Since FriBoy figured out that he can design and make his own stuffed toys, this has become a favorite activity in our household. He also wants the most unusual animals which we can’t readily find in a toy store. This time he wanted a flying squirrel, now our 5th handmade…
Tag: Artsy Wednesdays
Artsy Wednesdays – Flying Kite
Last weekend I saw a friend putting together a kite out of scraps of paper. I never flew a kite as a child and I thought it was absolutely awesome. I also remember my father telling me that it was a popular activity when he was a kid because there…
Artsy Wednesdays – Chocolate Easter Bunny
I am starting this post with the end phrase: this was super awesome !!! – because it really was a great activity, as neither of us have ever seen how those chocolate shallow figures are made. Plus last year for a “what do you want to be when you grow…
Artsy Wednesdays – Peacock Family
For this week’s Artsy Wednesdays we made a family of paper peacocks. It was again one of those days where I was too tired to plan and think of something more interesting and I just googled quickly for an idea that is easy and fast to make. However, this proved…
Artsy Wednesdays – Animals Alphabet
This week for Artsy Wednesdays we played with letters. The purpose of this activity was to go through the french alphabet in a creative an artful way by making fingerprint animals for each letter. I am social here:
Artsy Wednesdays – Painting with Chemical Reactions
Today for our Artsy Wednesdays we tried another art and science experiment, a colorful acid-base chemical reaction painting. I am social here:
Artsy Wednesdays – Animal Trace Fossils
I was clueless this morning what to do for a creative activity but when desperate, clay is always a good idea. I am social here:
Pointillist robot – Art and Science Project
A STEAM challenge and a creative way to reuse old toys’ parts – Pointillist robot First and foremost, I think education should have an interdisciplinary approach to art and science. Teaching them separately is like mining the human brain for an isolate resource and ignoring the rest. I think it…
Artsy Wednesdays – Playdough Animals
We made play-dough for our #ArtsyWednesdays today. I am social here:
Artsy Wednesdays – La Nuit des Mayas
Sometimes I find it frustrating that Lausanne, Geneva or Zürich have more to offer to children from the cultural point of view than Fribourg, especially on Wednesdays when I am out of ideas what to do with FriBoy. The good part is that in Switzerland these distances can be easily…