As the number of apps continue to grow for children, I wanted to write an Imagination Box app review to not only give my opinion about the app but also voice my opinion on another aspect, creativity for children. There are many storybook apps available and that is a good thing. Interactive literature is definitely […]
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketchbook event to BAPS Mandir was Saturday, September 27, 2013. The word Mandir means place of worship and prayer in Hindu. It is located in Lilburn, Ga.. As we met outside the gift shop on a beautiful fall day, we admired the large pool with the fountain of elephant heads […]
This time of the summer the kids are really getting bored and it is so hot outside that if the kids are out there very long they will either get sunburned or heat stroke. This summer I have been posting on my blog different kids activities to keep them busy during the summer that […]
One of my favorite projects to teach to my students is very simple. It is an easy kids painting with watercolor and line project activity that a parent or grandparent can do at home with children. Supplies needed: watercolor paints – can be inexpensive tray that come with brush. Crayola or Prang are the […]
What is an interesting, simple creative project for a kid’s activity that does not require a lot of unusual supplies? One of my favorites is to have them create their own book. The list of supplies is simple: 3 to 4 pieces of paper, colored or white or vary the colors, any size is […]
Caldecott award winning books is the topic for today for the Free Kids Art And Reading Online Camp – Day 4. The award is a prestigious award for children’s books that is made each year for outstanding contributions to children’s literature. The award is named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator, Randolph […]
Today is the day. it is here! The FREE Kids Art and Reading Camp is ready to ROLL. There will be 5 projects per week. Some will be art and some will involve books. There will also be fun websites to visit on the computer. For our first day of our art and reading camp, we […]
It is that time of the year when school is out and children are overly excited about being out of school for the summer. The kids are excited but most parents start scrambling after the first one or two weeks to find activities to keep them busy. Most parents realize that if the kids are […]
I have been working on the illustrations for my new picture book, Lucy And Pablo’s Garden. Lucy is a very girly ladybug and Pablo is a curious boot-wearing preying mantis. This is one of the opening illustrations for the book.
The last couple of days have taken up with long meetings, but I worked on a couple of sketches developing character for another new book. Right now I am just getting ideas so this might not be the final characters. It is a start and sometimes just taking time to compare the characters and think […]
