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• Part III: Editing Files of Your Child's Artwork

  

  Here it is, the next part of the Archiving Your Child's Artwork Series. We've been over Part I: Photographing Your Child's Artwork and Part II: Scanning Your... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday Cyrus!

  

  Someone special turned 5 this weekend!That's right Mr. Cyrus Richard Jones is officially a 5 year old, as of 7:53 p.m. Sunday March 18th!I still can't believe w... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Part II: Scanning Your Child's Artwork

  

  Welcome to Part II of my mini series Archiving Your Child's Art Work, last week we went over Part I: Photographing Your Child's Artwork.Today we're going to do ... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Part I: Photographing Your Child's Artwork

  

  Part I of the series: Archiving Your Child's Artwork, is going to touch upon the basics how to photograph your child's artwork.I've found photographing Cyrus's... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Intro.: Archiving Your Child's Artwork Series

  

  A little intro. for this month's feature:Archiving Your Child's ArtworkIf you don't keep an eye on it collecting your child's artwork can get about just as out... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Hate Goodbyes

  Come gather 'round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou'll be drenched to the boneIf your time to... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: Abstract Art Project Ideas

  

  I've been working on a new article, Abstract Art with Children. Here were my top 3 project picks I featured in the article:Abstract Stamp It Art, I did this... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• EXPLORE ART: Mini Wassily Kandinsky Lesson

  

  betsybear-artist.blogspot.comWassily Kandinsky is a largely recognizable artist, many have seen his artwork- repeated circles in squares reproduced in many... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cyrus' 2012 Valentine's

  

  The evolution of Cyrus' valentines for Pre-K Stick with me, that's 12 silly mustaches........on 12 cooky glasses........ with 12 goofy faces............ and wha... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: Valetine's

  

  We're finishing up Cy's valentine's for his Pre-K class this weekend. I'll have to post pics, because well they're pretty awesome. But in the mean time here's... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explore Art: Mini Marc Chagall Lesson

  

  I introduced Cy to a new artist this weekend. Something fun that I knew would inspire a little art making. Marc Chagall is a modernist painter who dabbled in a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: ART BLOGS

  

  Some other blogs focusing and children's art. Enjoy!Art for Small Hands great project based ideas from an art teacher with 25 years experience. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• EXPLORE ART: Crayons Article Link

  

  So our Wednesday explore art has been on a bit of a hiatus, not that we don't have several projects going or that our fridge is lacking any Cyrus originals. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Full of It

  

  Life has been full of it lately and so are my boys. Literally and figuratively we've all been up to a bunch of nonsense. But the fun, this is what life should b... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday FInds: Painted Stones

  

  I keep seeing these all over pinterest, blogs and othe sites in general. Painted Stones, whether it's craft store river rocks or ones you've picked up on a... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Thursday: Where to Put the Kid's Stuff??

  

  So I am going to assume if you have children sooner than later your house becomes over run with their stuff. Ours has. A long time ago the kid's stuff began to... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snowy Sunday

  

  This post might be a little bit late, as most of the snow outside has turned to green grass over the past two days. But Sunday we got all bundled up for a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Weekend of Firsts

  

  We enjoyed a weekend of firsts......Over 3 months ago I posted:I have to admit I am one of those parents, moms, that waits and waits to get their baby's 1st... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: Top Pinterest Favs

  

  I've been spending way too much time on pinterest.com lately but I figured I'd make use of all those countless hours.... So today's Friday Finds are:My Top... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Thursday: Organizing the Playroom

  

  I hate to inform you that tonight's post is going to be short and sweet my friends. I just got my book for book club and I've got to try and get caught up on... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION