Cheerio Octopus

Quick Project

Here's how your child can make a fun octopus using a little glue, a few cheerios and alot of imagination!

This project is so easy and fun. First I prepped my materials so my child can just glue and create. But with older children you can place the materials on the table and they can cut as they like. I cut a medium size round circle , a few strips for tentacles, eyes and a mouth. 

*Tip: Making art should be fun. Embrace your child's creativity ( an octopus can be any color!) And you don't have to use cheerios. You can use fruit loops, gold fish or buttons. 

I guided him by handing him materials but he did the rest on his own.

And Viola` Enjoy

Rainy Day Art

RAINY DAY ART!

I know it's been a while since I've posted any new art projects but alot has happened! And as you can see I have a new little artist in the family! His name is Hendrix and he's my little Rock Star! He loves his cars, trucks, and of course music. But he loves ART!! We have been working on so many cool art projects and crafts I just haven't found the time to post but I promise we will be sharing all our amazing art and tips with you! So stay tuned.

So painting with a toddler is tricky! They have a very short attention span and some children don't like the feeling of paint on their hands. Every child is different and sometimes they wont even notice if there really involved in their work. But some kids love to get messy!

First I had my son experiment with different colors. So I would call this freestyle painting, using a paintbrush to paint or if you don't have basic materials a cut up a sponge, use a cup to stencil or even some crumpled up newspaper will do. And since this is a toddler finger painting is the easiest way to go.

After I placed saran wrap on top of painting to blend all the colors. My son enjoyed this part because he loved mushing the paint that was underneath the plastic but he really loved driving his toy car on top of the plastic wrap. He really went off into an imaginary land and made car sounds and I could tell he was having fun.

We worked with orange paper because that's his favorite color and of course he drove his car through. I loved the circles and lines it formed! Fabulous! 

And green paper..  Boy look at that car do wheelies! Haha

 And the result..super cool Art!

See ya next time!