It's easy, vibrant and the process is rather fascinating.

All you need is a black crayon and watercolours!

Click the link below to check it out! Go! Go!

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The process is perfect for all ages - from elementary school kids right up to teens, and it's rather addictive, so it will keep them entertained for ages.

String them into a garland or mobile, or plaster a window with them for a happy pop of colour this winter.

They're GORGEOUS!

Click the link below to check them out! Go! Go!

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We've used our easy 3-ingredient clay dough recipe to make vibrant butterfly ornaments for spring.

This might be my favourite clay dough craft yet!

Click the link below to see them. They're GORGEOUS!

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The hooligans love this art process! It's great for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids too.

They're super-easy to make, but soooo cute!

If you're looking for a unique and creative homemade card for your kids or students to make this Mother's Day, you have to check this one out!

Just click the link below!

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I have a really easy art activity for your kids to do this week. It's so much fun, and the results are so pretty that we framed ours.

Kids love making art using this process, and all ages can do it. Tweens and teens will love it just as much as the toddlers and preschoolers do.

It's super-easy to prepare and virtually mess-free.

Click the link below to check it out!

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They look just like real roses. They're gorgeous!

Kids can make them to give them individually for Valentines Day, or they can give a whole bouquet.

This is, hands-down, one of my favourite flower crafts ever!

Check it out with the link below! Go! Go!

Wouldn't these be beautiful for kids to make and give as a gift to Moms, Grandmas, teachers etc.

They're really easy to make, and they last forever! And they really do look like real roses!

Beautiful!

Click the link below to see them!

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They're so simple to make, so your kids can do this one before Christmas, or you can wait until after Christmas and make them all winter long.

Hope you love them too! Click the link below to check them out!

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To celebrate spring, we recently made these paper towel roll butterflies.

You just need a few basic supplies, and the kids will love the process.

And just look at them. I think they're the most adorable butterflies we've made yet!

Click the link below to see them!

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It couldn't be easier!

We coloured our eggs (super-easy!), and then dribbled liquid watercolours all over them, and WOW, you should see the results! They're gorgeous!

The process is totally easy and fun. Everyone will love it - from the toddlers right through to the teens! Heck, even I had a blast colouring our eggs this way! We've polished them up, and set them in a bowl along with our easy marblelized eggs from the other day.

Check them out!

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I am SO excited to share this one with you!

We made these paper towel roses the other day, and I was completely blown away by how gorgeous they turned out.

It's crazy how easy they are to make. And they look so real!!!

Your kids can make a single rose or a whole bouquet to give to someone special for Valentine's Day.

GAH! They're stunning!

Check them out! Check them out! The link below will take you there:

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The hooligans turned paper towels into miniature "tie dyed" tee-shirts, to deliver a "TEE-rific" message to their Dads on Father's Day.

The process is super-easy and a lot of fun, and the results were fabulous!

Click the link below to see for yourself!!

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Check out this awesome Earth Day craft we made with our 3-ingredient puffy paint recipe! You put it in the microwave and it puffs right up!

How fun is that?!

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If you're looking for a cool art project to do with your kids at home, or with your students in art class you'll love this one.

When you see it, it may even take you back to your own childhood. may take you back to your own childhood, but we've put a modern day spin on it.

Using just three supplies: coloured water, paper towel and black paper, the hooligans, ages 4 through 10 made this city skyline silhouette art recently, and the results were beautiful!

It's particularly fun because of the drip-art technique we used to make the backdrops.

And not only are the results beautiful, there's lots of fine-motor development going on with this art activity too!

Check it out through the link below!
This one's great for all ages too.

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If you're tired of looking out at a bleak, grey landscape, you have to make these vibrant tie-dyed sun catchers.

Ok, we didn't REALLY tie-dye them. We just used one of our favourite easy art techniques to make it look like they're tie-dyed.

It's a super-simple process, and kids of all ages will love it. I had kids ages 4-10 making these with me, and they were all crazy for the project.

What a way to brighten up a window at this time of year!

Check them out at the link below! Aren't they absolutely beautiful?

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We made vibrant pumpkin suncatchers out of coffee filters, using a fun colouring process.

You won't believe how intense the colours of our pumpkins are.

They look like they're actually glowing when the afternoon sun shines through them.

The process is really quick and simple, so this is a great craft for your little ones to do this week before Halloween!

I hope you love them as much as we do!

Check the out with the link below!

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Dear Teachers: When you're cleaning out your classrooms for summer this year, do not toss your dried up markers in the trash!

I'm going to show you how you can turn them into a batch of vibrant liquid watercolours for your students to paint with next fall!

Of course, if you're a parent or a caregiver who has children all year round, your kids will be able to use them even sooner.

The process is really easy, and actually quite fun and exciting.

You just need to gather up all your markers, and sort out the dried up ones to make your paint.

You're going to LOVE this project, and your kids will love the results!

Click the link below to see how it's done!

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For starters, it doesn't cost a dime. It's quick and easy to prepare and set-up. It's a lot of fun for kids of all ages, and it's a terrific way to get creative outside in the sunshine.

The toddlers and preschoolers in my daycare love it, but we've done this with school age kids, and it's always a hit with them too.

Check it out! It's a great way to kick off your line up of spring and summer activities at home with your kids or in your daycare or preschool! Your kids will LOVE it!

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We're making marbled paper, and all you need is shaving cream and food colour! That's it!

Check out the stunning results! They're wild!

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Make homemade puffy paint with 3 kitchen ingredients!

It's fun to paint and create with, and the best part? You just put it in the microwave, and it puffs right up!

It's SO cool! Click the link below to check it out!

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You know how you can make crystals with borax and hot water? People usually do it with pipe cleaners to make snowflakes and icicles, right?

Well, we used beach rocks. Oh My Goodness. And then, guess what we did! We coloured them, and turned them into these dazzling and vibrant crystallized stones that you can display on a table or use as a paperweight or give as a gift.

You have to see them! They are GORGEOUS! And the process was SUPER-easy, and so fun!

Check them out!

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I'm going to show you how to blow out an egg, and how to dye a bunch of eggs quickly and easily at home. It's fast, it's fun, and the results are so pretty!

And best of all, we're using supplies that you already have at home.

Scatter them along your Easter dinner table, or display them in a bowl. Either way, you and your kids can take pride, knowing you coloured your eggs the good, old-fashioned way!

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They last so much longer than those little store-bought trays, and they're fun and easy to make. Making these paints is a little science experiment in itself!

They keep well too - just store them uncovered, in a dry place.

Click the link below to get the recipe.

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Toddlers, preschoolers and even older kids love the process of dyeing the coffee filters, and of course, once they've dried, you can decorate a wreath with your coffee filters or you can do like we're doing today, and attach a few stems to make a vibrant bouquet.

Colouring coffee filters is a wonderful way to explore water absorption and colour blending, and of course the process is terrific for fine motor development and co-ordination.

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