Kayla's Terrarium Making Birthday Party

My Daughter and I made this Terrarium together and had so much fun making it.

She asked if we could make some with her friends as well, so we came up with the idea to do this for her birthday party.

We made little bunnies and mushrooms for her friends out of Fimo clay.

The table was set up to be interactive.

Once the girls had their moss and plants in, 

they could choose little bits and pieces to add to their terrariums.

We had a Ladybug village,

and a Bunny Town.

Kayla was just as excited to make the food fit the theme, so we chose our party food wisely.

By this stage she was totally in charge of displaying it. ;-)

A bit of Ivy and some twigs set the scene. 

We managed to find most of these items around the house.

Delicate little hands were just what was needed to put it all together.

The girls had a ball and were so excited to take their own terrariums home.

So much fun!! You only turn 7 once!

Who Said Artwork Had To Be Expensive?

Kayla's 1st Oil on Canvas.  Age 2

I can't believe she turns 6 soon.
Wow how time flies! But these are still up on our wall.
They were meant to be a temporary solution to bare walls, 
but now I just love them because they tell a story.

I had seen this large canvas on sale for $19!
  I had some Oil paints I was dying to try out, 
however my 2 year old, at the time, also wanted to help paint.  So I let her.....
and this is what we came up with.

She helped me with the large painting too.

A few books by the Art to tie in the colours.

Pretty Sticks

Looking for a new idea?

I had these left over temporary tattoos, 

yet I was wondering what I could do with them.

I made one little pretty stick......

However, I thought this box frame could use an update.

I made a bunch more and decided to make an art work out of these driftwood pieces.

A New look for the photo wall.

Collaborative Art

I had been asked to make a collaborative art work for the school fundraiser.

This year we chose something from the TV show "The Block".

Our interpretation of a piece we had seen on TV.

Some school Mums got together

 and this is what we did....

The paint we had left over 

we used on the larger canvas to make an abstract piece.

This one sold for $750!
  An amazing result for the school!

My daughter actually helped

 finish off the art work.

So, her Kindy asked

 if I could do something similar for their fundraiser too.

Our Inspiration for the 4 year old group

The Finished Piece

I made the kids do every step

 from preparing the boards,

to the final ink blowing stage.

The pieces took a few days to complete.

We layered them with heaps of texture.

Each one is 120cm x 90cm

 on Timber Board

Our inspiration for the 3 year old group

Each child had a turn...

 and this is their final piece.

Our Inspiration for the other 4 year old group

We gave a few instructions,

but really just let them go.

This is the result!

I am looking forward to Auction Night!