Here's a look at a couple of our favourite art materials that we just restocked ready for creating ... Some of our new brightly coloured textas all ready to create! Creativity is important in our home and something that I intentionally think about when setting up our spaces at home for play and creating. Having a range of choices of art materials available for my kids to create with is important. I make sure that we have lots of colour options and different materials to creat

A quick look at our current play space set ups to invite play. Our small world table - all ready for imaginative play! A big welcome to you if this is your first time visiting the blog and welcome back to our Playful Learning community email subscribers! It was time for a quick refresh and tidy up of our kids play space at home. Our kids art space and small world table were looking very messy and not getting much attention. This is how I know when it is time to make a change

Let’s have fun creating and exploring with these simple art ideas … Process art idea for kids using neon paint + eco glitter These simple process art ideas for kids are not only fun, but allow your child to develop their creativity too! Process art is art where the focus is on the process, on exploring the materials and how they can be used and enjoying the process of creating. It's not about creating a perfect piece of art that looks like a template, rather enjoying creati

A simple invitation to create with loose parts and frames. A beautiful loose parts transient art creation - butterflies, dragonflies and snails in a garden! Looking for some creative and mindful play? This simple invitation to create is both of these things and more! This was the most beautiful and mindful play on a quiet afternoon with the sun shining through the window. Both my daughters were completely absorbed in the moment creating their artworks! *Please note: Art idea

A beautiful way to brighten up a window is with these pretty window stars and cellophane hearts that are fun to make! A fun craft that looks beautiful displayed on the window! Let's have fun creating some beautiful window decorations! These stars and hearts are a beautiful way to add joy and colour to your windows. They aren't too hard to make either. Get the kids involved in making something that can be proud of! Keep reading to find out what we used to make our window decor

Here are some low prep ideas to inspire creativity using simple materials (that you probably already have)! Exploring painting on foil Inspiring creativity in children doesn't need to be hard! Let the following ideas inspire you to set out some simple materials (that you probably already have!) and let you children get to work creating and using their imaginations! These 16 simple art and craft ideas to inspire children to create have all been things that I have used at home

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