At-Home Creative Art Activities
At-Home Creative Art Activities
Looking for fun activities and crafts that you can do with kids - or that they can do on their own? Check out these easy, creative projects that will keep children playing, learning, and having fun!
Art Projects: Nature Themed
Spend time outdoors with your family this spring as you enjoy these new activity ideas great for all ages! You'll find how-to's on making Nature Prints, Painting by Nature, and Nature Bracelets. Materials and directions included!
Painting with Slinkies
Painting with slinkies?! How fun! This is a colorful and fun art activity that can be done inside (providing there is enough floor space) or outside (which is probably better because it is MESSY, Fans of Play)! Use this helpful how-to article with four easy steps to follow.
How-To DIY: Washable Paint & Car Decoration
Don’t have a car? No problem! This paint will also work on windows! It’s fun, easy to wash off, and is a great way to express your family’s creativity!
Incorporating Arts into Play
From enhancing motor, decision making, visual learning and language skills to social-emotional development (just to name a few!) it’s easy to see that the arts - music, theater and art - can have a profound impact on little learners.
3 Reasons to Expose Children to Arts Early On
Dressing-up, putting on performances, creating music, painting…what do these things all have in common? These creative outlets all help children develop important social-emotional, physiological and cognitive skills according to the National Endowment for the Arts. Read more about how art helps children develop important skills for life in this helpful article.
Pop Up Play Time
Check out fun performances, story times, interactive songs and so much more during Pop Up Play Time!
The Unique World Around You
A great way to introduce the positivity and uniqueness of differences is to show children variations within nature! Follow along with our blog and free PDF Download to celebrate unique differences and smiliarities you can find in everyday life!
Mark Making Tools of Art
Join Beth Yashnyk, Port Discovery's Visual Arts Specialist, as she takes viewers through a demonstration of different art making tools and fun ways to use them right at home!
How-To DIY: Camping at Home
When you can’t go camping, there are a lot of different ways o bring the fun of camping to you with activities you can enjoy at home; indoors or outdoors; day or night! Check out our blog for 7 ways you can enjoy all the fun of camping, while at home.