Q-tip Painting Post-Impressionism Art Project for Kids

Learn about the Post-Impressionism Era with this fun and easy Q-tip Painting Art Project and video for kids! This easy art project can be used for kids of all ages and can be done in both a classroom setting and at home. It will provide an educational and fun art project, help develop fine motor …

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Indian Biologist Finds Beautiful Blue Gecko, Named the New Species ‘vangoghgi’

Cnemaspis vangoghi – Akshay Khandekar In India’s remote Western Ghats, a gorgeous blue and yellow gecko species has been named in honor of Vincent Van Gogh, whose painting Starry Night, was the first thing that entered Ishan Agarwal’s mind when he saw it. Found during one of many expeditions into these underdeveloped, underexplored mountains running parallel to …

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Fun Art Project Activity to Explore Paint Brushes

Today we are talking about a kids art idea that is part observation, part exploration and part art project that works for kids of all ages especially those just being introduced to art. This simple brush painting activity is an easy art project for home or in the classroom. Let’s do a fun and easy …

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15 Easy Homemade Paint Recipes for Kids

Making paint is so much fun! We have lots of homemade paint recipes for you today! All these how to make paint ideas are fun DIY paints for kids and easy ways to make paint at home. The great thing about the homemade paint ideas on this list, is that you likely have the ingredients …

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Ancient Iberians Ingested Red Dust Loaded With Mind-Altering Mercury | Science

Bridget Alex Contributing Writer Five thousand years ago, in what’s now southern Spain, a special set of women donned their ceremonial gowns, bedecked with tens of thousands of beads crafted from shell, ivory and amber. Perhaps before a crowd, pulsing to chants and drumbeats, these oracle-like figures hunched over a heap of radiant red powder. …

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Painting with Chalk and Water

Looking for some chalk art ideas? Then let’s make painting chalk. Today we are painting with chalk and water. Painting with chalk is so easy to do and a fun way to explore colors. This chalk painting activity is great for kids of all ages like toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary aged kids like kindergarteners. Chalk …

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History for Kids: Art History Fabric Painting Craft

Lets learn how to paint on fabric and make our own miniature tapestries and patches while learning all about the art history of fabric painting! Kids who love history, DIY, and anything to do with getting creative will love this craft! come make your own fabric arts craft! This fabric painting craft is great for …

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Artist Dirk Rozich creates LeBron James mural at Akron museum

Stark County artist Dirk Rozich caught himself in a moment of awe while painting images of global sports icon LeBron James. Working on a trio of 28-by-20 inch paintings, each one would be enlarged into murals at the LeBron James’ Home Court museum at House Three Thirty in Akron. “It was very emotional when I …

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Fizzing Sidewalk Paint Recipe for Kids

This Fizzing Sidewalk Paint recipe is by far one of our kids’ most favorite play recipes of all times. This outdoor paint activity works great for kids of all ages and adds a little fizzy to artful science! You can paint masterpieces on your driveway, sidewalk or playground surface. This DIY sidewalk chalk paint is great …

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Fun Watercolor Resist Art Idea Using Crayons

This Kids Crayon Resist Art using watercolor paints is so cool, and works great for kids of all ages, even toddlers and preschoolers. This traditional resist art project is something many of us remember doing as kids. Kids will start with their own white crayon drawings and then add watercolor paint to make cool water …

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