorating, but they are really hard shapes to draw. If you have ever tried to draw the perfect cloud, then you understand how...
There is a lot of Ted Harrison love at the school these days. Both Grades 2 and 3 are completing art projects based on his work. Ted Harrison is a well known Canadian artist famous for his use of line and color in his landscape paintings around his beloved Yukon home. This is an easy art project based on his work. MATERIALS REQUIRED: - watercolor paper or heavy weight sketch paper - watercolor, tempera, or acrylic paints - black paper - glue - scissors - reference photos (there are lots of images of Ted Harrison's work online) - oil pastels or wax crayons I like to tape off my paper and then draw in your line design. You want to discuss the way Ted Harrison uses a strong line to show shape or contour of the landscape, how the line is just as important as the color. With younger kids you may want to use pastels or wax crayons and draw those heavy lines. I'm using crayon here and they resist the paint allowing you to keep those heavy lines, oil pastels work even better. Start painting. It's good to start with the lightest colors first and then work your way to the darkest. Although the crayon or pastel resists the paint you still want the kids to stay within the lines if the can so you have those separate areas of deep color. With older kids you can get them to conserve that white line. When painting with watercolors you'll want to leave some space between the colors any way so they don't mix together before drying. Another option is to try the stained glass method. I've mixed a couple of squirts of acrylic paint into a bottle of white school glue. I then use this to mark my heavy lines, lie flat and let dry. (about 12 hrs.) Once the glue is dry paint in your strong color. They glue helps to corral the paint in each area for easier painting. Now you can add an Inukshuk if you wish. Cut out individual stones out of black paper. Then glue down on top of your painting. Place a sheet of wax paper on top and rest a heavy book on top of that to help it dry flat. The paintings also look great just on their own. Here is some work by Grade 2. They used their twistables for this and it turned out terrific but I think they are ready to try the painting option. Great work grade 2!
