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Here's what we've been using to make those amazing

Here's what we've been using to make those amazing prints! On the first day, we used random craft paint we had around the studio. The paint rolls on easily and you can use all kinds of things to make texture and pattern.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The next day, we went to a liquid transparent acrylic paint in primary colors. Liquids work completely differently in the plate- they roll on and then immediately pull back to get those surprising designs. But! You can roll on a thin layer of dish soap before you roll on liquid paint and it will spread more like paint. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Next up: we're gonna try the WATERCOLORS!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Want to try? It looks like there's a all-in-one kit for about $20 online!!

Wow! Gel plate printing, y'all!! It's super fun! (

Wow! Gel plate printing, y'all!! It's super fun! (Especially if you get to play with it early in the morning before they kids get up!!😜) Also, you don't have to be "good" at it- this is the perfect ideal process art activity. The last picture in that bunch was the *trash* paper that we rested the roller on between prints!! 😱😍

This is a curiosity we've had on our list for awhi

This is a curiosity we've had on our list for awhile: gel plate printing!! Y'all, this was SO MUCH FUN! We got a gel plate (after @mariglynn tried the DIY version with gelatin and determined it A MUST TRY) and used whatever paints we had around the house. We all did this project for the longest and the kids have been asking non-stop to do more!!

A new painting technique! Watercolors with lots of

A new painting technique! Watercolors with lots of water and then lay stencils on top until dry. And BAM! Beautiful patterns just waiting to be used in an art project!

This weekend we set up our box apartments for a pa

This weekend we set up our box apartments for a paint job! We've been setting boxes aside for awhile and even tried to prompt some curiosity around designing the apartments ahead of time (that didn't catch on🤷‍♀️). But it was snowy and icy and cold so an indoor project was a MUST! Bergen said it was the most fun thing ever and they are OVER THE MOON about helping their animal friends move in! 😍

Sometimes we forget the magic of playdough. It's t

Sometimes we forget the magic of playdough. It's true. But then we'll set it out and BAM! Magic. This Valentine's spread prompted hours of creative play, with named love bugs!, that spread over three rooms! Happy Valentine's, y'all! 💗💕♥️

Current curiosity around here: collage. So we're e

Current curiosity around here: collage. So we're exploring some new techniques to build up our collection of papers to collage with! Here we scraped down a layer of paint on paper, scraped another layer/color down, and then sprinkled water drops over the top. As the water settles, it pulls up the top paint into the puddle so when you scrape across the top, it leaves these amazing patterns!😍 Hot tip: you know how kids LOVE to make a few marks on a piece of paper and then abandon it? We keep those in a pile up to with paint over or on the back of. No waste! This technique worked on old book pages, printer paper, cardstock, and a sheet of tissue paper that came in a package!!!

We have snow and Valentine's on the brain today!

We have snow and Valentine's on the brain today!

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