Embracing Creativity (and my first shared project ideas!)

So, in the mail this week arrived a package of incredible books from Amazon.ca - (recommendations compliment of Comox Valley Kids) It was perfect timing because I just finished one of my summer fluff reads the evening before.


I delved right in to "The Creative Family" and pretty much browsed the entire book before I went to bed. It is so inspiring! I know that creativity is something that needs to be nurtured, and I have difficulties fostering my creative abilities. Yes, I can knit and sew, but using a pattern isn't the same as drawing something from your heart.

I think I have a fear of personal expression!









This morning armed with a few basic ideas, I took Avari outside this morning with a bucket to do something creative with one of her favourite hobbies. "Picking Weeds" (I wasn't exactly sure how to turn her most favourite past time of throwing rocks in to an art project...any ideas?)

For Avari's birthday, we bought her an easel and a basket full of art supplies and we've been having fun painting, but beyond that our little art table and supplies have been neglected. What a perfect way to start!

Supplies Needed

-A bucket for collecting leaves, flowers and other outside bits of nature
-A piece of paper (let the LOs pick the colour)
-Glue (I used a glue stick but white glue might work better)
If you can find some mactac to preserve the project - that would work perfectly!
-Picture Frame if you'd like to hang it on the wall



She picked out a blue piece of paper which was surprising because normally she goes for orange, and we rolled up our sleeves and got started

I manned the glue stick, but let Avari decide where the glue was going to go on the paper.

I also lent a hand pressing the leaves and flowers where she wanted them to go since her little fingers couldn't cover as much area.

Basically, she just kept creating until she was ready to stop and....

VOILA!

Do you have any great, easy, fun art projects to share? Let us know!