Creativity for Life

Watercolor Peanut Dog Holiday Craft Tutorial

Posted on December 10 2020

Turn a peanut and an acorn into a festive holiday decoration or gift! The step-by-step, illustrated instructions for this holiday craft will help you to create a peanut dog you will be proud to show off this festive season!

"Jingle Bells" Santa Holiday Art Lesson for Kids

Posted on December 09 2020

A holiday art lesson featuring Santa Claus! Teach your child to paint a snowy Santa scene inspired by the book "Jingle Bells" by Kathleen N. Daley.

Holiday Gift Wrapping Tutorial

Posted on December 09 2020

How a gift is wrapped adds so much joy to the gift itself. For this holiday season, let’s wrap our gifts in creative ways at home.

Holiday Gift Topper Tutorial

Posted on December 09 2020

How a gift is wrapped adds so much joy to the gift itself. For this holiday season, let’s make some fun gift toppers to personalize the gifts.You can use traditional symbols or create special one unique to your gift recipient for these gift toppers or mix both as I did.

"Gingerbread Mouse" Art Lesson for Kids

Posted on December 09 2020

Create art while learning and reading "Gingerbread Mouse" by Katy Bratun. The art lesson plan is a great way to celebrate the holiday season with your students or children! Create a gingerbread house collage while reading for a fun, engaging activity for 2nd and 3rd graders.

Create Your Own Christmas Card

Posted on December 08 2020

Use your creativity and artistic skills to make your own Christmas cards for your family and friends! Follow the step-by-step holiday craft instructions to create 2 Christmas cards - a Christmas Ornament and Christmas Tree. Creating personalized Christmas Cards is a great way to show your loved ones that you care this holiday season!

The Importance of Sensory Play

Posted on December 07 2020

One of the most effective ways in which children learn is through arts and crafts. Whether it be forming figures out of clay, assembling shapes or blocks, or rummaging their hands through a craft bin of sparkling sequins, children are experiencing far more than a fun-filled day of crafting. They are participating in what is called sensory play.

Sensory Bins with Creativity for Kids

Posted on December 07 2020

Engage your child’s imagination through his or her senses in one play experience with sensory bins. Sensory bins are filled with tactile contents that stimulate the senses and create a play scene for children to exercise their creativity while developing cognitive and social skills

Map of My Heart - Art Lesson Plan for Kids

Posted on November 24 2020

Art lesson where students identify the people, moments, memories, places and things that are important to them. They then create artwork expressing their ideas in a heart painting.

Vincent Van Gogh Inspired Art Lesson - Apple Orchard

Posted on November 24 2020

An art lesson for kids inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's Almond Blossom with oil pastels and Connector Paint.

Watercolor Art Lesson for Kids - Grandma Moses' Farm

Posted on November 24 2020

A watercolor art lesson inspired by Maple Hill Farm Inn and Grandma Moses!

Bullet Journal Holiday Dividers Tutorial

Posted on November 23 2020

A Bullet Journal tutorial for your holiday pages! Tis' the season to be creative! If you know me even a teeny bit, you know that I'm a sucker for a good theme, and the holidays are my favorite! The colors, the iconography... it brings such comfort to my journal, and I wish the same for you this season.

Landscape Sketching Art Tutorial

Posted on November 20 2020

Landscape sketching with Goldfaber Color Pencils! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with another color sketching tutorial using Goldfaber Color Pencils.

Bullet Journal Theme Ideas

Posted on November 20 2020

This week, we're bringing you 100+ bullet journaling theme ideas! Sometimes, that blank page can be DAUNTING! I can't tell you how many times I've sat in front of my journal with absolutely no idea what to do. In case you can't make up your mind, here is a list of over 100 theme ideas! We also made a printable sized in A5 so you can add this to your journal when inspiration isn't coming your way!

The Very Stuffed Turkey - Thanksgiving Art Lesson for Kids

Posted on November 10 2020

A Thanksgiving turkey tutorial for an at-home art lesson inspired by "The Very Stuffed Turkey" by Katherine Kenah. Share the illustrations, and discuss the fun idea of how this cute Turkey is a guest at five very different friends’ homes for Thanksgiving.

Bullet Journal Grocery Shopping List Tutorial

Posted on November 08 2020

Today I'm showing you a super simple journal grocery list! If you're anything like me, you bring your journal or planner EVERYWHERE, so why not keep your grocery list handy?

Let's Cook! Bullet Journal Doodle Tutorial

Posted on November 08 2020

Whether you LOVE to cook, or LOVE to eat... these 11 simple cooking doodles are for you! I love to make illustrated recipes, and these simple-to-create doodles will make cute accents, and allow for visual cues while you cook!

Swans Color Sketching Tutorial

Posted on November 08 2020

A sketching tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a color sketching tutorial using Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.

Day of the Dead Art Lesson for Kids - Dia De Los Muertos

Posted on October 30 2020

An art lesson for kids on the history behind Dia De Los Muertos! Students celebrate the meaning of Dia De Los Muertos by creating a unique mixed-media shadow box, or “nicho,” customary to the Mexican holiday.

Bullet Journal Halloween Doodles Tutorial

Posted on October 30 2020

A Halloween doodle tutorial to make your Bullet Journal spooky! Spooky... Scary... Cute? Hi there lovelies! It's almost Halloween, and that means that some spooky doodles are creeping into our journals and sketchbooks!Here are 6 simple Halloween cuties.

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