Showing posts with label Art projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art projects. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Bringing Art to Life with IDO3D!

Marissa and I had so much fun creating with IDO3D, who hired me to try out their product and share it with you, my readers. All opinions are my own.

Art should be fun, exciting and interactive.

As a home school mom I am always on the look out for great products that that allow us to create in new and exciting ways. I was so excited to learn about IDO3D. It is the perfect combination of art, science, engineering and creativity. A chance for kids to make their very own unique 3D creations. 

I love when we can learn so much from one simple project. 


From the moment the box arrived, Marissa could not wait to get started.


She grabbed the guidebook and started flipping through the projects. It was full of a large variety of project ideas in a variety of skill levels. The perfect guide and inspiration to get you started. She quickly found a pair of glasses and was ready create.


Step one was to trace the pattern with the pen onto the plastic sheet.
The adjustable precise tip made this easy and fast.


With the tracing completed we moved onto the next step, using the special light to transform her art.


After a few minutes of using the light our glasses were cured enough to assemble. We used the special pens and the light to "weld" the glasses together.

After a bit more curing in the sun our project was complete and ready to wear.
She was so proud of her creation.


And just like that, she was hooked.
She wasted no time getting started on another creation.


IDO3D was the perfect new twist that made her art real and brought it to life.

You can check out IDO3D on Facebook, buy this kit on Amazon or check out the IDO3D Amazon Store where you will find this and many other amazing project kits. 

IDO3D, is a great addition to any kids Christmas list!

What have you been creating lately?

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Little Artist: Claude Monet

We are back with another "Fine art" for kids, art project. This is our 4th artist/project. You can check out our previous projects if you would like.

Mondrian  ~  Matisse   ~  Seurat

  

My favorite part about all of these projects has been the broad range of skill levels that they work with. Most of these projects work great if a kid is 2, or if they are 12

This week we worked on one of my all time favorite artists.


If you would like to study Mr. Monet you can check out this biography on him by Making Art Fun.

Or you can see if your library has a copy of The Magical Garden of Claude Monet

Supplies Needed:
White paper
Good quality painters tape
Acrylic paint
Paint Brush


First I took the tape and marked of a bridge. I would highly recommend using a thinner, good quality painters tape. I used some of the cheaper kind and it wanted to peel off the paper when I took it off. 


With the tape in place I let her go crazy painting, blending and layering the colors. 

*Note I used a place mat underneath to save me from scrubbing the counter top. 


After she was finished we allowed the piece to dry for about 15-20 minutes.


Then we carefully removed the tape and we had our own Monet inspired water bridge painting.


Studying and replicating the great Impressionist was a lot of fun. It was nice to feel lie this project had absolutely no rules to it and she was totally free to just paint. 

If you give this project a try be sure and let us know how it goes!

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