Call me weird but I’m not a big fan of paint brushes. I enjoy abstract art and using paint brushes often makes everything feel too intentional and uniform. Years ago I came across this idea to use these simple objects instead. I love the effect it gives and I often find myself choosing to use…
I have no idea on the exact numbers, but we definitely read a lot of good picture books in 2016. I’ve gone through the books we read in 2016 that were published in 2016 and came up with our top ten books from the year. Raeca says her favorites were Let Me Finish, The Snurtch…
In the beginning of December I started to realize our homeschool schedule was not working very well for us. I would plan our day and rarely would we get to it all. It wasn’t because I was planning a whole lot in the day, but every time I mentioned what we were going to do…
I am so excited for 2017! 2016 held a lot of health woes for myself and I’m hoping this year I can get a handle on this thing. Anywho, I made this canvas a few weeks ago and recorded the process thinking I would add it to an online course on mixed media canvases but I…
Thanks to all who entered our 2016 Reader Survey! The winner of one of our favorite picture books is: Kenzie!!! Congratulations! I’ll be emailing you for your address and picture book choice this weekend! I wrote out a couple of different grade one book lists at the beginning of the school year, like grade one…
I love collecting art supplies. I mean, I love minimalism but books and craft supplies are my weaknesses. Big time. But, I don’t like spending a lot of money on art supplies. So, when I came across a way to use regular ol’ Crayola crayons in a more refined way, I was intrigued. Because, let’s…
