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Posts tagged “artwork”

Kareem Rizk Retro Collages

We recently remodeled our bathroom and have been looking for a great piece of artwork that the entire family could agree on. My husband wanted something by an independent artist, I wanted something c...

Simple Steps Toward A Healthier Earth

. Simple Steps Toward A Healthier Earth is more than just something for your tots to scribble on while waiting for the doctor, it's a work of art that promotes eco-friendly interactions between chi...

New Prints from Jonty Bloom

A couple of years back, we featured the artwork of Jonty Bloom when it was available exclusively at Modern Tots. Now Jonty Bloom has beautiful new work for sale (at even lower prices!) on Etsy. We're ...

PLAY Wall Art

Here's a really simple project with big results. Your main materials will be wooden squares, letters, and fabric or scrapbook paper, all available at the local craft store....

Cherry Blossom Project

Those of us in D.C. have the annual cherry blossoms to look forward to next month. The brutal winter most likely has delayed things a bit but we're excited nonetheless. In anticipation of the blosso...

Egg Carton Heart Project

Egg cartons are one of the basic (free) staples for craft projects. Many, many caterpillars later, we are looking for something new to make....

Turn 18 Pictures into Two

Many of you loved the idea of Creating a Masterpiece From Your Child's Artwork by putting many of your child's paintings together. If you're interested in doing something similar, we found a great t...

Daphne's Word Cloud

When we wrote about creating word cloud art with Wordle recently Chelsie left a link in the comments that she had done just that for her daughter Daphne. And look how great it is! Not to mention af...

Creating a Masterpiece From Your Child's Artwork

We've seen some great ideas on displaying your child's artwork, but no matter how clever, at some point you'll run out of space in the house. This beautiful piece of art really grabbed our attention,...

The Walk To 40 Weeks Pregnancy Progression

We loved Ryan Marshall and his fabulous pregnancy photos in past as Ryan photographed his pregnant wife Cole each week as she wrote a letter to their baby Tessa to go coincide. Well he's back with ...

Maximize Their Senses While Painting With Smell

Having spent a great deal of time in the educational systems, seeing a new idea in the world of hands on art and tactile learning is always invigorating. We ran across this great way to tantalize yo...

Create Word Cloud Art with Wordle

If "go to graphic design school" hasn't been checked off your list yet, but you enjoy playing with fonts and color, Wordle is a really fun online tool for creating "word clouds" that you can print a...

Wildlife Prints by Jeff Friesen

Our favorite imagery for children offers a glimpse into a special world and allows children, through their imaginations, to enter and explore. Photographer Jeff Friesen's photographs have this effe...

Make Secret Valentine Messages

When you're a kid you know your parents, family and friends all love you and although it's great to hear it one more time, you're really just in it for the candy. Not any more, as Martha Stewart sho...

How To Make Easy Applique Wall Art
Home Hacks

"Applique" is one of those intimidating crafting words. It's a lot less intimidating if you just think of it as "cutting out fun shapes and sewing them onto stuff." Let's walk you through how to ma...

Paint with Water Books

As our quest for still more activities for the young toddler has continued, we suddenly had a flashback to these paint with water books we used to love as a child. So, we started our search to see if...

"Love is in the Air" Art Prints
Etsy Find

To get you in the spirit for Sunday, some lovely prints that celebrate all things love with a child-like innocence that will work in a room any time of the year....

Handmade Children's Wall Decals

The easiest way to make a dramatic change in any child's room is by using wall decals. They come in all shapes and sizes &mdash and we're sort of in love. We love them even more when they don't co...

Making A Tennis Ball Photo Holder Is As Easy As 1-2-3

Sometimes frames aren't needed when it comes to photo display. This kid friendly solution makes displaying your favorite ones a snap. With no glass to break, they're an easy and inexpensive DIY th...

My Favorite Things Flashcards
Petit Collage

We always look forward to seeing what trick Lorena Siminovich of Petit Collage has up her sleeve next and it turns out it was these beautiful ABC flashcards of some of her favorite things - perfect ...

Ridiculously Rad Robot Alphabet Letters

Hailing from the Wisconsin, Jim Demski or Jimbot, has created an entire robot alphabet series. Each piece has a super friendly price tag, so it doesn't matter it your little one's name is Ty or Al...

Papercut Art

Although it's an old art form found in most cultures (known in German-speaking countries as Scherenschnitte, for example), papercut art seems to be enjoying a revival with young artists. We purchas...

It's All Wooly Good Fun

In our humble opinion, you can never have too many stuffed animals. Especially when they're made from felt and are as cute as these. They're priced just right, which won't help you decide how many...

Silhouettes In Under 30 Minutes
How To

We've come across tutorials for making your own silhouette portraits before, but this one may be the quickest and easiest. And that means we're most likely to try it! Emily made them of her family...

New Wooden Prints From Petit Collage

We first told you about Petit Collage's prints on wood back in August, but there's some new additions to their line up. Check out their new monkeys and ladybugs after the jump! ...