We are continuing our ideas for art supplies around the house with some home-made paints. These are good if you are stuck at home as you might have some of the ingredients already but they are great at any time with little ones because they are safe to taste, being made with ingredients from your …
We were thinking about art ideas to try at home and we know that it might feel tricky to have all the art supplies to hand at home, especially when you weren’t planning to be stuck inside! But we want to reassure you that art can be made from anything! So today we are raiding the house for some art …
We were really sorry not to be able to run our art therapy group for Homestart today. Our plan had been to make some crafts for Mother’s Day with the little ones so we decided to put some ideas up here that you could try together at home instead. They are all very flexible so …
We’ve been doing giant paintings on the floor at a couple of our art therapy groups recently. We stick big rolls of paper to the floor and let the babies crawls or roll around and use the paints. They really enjoy the freedom it gives them and it’s nice for parents too as they definitely …
At our messy play session in DCA on Friday we were exploring Alberta Whittle’s exhibition with the parents and little ones. We made stormy seas for some sensory play and then created some buildings and trees from recycled materials to create our own Island. Here it is after the hurricaine (otherwise known as the babies!) …
At our messy session in DCA today we were thinking about Alberta Whittle’s exhibition and were inspired by all the waves and weather to make some rainy paintings. All the little ones got creative with blue paint, water squirters and cotton wool. If you’d like to try it at home you need: Blue paint – …
At our last DCA messy session we were creating mini towns. Just adding a coat of white paint can turn leftover juice cartons into a great canvas for little ones to express themselves and create interesting houses and villages. And they even already have a little roof and a chimney! You could use gouache or …
We have been printing with bubble wrap at a few of our sessions at the DCA these last few weeks so we thought we’d post some instructions. This is a really easy and fun art activity that any age will manage with a little help. You need: Bubble wrap Non-toxic paints Absorbent paper Brushes, sponges …
Last week we were marbling with shaving foam at the Dundee International Women’s Centre so we thought we’d post some instructions so you can try it at home. This one is very easy and lots of fun – and surprisingly easy to clean up as the foam just washes away. There are lots of steps where …
This is another idea from our session with parents and little ones at DCA this week. We were responding to a circle painting by David Austen that was in his Underworld exhibition at DCA. You need: Paint – non-toxic water based Trays to spread paint out in A mixture of circle shaped objects – kitchen …