by jessicaperkins | Jun 6, 2012 | art, beach, coloring, crayons, preschool, project, shell, shells, summer, totschool
We did several projects to include on our Beach Mural this summer. One of them was a simple color-me shell page. We both colored some of the shells to put up at the bottom of the ocean floor. Buga doesn’t always enjoy coloring – it’s not that she...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 30, 2011 | art, coloring, craft, fall, glue, halloween, Language, poem, preschool, project, seasonal, totschool
A Haunted Halloween Project. Buga and I made this Haunted House project (Thanks, Mom!) as one of our Art projects. There were two sections to color – the top of the house and the bottom. Buga REALLY wanted us to color the house, together – which I try not...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 4, 2011 | activity, book, cart, coloring, crayola, crayons, drawing, grocery, homeschool, quiet, School, time, tot, wipeable
I made these wipeable coloring sheets by photocopying some of Buga’s favorite coloring book activities – I copied them at 60% so they would be more portable. I laminated each page, hole-punched it, and bound them together with a metal ring from Staples. We...
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 | Jun 10, 2010 | color, coloring, colors, mama may i shop, mamamayishop.com, montessori, natural, new, play, product, rainbow, sorting, Toy, waldorf, wooden
*New Product*Sensory Color Sorting Play SetColor-Sort your world!This beautiful color-sorting mat has been quilted together with an array of rainbow colors, 10 in all: Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, and White. It is almost a yard (36”)...
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...