Watercolors
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Watercolor Dreidel Craft For Hanukkah Is So Much Fun!
My kids had a great time painting these simply lovely watercolor dreidels last night, and the results are fantastic! We’ll use our watercolor dreidels to make a hanukkah garland, a simple mobile or as elements in an as of yet undetermined hanukkah craft. I really don’t think one can possibly make too many of these,…
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Watercolor Flower Paintings And A Happy Birthday To Bubby!
To honor my dear mother on her birthday, and at least post a photo of a birthday card that was made on time, my daughter and I sat down for a little introduction to painting backgrounds with water color. And we quickly realized that painting with water colors to produce those lovely etherial paintings that…
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Watercolor Circle Paintings Are So Much Fun, Even For Mom!
Watercolor circle paintings are a great way to teach kids about the beauty of abstract art, the idea of juxtaposition of color, and are at the very least a great exercise in learning how to control a paint brush! I saw this project a while back on small for big, and it was the perfect…
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Watercolor Painting With Pencil Drawing
Isn’t this little watercolor painting sweet, and so perfect for summer? Truthfully my daughter painted this over a year ago, and we just came upon it, which is perfect timing, as I really didn’t have anything to share with you today! Watercolors are a great medium for all ages, and kids can produce nice works…
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Watercolor Painting Birthday Card
This watercolor still-life painting birthday card was made by my daughter a few weeks ago, and I can’t wait to frame it! I grew up making birthday cards, so I’m passing along the tradition to my kids, and have finally realized that if I want them to make traditional cards that open, then well I…
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Hanukkah Kid’s Craft: Watercolor Collage
Isn’t this Hanukkah watercolor collage just gorgeous? A perfect example of a really creative Hanukkah kid’s craft that the whole family can do together! Today, on one of the busiest days of the year when I hadn’t yet photographed anything to share with you, it arrived in my inbox from a wonderful reader from the…
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Make Your Own Watercolors: A Great Activity For All Ages!
Doesn’t this look irresistible? It is! And you can get started on this fun activity right away, using supplies that you most likely have in your pantry. Okay, you may not have light corn syrup (I certainly didn’t) but you can substitute glucose syrup which you can cook up yourself with some regular old sugar!…