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• Friday Finds: Turkeys!

  

  Hand print turkeys on burlap, painted cardboard backing with macaroni beads.shareandremember.blogspot.comToddler art hand print applique. This was too cute and... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explore Art Projects: Pop Art Turkey Hand Prints

  

  Today we are going to talk about Pop Art, Andy Warhol and Hand Print Turkeys. Oh My!We discussed Pop art is the Jasper John's alphabet collage project. For a... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: Explore Art Color Focused Projects

  

  A Look Back.....To go with Wednesday's complementary color project, here's a few explore art projects we've done that focus on colors.Jean Arp inspired "chance... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Thursday: Chances Are......

  

  If you give your 1 year old a cupcake.......He's going to dive right in.He'll go for the frosting.Which will get all over his face.When he gets it on his face... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explore Art Projects: Complementary Hand Prints/ Thankful Tree

  

  Today's post is Part II of Complementary Colors. Make sure and read Part I for a brief overview of the color wheel and complementary colors. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explore Art Projects: Complementary Color Lesson

  

  Part I: Mini Color Theory Lesson, Complementary ColorsColor theory is a combination of terms, definitions and concepts that explain color. The goal is to creat... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Finds: Finger Painting

  

  Friday Art Finds: Finger PaintingGoing off the month's theme Hands On Art and Wednesday's finger painting post, here's a few more ideas and recipes:Homemade... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Thursday: Imagination Play

  

  Cultivating Imagination:Let the kids playI get such a kick out of watching my boys play. Sage is getting to the age when he can finally play with his big... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explore Art: Hands On Art November

  

  November's theme for Explore Art Projects isHands On Arta month of projects focusing on everyday fun art with your handsFirst up is finger painting. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrating/ DIY Bug 'em Treat Bags

  

  Celebrating! This is my 90th blog post since I started back in April. And Keeping Up With My Joneses reached over 4,000 page views last week. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Look Back: More DIY Halloween Costumes

  

  Wednesday's post showcased the boys' Halloween Costumes for this year. But here's a look at years past:Franken- CyCy's 2nd Halloween (he was about 18 months... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• DIY Halloween Costumes

  

  We interrupt Wednesday's regular explore art post for this year's DIY Halloween costumes! I got the boys' costumes finished, on time only because we had a... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adventures of Shopping with Small Children

  

  This is a picture of Sage "helping" put away the groceries Sunday afternoon, after we survived our weekly Wegman's grocery trip. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Fun Finds

  

  Halloween Craft and Treats to go with Wednesday's "stain glass" spiderwebs here's some fun findsMilk Jug Skeleton complete tutorial from thepartyanimal.com... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• EXPLORE ART: "Stained Glass" Spider Webs

  

  With Halloween right around the corner, Cy had fun creating these "stained glass" spider webs. Here's our project all you need is puffy paint, wax paper,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Weekend Spent In

  

  I've been in a bit of a procrastination rut, although it did take me a few days to admit it. I've got things that I could do that I just don't feel like doing... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Thursday: Oh, Mr. Sage

  

  My name is Sage and trouble is my game.Over the last couple of weeks it has been quite apparent I'm entering, at full force, my toddler stage.The other night I... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Explore Art: Picasso Portrait Project

  

  Today's Explore Art Project is a Pablo Picasso inspired Portrait. Picasso is one of the most recognizable and famous names in art and there is a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Friday Finds: DIY Duplo Word Spellers

  

  Keeping with the alphabet theme from wednesday's art project post I wanted to share this great idea/ DIY word spellers using Duplo blocks. filthwizardy. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Parenting Thursday: One of Those Days

  

  We all have those days when nothing seems to go right; it's hard to parent let alone function. Well I'm on a streak.Last week I had a day filled with bodily... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING