I don’t know about you, but with Spring comes cleaning out the old and making space for the start of new and exciting things. Those things could look like something different for every person. Maybe you want to start learning how to play an instrument, try out a new fashion look, tackle a stack of books you’ve had on a list for awhile, or if you are artsy like me, learn a new craft, perhaps?
If a specific arts and craft projects is on your radar, I encourage checking out the helpful offerings by becker&mayer. The company has craft kits from origami to painting to needle-crafts where everything you need to get started is included! That all being said, there’s no reason to put it off jumping in any longer!
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Where we live in Oregon has a very active rock painting and hiding group. We learned about this group last year and sought to find rocks when out and about but this Spring and Summer decided to get in on the painting and hiding fun. You don’t have to be some super artist to paint and share either! Continue reading

Red, Yellow, Blue (And a Dash of White, Too!) illustrated and written by Charles George Esperanza is a book that draws ones inner creativity out! In this story, we meet a young girl with a love for painting. She explores and tries all sorts of new things with every brush stroke, every color used, and creates such vividly imaginative scenes from start to finish! I love presenting my children with a book that demonstrates creativity being only limited to ones imagination. Art can seem messy but I believe the point here is that’s there’s no wrong way to go about it.
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