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March 25, 2020 No Responses

The Music of Nature – A Scavenger Hunt

The arts and nature: I always think of them as cousins in terms of how fundamental they are to our souls. And then, sometimes, they are one in the same. Like some nature painting. Or, how nature makes its own...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

Christmas Cards for Hot a Weather Christmas: Make It With Kids

Since moving to Australia nearly a decade ago, the most common question I have gotten from people at home has to do with Christmas in the summer. The idea perplexes many of my northern hemisphere friends. My answer is that...

July 24, 2018 2 Responses

Artsplorers Learn to Sew: A Lifetime Skill With Unexpected Lessons

It started with Friendly The Echidna. A few months ago, we went to one of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s fantastic school holidays programs where the project was to sew a felt animal. Honestly, I did the better part of...

December 10, 2017 4 Responses

Baby, It’s Hot Outside!: Thong Wreath For an Australian Christmas

When I moved to Australia seven years ago, one of the hardest things to adjust to was Christmas in the summer. It didn’t help that the David Jones windows were full of jumpered up revelers sitting in front of a...

December 2, 2017 No Responses

Holiday Crafting With 12 Oh Creative Days of Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … and, if you have a young child at home, the candy canes are undoubtedly made of pipe cleaners and the holiday bells cut out of salt dough. It’s Christmas craft season,...

June 17, 2017 No Responses

Painting Terracotta Pots: Make a Windowsill Herb Garden

If your family is anything like mine, your arts and crafts projects tend to be messy and fun, but not often particularly useful. While we love art for art’s sake, how good is a project that will get daily use...

March 4, 2017 No Responses

Rainy Day Nature Painting (And Puddle Walk!)

After watching it rain for the better part of the morning (better part of the week, actually!), I decided it was time for the mini-Artsplorer and I to buck up and embrace the weather. We tossed on our best gum...

December 8, 2016 6 Responses

Make It With Kids: Christmas Bauble Wreath

I love an easy-peasy craft, and with school holidays upon us, I know many of us will be looking for constructive ways to fill the days! Natalie Panzarino shares this adorable Christmas bauble wreath that she made with her 3...

November 11, 2016 5 Responses

Beyond the Chocolate: Give a Book Advent Calendar

Love the idea of doing an advent calendar for your kids, but pretty sure that they get enough chocolate in the days before Christmas, without an extra daily dose? Visual Arts and English teacher Natalie Panzarino shares how she makes...

October 6, 2016 2 Responses

It’s a Music Themed Birthday Party!

When the mini-Artsplorer turned 2, I wanted to host a small birthday party at home that would be colourful and charming, without making me work too hard. I decided on a music themed party, and I still think it’s the perfect...

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