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Wiggles are a wacky writing prompt that prove once again that creative minds think differently.
Squiggles are an easy art prompt for all ages that celebrate how creative minds think differently, and are almost guaranteed to give you the giggles!
Publishing The Neighborhood News provides a monthly creative challenge for our kids and a hefty dose of cheer for our neighbors. It truly is a win-win!
To be a sports fan is fairly straightforward; sit in the stands and cheer! But what does comparable support of the arts look like? What does it look like to be an “art fan?”
Christmas hymns, packed with truth and beauty, invite us to kneel before the manger in worship and wonder. Oh, and they make lovey Christmas gifts, too.
Five Thanksgiving project ideas to help your family seek goodness, count blessings, and give thanks together.
On stage, once again at the LeVake Family Theater, One Dog Canoe! This story is a great read aloud book and a great “act it out” book. Read on for tips on how to bring this story to life in your own living room theater.
This painting project is simple and fun (i.e. messy). The end result makes kids say “Wow! Did I do that?” If you ask me, those are the very best kinds of projects.
The Luck of the Buttons introduces us to a host of delightful characters living in small town Iowa in 1929. You might call them gullible or naïve, but I call them innocent, trusting, and blessed to live in Iowa. Because regardless of what Soren thinks, Iowa is one of the “cool” places.
This hilarious parody makes me laugh, and the teenagers bringing it to life on the stage make me proud.
Enjoying nature, art, and my kids all at the same time?...It doesn’t get much better than that. Here are five methods to get you started on your own nature journaling adventure.
I have defined myself in many ways over the years, including by what I was not. One of the things at the top of the “not” list?
I was not an artist.
Art was for confident people. For the creative, talented, and bold. Art was for those willing to take risks. I was not one of those people.
Or was I?…
“When you draw something, you get closer to it and know it better.” - Jim LaMarche
Even before I put my colored pencils to paper, this statement, tucked in the foreword of The Raft by Jim LaMarche, resonated with me. It just made sense. It made so much sense in fact that I found myself buying notebooks and colored pencils and telling the kids we were going to “go outside and draw stuff.” As we thus stumbled into the world of nature journaling, I quickly realized that we had come upon a powerful study method that would indeed draw us closer to the wonders of God’s creation…
This spring, I came across the “My Tree” nature journaling idea, and I jumped at the opportunity for us to celebrate the trees that withstood the winds of the derecho. Little did I know that a monthly check in with a tree would also serve as a reminder for me to stay on top of “My Kid” journaling efforts as well…
A squiggle is a quick and easy art prompt, a wiggle is a creative writing prompt. What is a giggle? A quick and easy theater prompt!