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Something many of us enjoy learning about is organization. We homeschoolers tend to attract books, office supplies, art supplies, math manipulatives, and the list goes on! Today we’re sharing 25 tips for managing homeschool art supplies. If you can find great ways to organize your art supplies and keep them handy, you’ll be much more…
One of the nicest things about homeschooling is being able to incorporate the things we love into our teaching and learning each day! Some of my favorite things are art and literature. It is a blessing to be able to do the two together, and it is wonderful to be able to share my love…
Most homeschoolers love books and look for an easy way to add art to literature! It’s so much fun to read and explore new books with our children. And an art project can be a way to make literature even more fun! This art tutorial demonstrates a way to illustrate interesting characters from books we’re…
Get Inspired: Zentangle Dragonfly Art Sun catchers, mosaics, or even jewelry creation would be fun projects for creating your own dragonflies. But why not stretch the imagination and create Zentangle Dragonfly Art? Before you begin, do a little research on Dragonflies for inspiration. While looking at these curious insects in a book, online, or in real-life observation,…
I am not an artist, but I like creating beautiful things. My kids LOVE playing with paint. So we make a great team. Sometimes our art is lovely. Sometimes it was a great effort. Recently, we held our Green Ember Book Club, and I wanted the kids to have a piece of stained glass art…
What child doesn’t love making papier-mâché?! Creating something out of papier-mâché is something most students absolutely love! It’s a little bit messy, very hands-on, and children can create a huge variety of things just for fun or to go along with something you’re studying in your homeschool. Whether you just want to have fun with papier-mâché…
If you have artistic children, you may be thinking about materials for the upcoming year. What are the best art supplies for your homeschool art class? One thing that we all want to give our kids as homeschoolers is the opportunity to excel in their abilities. That’s the beauty of homeschooling! One way you can…
It can be hard to get the basic subjects done each day in our homeschools! I’ve been homeschooling for 19 years, and I think every single year I feel like I’ve left out something important. Art is one of those subjects. And I know I’m not the only one! I’ve heard from so many moms…
One of my favorite homeschool studies we have done was a Seabird unit study using the book Seabird by Holling Clancy Holling. For our Seabird unit study we used this FREE Seabird unit study from Homeschool Share. Each chapter has lesson plans which gives direction and ideas for study. It covered our read aloud, English, writing, geography and…
Chello, as it was affectionately called in the studio – is a musical experiment bridging 18th-century spiritualism and 21st-century secularism. I’m a huge Hello fan… and if you are too, this will blow you away! From the video intro: Imagine Mozart and Adele in the same room in an intense co-write session, quill and pen in…
It’s very easy to make these beautiful Torn & Sewn Paper Heart Valentines. Even better, this craft requires very few materials, so it’s quite cost effective. They’re simple enough that children of different ages can make them! In fact, they are the perfect project to introduce sewing stitches; just be prepared to adapt the idea!…
As a homeschool mom, especially if you don’t consider yourself artistic, you may be wondering what’s the difference between fine arts and crafts. Aren’t they the same thing? The answer is no. They are indeed related and even overlap now and then. But the essence of fine arts is “a product which is appreciated primarily…
