Education & Inspiration

Light Cube: Light and Bubbles

To make your messier projects easy to contain on the R59601 Educational Light Cube, we’ve developed a tray that fits perfectly on top of the Light Cube. The tray is available in our R59602 Educational Light Cube Accessory Pack. First, place … Continue reading

Weaving Mat Windsocks

After you’ve done your spring cleaning, hang up some bright and colorful windsock decorations!  Age: 3+ Duration: 15-20 minutes Learning Objectives: Exercise fine motor skills with precise weaving. Make a beautiful windsock craft for summer time using a multi-step process. You’ll … Continue reading

Spotlight on… Tissue Circles

Tissue Circles are great to use in hundreds of different art projects! Find out what kinds of projects we’ve featured them in so far… R2172 Tissue Circles are a great value at 480 pieces per package in a full range … Continue reading

Light Cube: Floating Density Experiment

Explore the densities of various objects using bubbly soda water and a few clear glasses on the Light Cube! Pour a bit of club soda into a clear glass. In the second glass, pour some water. The carbonated fizz or … Continue reading

Paper Hand Wreath

Celebrate the power of unity through a beautiful wreath made of paper notepad hands, found in our R51220 Hand Padlet! Age: 3+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Connect activity to basic discussions about unity and equality or to popular global events … Continue reading

Spotlight on… Newspaper Builders

At last year’s art camp, we put together an amazing structure using our Newspaper Builders… What did we make? Read on below for more details!  The Newspaper Builders kit includes several clear plastic tubes and an assortment of connectors. They … Continue reading

Light Cube: Colorful Block Combinations

We’ve established many times that working with blocks on the Light Cube is a great way to engage students who love to build–it helps to focus their attention with beautiful light and color combinations!  These blocks were found at our … Continue reading

Changing Seasons Diorama

To explore the beauty of nature and the changing of the seasons, we put together a beautiful diorama with a split down the middle to show the transition from winter to spring!  Age: 5+ Duration: 20-30 minutes Learning Objectives: Talk … Continue reading

Spotlight on… Stained Glass Lanterns

Fill in the cutout spaces of these unique 3D lanterns! Features 4 separate images on each side of the lantern. Use our R15257 Stained Glass Paper to fill them in. R52093 Stained Glass Lanterns are easy to decorate and fold up … Continue reading

Light Cube: How to make a light show with clear colorful cups!

We’ve done a post on stacking colorful cups on top of the Light Cube. But what if you combined a variety of different colorful cups together in all shapes and sizes to create a beautiful sculpture… AND a light show? Stacking … Continue reading