Education & Inspiration

Craft Spotlight: Colored Rice

R2114 Colored Rice doesn’t work just as a collage material. It produces artwork that can be used in sensory activities! Non-toxic and easy to use. Check out more below! A basic way to use Colored Rice is to first draw a basic image onto construction paper. Construction paper holds up best against glue, which is…

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Craft Spotlight: Fingerpaint Sensations Kit

Our safe-to-use additives provide a pop of sensation to your painting projects! A great way to encourage fine motor play in special needs classrooms. Simply pop in one additive to one color of paint and let the fun begin! Each additive is packaged separately so you can control how much of each you want to…

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Crayon Shaving Stained Glass Paper

Last year, one of our most popular crafts used a technique with shaved crayon bits to make authentic-looking stained glass images. Try it out for yourself! The stained glass effect can be applied to any of our black-frame designs.  Age: 5+ (Adult Supervision Required) Duration: 20-30 minutes You’ll Need: • R52087 Tropical Fish Stained Glass Frames / R52070…

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Craft Spotlight: Masquerade Glasses

Bring out your inner drama buff! R52023 Masquerade Glasses are a great way to encourage students to express their performance skills while exploring decorative art techniques.There are several different types of Masquerade Glasses to choose from. For example, some of the glasses are well-rounded, others are cat-like frames, and yet other frames are shaped like…

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Craft Spotlight: Color-In Chinese Lanterns

We combined two of our products into one project with the Chinese Lantern craft posted on Wednesday. Learn more about this colorful craft using our video and description below! The Color-In Lanterns can be used with our rubbing plates to decorate the various pieces. Simply slide any of our available patterned rubbing plates underneath the…

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Valentine’s Day Pop Up Cards

Give your Valentine’s Day wishes a personal touch with R22052 Double Color Card Sheets! We’ll show you how to make your card pop out in a meaningful way! Age: 5+ Duration: 10-15 minutes You’ll Need: • R22052 Double Color Card Sheets • White paper 8.5 x 11″ • Staple • Pencil • Pencil Crayon •…

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Craft Spotlight: Bouquet Paper

No need to pick flowers! Make your own decorative bouquets with our realistic R24560 Bouquet Paper! The ingenious flower designs allow students to overlap the different flower images to make their own three-dimensional flowers! Sheets of Bouquet Paper line one of the art tables at our Summer Art Camp. Each of the flower images can…

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Craft Spotlight: Stained Glass Paper

Vibrant colors and intriguing designs bring a pop of authenticity to your students’ stained glass designs! Our post features a video as well as a sneak peek at our new My Garden Stained Glass Frames! Stained Glass Paper can be easily cut into shapes that fit underneath black border stained glass images. Cut bits of…

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Valentine’s Day Tree

Create your own Valentine’s Day artwork with Heart Mosaics! Use a tracing of your hand to form the tree trunk and branches, then fill in the gaps with Heart Mosaic leaves. Follow the complete tutorial below! Age: 4+ Duration: 10-15 minutes You’ll Need: • R15367 Heart Mosaics • R15233 Skin Tone Craft Paper • Scissors…

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Craft Spotlight: Heart Mosaics

Available in a multitude of colors, sizes and designs, these Heart Mosaics will give your students’ projects a ‘lovely’ pop of personality! Watch a video at the cut to see the leafy tree art project we made with the Heart Mosaics! Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, we’ve got several projects using the R15367…

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