Ms. Amy's Blog @Child Central Station

This post is inspired by Everyartist Live!, a national, collaborative art event with the goal of engaging a million elementary school children on November 21, 2013 – the largest art event in history. Want to get involved? Join us in our efforts to show that #creativitymatters. Sign up at  http://everyartist.me . These "pinky" puppets are made by upcycling caps from old, dried up markers! We recycle, reuse, repurpose... UPCYCLE around here all of the time! One of the best things about finding a new use or looking at an item with a new perspective is how creative you can be. You don't have to see things for what they are, you can see them for what they could be.... "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer I know a lot of programs struggle with budgets. There never seems to be enough money or resources to go around. Please, don't ever let that be an excuse to stop doing art! There are so many way...

This post is inspired by Everyartist Live!, a national, collaborative art event with the goal of engaging a million elementary school children on November 21, 2013 – the largest art event in history. Want to get involved? Join us in our efforts to show that #creativitymatters. Sign up at http://everyartist.me . Around here, we seriously LOVE paint. We go through gallons and gallons of it. Sometimes we buy it, and sometimes we make it. I know I have writte n a little about paint before , and I have a fabulous Pinterest Board . However, today I thought I would give you an AMAZING list of 101 Tools that you can use with paint so that painting never gets boring! Thank you to all of the wonderful bloggers in the Preschool Plus Blogger Network and the Kid's Blogger Network for their willingness to share and contribute to this round-up! Please note that all 101 ideas are linked to a blog post. Simply click on the item (even if there is not a photo featured) and you will be d...

This post is inspired by Everyartist Live!, a national, collaborative art event with the goal of engaging a million elementary school children on November 21, 2013 – the largest art event in history. Want to get involved? Join us in our efforts to show that #CreativityMatters. Sign up at http://everyartist.me. Creativity Matters   If you follow the blog or spend any time with me, this statement should not come as a surprise, #creativitymatters.  I am a strong believer in fostering creativity and encouraging your inner artist, so when the opportunity arose to partner as an affiliate with Everyartist.me to promote creativity and encourage children to participate in art, I could not pass it up!  I have never been a fan of "cookie cutter" art projects, especially for young children. It is heart wrenching for me to walk into the school to find nearly identical art projects hanging on the wall.  It is not necessary for children to make the same thing, in ...