A great way for parents and children to appreciate nature is to press some of your favourite flowers and leaves. This is a great way to preserve some of your summertime memories and observe all the beautiful changing colours that the Fall provides. You can use them to add colour and texture to regular...

Kids love any excuse to get their little fingers messy. So go ahead! Try making finger print pictures. Just make sure to wash up before they start running around the house. You'll need: Ink pad Paper colored pencils, crayons, or markers What to do: Firmly press finger your tip onto an ink pad and...

Who said you need to paintbrushes to paint? All you need is a straw and then BLOW! Maneuver the paint to go in any direction, by moving your straw. You'll need : Straws Poster or tempera paint Paper What to do: Place drops of paint onto the paper, and blow! Be sure to line the table with old newspapers...

Written and Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher Illustrated step–by-step print–making projects include patterns, folds, relief, etched prints and more. Budding artists will proudly say, “I can make prints!” Encouraging play and experimentation with everyday materials and tools, Starting...

Written and Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher Fun projects and beginning concepts for young artists. Illustrated step-by-step projects include drawing people, self-portraits, shapes, expressions, textures and more. Budding artists will proudly say, “I can draw!” Encouraging play and experimentation...

Written and Illustrated by Mélanie Watt Moving all the way from the South Pole to the North Pole isn’t easy for the young penguin Augustine. Uprooted from her home, she misses her friends, her grandma and grandpa and her old bedroom. There are all kinds of unfamiliar faces at the North Pole...

Moving all the way from the South Pole to the North Pole isn’t easy for the young penguin Augustine. Uprooted from her home, she misses her friends, her grandma and grandpa and her old bedroom. There are all kinds of unfamiliar faces at the North Pole, and everything looks strange and different...

So much to do before the Holidays and so little time! But now’s a great time to have fun with your little tot, so here are a few more ideas to make this time of year the best time ever! Holiday Advent Calendar Find about 3 feet of cardboard. If you want to use some green felt material – glue...

It’s the Holidays. Things are a little crazy; relatives are coming over, you’ve got a million meals to cook and the kids have eaten way too much sugar and are bouncing off the walls. But somehow you have to keep your tot occupied. So here are a few fun ideas that’ll get you in the Holiday...