Education & Inspiration
Following our series of posts about our beading wonders, including the Fancy Stringing Rings last week, today I’m going to showcase a bit about our Brilliant Beads! R2170 Brilliant Beads come in a bright assortment of colors and shapes. Besides basic small round beads, there are some that resemble flowers while others look like geometric shapes.…
Read MoreFor several years, the Caution! Twins at Play blog has garnered huge following for their experimental light table play. With the release of our newest Educational Light Cube, Kristen and her twins couldn’t wait to try it out for themselves! See what their preview post featured at the link here!! This post was made on…
Read MoreMake your jewelry fancy with Fancy Stringing Rings! Beautiful, bright colors and recognizable designs make these beads a joy to work with. String, sort, play and mix colors together on a light table! Beading is a prime fine motor skill activity that’s always a favorite for arts and crafts sessions! The best part about our…
Read MoreWhat’s a colorful and beautiful paper mosaic set that you can use for just about any project? Our R15367 Heart Mosaics! To see what kinds of projects you can do with the Heart Mosaics, visit the post at 2 Flowers Learn in the links below! The post is entitled, “More fun with Heart Mosaics” and was…
Read MoreExplore different fine motor techniques such as sewing and tracing with this BIG classroom project! Combine everyone’s artwork into one. Trace recognizable basic shapes using our Fine Motor Skills Stencils and learn a basic sewing method safely with our Plastic Lacing Needles. Check out more about the tutorial below! Age: 4+ Duration: 20-30 minutes You’ll Need:…
Read MoreTo give your Big! Huge! Dinosaur a unique appearance, use balloon painting! This cool technique keeps little fingers clean while generating a fun painting experience. R75424 Big! Huge! Dinosaurs are perfect for large scale fingerpainting projects. The sheet itself reaches roughly 3 feet in length, but you don’t need a whole lot of paint to cover it up! Fingerpaints spread…
Read MoreMake Mom a queen for the day with these embellished R22025 Color In Crowns! Add details with collage materials and a few of our own fun craft products, such as R24560 Bouquet Paper and R15657 Wild Flower Paper Bits! Age: 4+ Duration: 15 minutes You’ll Need: • R22025 Color In Crowns • R24560 Bouquet Paper •…
Read MoreTake a good look at the images in our R15290 Nature Paper, and think of how you can combine them to make colorful, crazy critters! The Nature Paper elements can also be hung from mobiles or pasted onto picture frames or posters as decorations. The R15290 Nature Paper features 32 sheets of brilliant graphics that are…
Read MoreI absolutely adore the variety of designs that the Color Diffusing Leaves can be used to make. No two are alike–literally! This beautiful assortment of leaves were made from watercolor paint diffusion. Wendy published this craft post on September 24, 2008. To read more about the post entitled, “Celebrating Autumn” click here! A neat addition…
Read MorePaste up personalized Fingerpaint Flowers along a school hallway and celebrate all the great things your students have accomplished so far in the school year! Like our post and subscribe today to our blog to see more craft projects like this! Age: 5+ Duration: 15-20 minutes You’ll Need: • R75422 Big! Huge! Fingerpaint Flower •…
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