Art Mama Says

Detail of Our Ode to Spring Collaborating on a project isn't easy. Collaborating on an art project with a 4yr old... You might thi...

My Tweenager on a Family Outing   My Daughter the Elder just had a birthday. She turned twelve. It was a pretty standard birthday,...

Our sleep anywhere girl...   It is never going to end! I am almost sure of it: Potty training is an everlasting process and I am dest...

A Joke Quackin' Duck Age: 2 - 5 Years (younger ones need more supervision) Time: 10 min (+ Prep) Theme: Ducks! Books: ...

This Letter was written about 6 months ago, but after a 40 minute stand-off regarding retrieval of some airborne art supplies earlier this w...

The Figlet has given up Boo-baah , but in honor of National Breastfeeding Month, here is a song we wrote back when she was latching strong....

 Whenever we travel we like to find odd landmarks. Today we happened upon these in the parking lot of an out of business antique shop a...

Our Very Patient and Very Loved '2-Pid Tat' Rena Olivia, the newest of the chickens, hopped on top of the composter, then ma...

Story Time Llama Make a Llama with Art Mama Age: 18 Months - 5 Years (younger ones need more supervision) Time: 10 min (+ Prep) ...

Most of the toddler art projects that I post here are relatively low on the mess scale. Glitter, paint, even liquid glue are rare items on ...

This gave me such a smile when it was happening and every time I have watched it since. I hope that it makes you smile too!

Margret "Peggy" Walsh I envision our lives as a Venn diagram; a dome like bubble over each of us, with a fat flower petal wh...

Today in NYC the Figment Festival on Governors Island was the place to be. This is the kind family programing I could sit and watch all...

If you think that all of the pictures that go along with these art projects come out perfect the first time you are mistaken. Here is a samp...

Hurrah For Mom! Banner & Flags Age: 18 Months - 5 Years or older (younger ones need more supervision) Time: 15 min (+ P...

I am not a big fan of plain old coloring pages, but I do use them as a part of a project fairly regularly. This time our theme wa...

This Letter is almost exactly two years old - I am posting it now in honor of my Super Woman Cousin who delivered and 11lb 3oz baby boy last...

The Birthday Girl I am in awe! So much happens in the the first two years... Just look how she has grown! 1st Photo Ever (thanks Erin!...

First you feed the chickens...  Then you be a chicken... And when you are done it will have been a good day in the sun!

My elder daughter (10) took a little time to check out my blog today. Her feedback: "There should be more pictures of me." So in a...