This summer, my hubby, Aaron, decided to run a small soccer camp for some of the 7-year-old girls that will be on his team in the fall. It’s been a while since I’ve taught art classes and we thought it would be fun to add an hour of art to each day of camp. Then, to top off this already incredibly cool camp, Aaron decided to add in dessert adventures at the end of each day (walking around town, in search of the yummiest treat!).
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Guess what I have been up to lately? In addition to designing kids art spaces, I have recently been working on a few kid’s bedrooms, playrooms, and even family living rooms! It has been so fun working with entire families to make their homes more playful and inviting.
Read More›A reader recently asked about my recommendations for books on setting up creative learning spaces. She specifically wanted to know about books inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. It got me thinking that I should put together a list of my all-time favorite resources- not only for setting up learning spaces, but also for expanding creative learning opportunities at home.
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Whenever I share a photo of our art space, I often get asked, “What do you keep in the large baskets at the bottom?” As an art teacher, I became accustomed to keeping large bins easily accessible for over-sized art materials like paper towel rolls, egg cartons, scraps of cardboard, fabric pieces, or bits and bobs of broken toys. Now in our home art studio (as well as my client’s art spaces) I always include these types of items without even thinking. But, of course, these materials don’t always come to mind for most people when thinking of art supply organization or setting up an art space for kids. So thank you for reminding me of this! I’m excited to give you a peek today into our large art bins and what we do with the materials.
Read More›I love a good art caddy. We have a simple little caddy in our studio that holds our markers and crayons, which makes it really easy to have an impromptu drawing session anywhere around the house. Sometimes my girls want to draw at the kitchen table during breakfast and sometimes they want to make treasure maps outside. They grab the caddy and a few sheets of paper and they are good to go.
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