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Tune your kids into art!
  • Paint/draw a self portrait - and post it somewhere in your house!

  • Create personalized placemats for everyone in the family.

  • Make potato designs! Cut potatoes into fun shapes, dip them in paint, and blot them on paper.

  • Make a collage showing your favorite things. Use old magazines, newspapers, and catalogues.

  • Make a unique postcard by drawing a picture (4 x 6) or using a photo and writing a message on the back. You can give it to someone or put it in the mail.

  • Create a sculpture out of ordinary household things (or better yet, used things out of the recycle bin! Make sure they are clean and safe - no sharp edges).

  • Make a sock into a puppet using markers, yarn, old buttons, or anything else you can think of for the face and hair!

  • Gather outdoor items (leaves, sticks, acorns, grass). Use them to make a collage on paper or make a sculpture.

  • Have your friends, siblings, or parents trace your body with chalk on the sidewalk!

  • Make a maskout of items you find around the house. Decide whether you want your mask to have a happy, scary, evil, or friendly face!

  • Make a calendar (for the week, month, or the year) with your photos and drawings. Include holidays, days off from school, and family events.

  • Write and illustrate your own comic strip.

  • Make a model of a planet. Paper mache a balloon, let it dry, and paint countries on the model. You can use real countries of make up your own!

  • Make your own puzzle by drawing a picture or design on paper and then cutting it into pieces.
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