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 can’t do it, because she can – […]

We have been reading stories and doing story art projects a lot this Spring. I like that we are exploring different types of materials and relating them to books we’ve read. It helps build story-telling skills, memory, and most of all comprehension. Buga likes to experiment with art when I let her get messy and […]

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 use Crayola Wipeable Crayons with it. I keep it in the […]

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! Sturdier than I expected. […]

I have had this project in queue for quite some time now. Maybe I am a little obsessive compulsive, but I hate having so many broken crayon nubs around. And don’t get me started on all those crayons that Layla has decided to peel the paper away from – these poor, nameless crayons! Needless to […]