First, get a Grandma. Almost any Grandma will do, because even the most basic models come equipped with knitting and crocheting as standard functions, right? But make sure your Grandma is kind, patient, persistent, and game for a challenge! Step 2 is to choose a lighthouse that would look good done in wool. We chose […]
Tin and Copper Embossings
Looking for a class project that the kids will love working on and the parents will bid big bucks for at the PTA auction?? This is it!! These tin/copper engravings came out absolutely charming, and you wouldn’t believe the variety of images and the quality of workmanship achieved by elementary school kids! The idea for […]
Mosaic Tile Trays
Give a Kid a Grid! While we’re on the subject of whole-school art projects, here’s another great one we did. Everyone liked this project because the kids got to see how coloring in squares on a paper grid translated to a functional, heirloom piece of art. Again, I’m writing about this with all the […]
How to Make a Lighthouse Out of Gingerbread and Peppermint
This is my fourth year entering the Maritime Aquarium’s Festival of Lighthouses. I have won, placed and showed in the past three years, so the creative pressure was on to make something that was purely delightful. I chose gingerbread and peppermint for my vocabulary. I pictured brickwork out of gingerbread, with ornamentation of peppermint. […]