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Above: A Quick watercolor and ink sketch of Kale, the number one most nutritious food on the planet! Healthy eating and avoiding illness do go hand in hand, and there are many conditions such as heart disease and diabetes that can be greatly impacted and even reversed by adaptation of a healthy diet. And certainly…

Above: Build self esteem with crafts! We did this project above here,for Rosh HaShana, but it could be done anytime to send a basket full of wishes to friends and family! Building and nurturing a child's self esteem is an often overlooked aspect of early childhood parenting, and yet it is so incredibly important! Studies…

Summer is a great time to get the family interested in recycling crafts, and this week I've been teaching a few of my kids, as well as my husband (!!!) how to use recycled plastic bags to make yarn, otherwise know as "plarn." As you can likely imagine I've been hoarding colored and even white/clear…

With so many of us now working at home, which means working on the computer, honing our skills is more important than ever! After all, there is life to be lived away from the computer. So make a list of all the things that could be improved regarding your technical knowledge and start crossing them…

This article is about how to choose comfortable shoes, and I just couldn't resist using some of Andy Warhol's shoe illustrations for the visuals, as they are fabulous! Andy Warhol is most famous for his pop art Campbell's soup can art and those cows, but before he became an artist he was actually a successful…

I am reposting this round-up of Lag B'Omer crafts from last year, as this year crafting is more important than ever, with our usual holiday activities cancelled due to the need for social distancing. Much of Israel has opened up, but the size of groups is still limited, so the full on festivities that happen…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I hope everyone is well, and staying safe, and using any extra down time for creativity! Time is just flying by and I can't believe another week has passed, where did it go? Fortunately I have been working on an art journal, so…

Above: Creative activities such as turning a random paint blob into something are great for children's development. As parents we want the very best for our precious children, and that certainly includes making sure our kids are hitting their developmental milestones, as well as eating a healthy diet, getting exercise and the right amount of…

While International Holocaust Rememberance Day is in January, Israel's Holocaust Rememberance Day is observed today. This post is in loving memory of all those whose lives were cut short at the hand of evil, and whose suffering knew no bounds. There are quite simply no words that adequately express the tragedy in which people were…