by jessicaperkins | Oct 6, 2010 | art, craft, fine motor, flower, project
I a similar idea on one of my favorite blogs : Little Hands Big Work . I found this big shaker at the dollar store and used pipe cleaners and flower buttons to coordinate. It turned out to be a great “arrangement” – using fine motor skills to both...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 28, 2010 | art, coloring, craft, fine motor, project, rainbow, scratch art
I found these at the craft store on Clearance for under $2.00. In grade school I remember having to ever so gingerly scratch the surface without getting any oil from my hands onto the black “paper” and make each stroke count because we weren’t...
by jessicaperkins | May 21, 2010 | art, coffee filter, project
This is a great Art project that doesn’t require too many additional tools…and is process oriented.What you’ll need:Coffee FiltersWashable MarkersSpray Bottle with WaterNewspaper for easy clean-up1. Lay newspaper on a work surface2. Doodle, draw,...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 16, 2010 | Alphabet, art, baby, mamamayishop.com, modern, numbers, nursery, print, shop
I am so pleased to announce the debut of these cute and colorful Number and Letter Nursery Art Prints for MamaMayiShop.comInspired by my little one and her VERY colorful room, these little prints are sure to gain some recognition by your own little learner. The...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 12, 2010 | art, coloring, dot, painting
We have been looking for another fun medium to use for art time. I came across these Dot Painters and thought they were a perfect solution! I read that they last a long time and work on an easel, too. She loved being able to explore another type of art and I love that...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 3, 2010 | art, coloring, crayons, drawing, easel, painting
We finally got an Easel!!! It is something I have wanted to get for some time… They had them at IKEA for $14.99 and I thought: “Even if this falls apart in a couple months…for $14.99 we should give it a try.” So we did. And so far, we LOVE it!...