#playmakecreate

PLAY. MAKE. CREATE A process-art handbook, with over 40 art invitations for kids By @mericherryla Published by @quartokids This is for parents and educators to open our minds, think more about the process and not get caught up with the precious, final piece. With 4 chapters, inviting children to explore, create, play and collaborate, it’s not your average craft book. There’s a pep talk for parents and guidance on effective language and phrases and dealing with other issues, i.e a perfectionist child, engaging with different ages or a child that may believe they can’t do something. With clear materials listed, the process described and pro art tips available, I’m ready to jump in and get started! #playmakecreate #processartforkids #craftbookforkids #mericherry #quarrybooks #quarrypublishing #quartokids https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjU8rAAlyc/?igshid=zgrv5r25ijs0

We made a volcano today. The color choices of vinegar ended up creating ice cream colors. Swipe for the before and the ice cream volcano. Though, as I said many times throughout the process, it definitely would not taste good. Project idea and play dough recipe from #playmakecreatebymericherry Image description: Slide 1- A beige play dough volcano on an aluminum foil tray with blue stripes running down the sides and a puddle of dried baking soda around the bottom with spots of red and blue. Slide 2- the clean play dough volcano before adding the vinegar and baking soda. Slide 3- The play dough volcano full of fluffy pink liquid with a trail flowing down the right side. Slide 4- Overhead view of the play dough volcano with pink and blue fluffy liquid inside, running down the back, and pooling at the bottom. Slide 5- The play dough volcano and aluminum foil tray on pebbles. A small child’s hands are squeezing a bottle of red vinegar into the volcano and red fluffy liquid is pouring out of the volcano, pooling with blue liquid on the tray. Slide 6- A small child leans over and adds blue vinegar to the volcano, which has blue fluffy liquid pouring out and pooling at the bottom. ——————————————————— #kidsscience #bakingsodavolcano #playmakecreate #kidsart https://www.instagram.com/p/CC95xvIna_L/?igshid=1bevhqg60tedq

More #playmakecreate goodness today with these ice sculptures. It started out looking like tie dye, then ended up as a galaxy. Also, just to toot my own horn, I successfully transported all that ice over the hill, with a doggy daycare drop off, without it melting at all. Image description: set of four slides as follows Slide 1: piles of ice in a storage bucket with small splashes of red and blue color on top. The bucket is on a green mat surrounded by squirt bottles, a spray bottle and bowls of salt. A small child is pouring glitter from a small vial onto the ice. Slide 2: The same ice bucket with mostly blue and a little red covering the surface. The red squirt bottle is aimed into the bucket from the top left corner. Slide 3: The ice in the bucket is beginning to melt, creating a dark purple sea around an island of ice. There is now some green visible among the red, blue, and purple on the ice along with more glitter in various colors. Salt is raining down from above in the upper left corner. Slide 4: A close up of the ice showing the mixing of the colors, mostly blue and purple with some red and green in the center. There is also red, green, gold, and silver glitter visible on the surface of the ice. ——————————————————— #playmakecreateaprocessarthandbook #playmakecreatebymericherry #keepembusy #kidsactivities #kidsscience #processart https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwn3S-nIUC/?igshid=1g4dyvavdhegk

Getting out Meri Cherry on this week taking ideas from #playmakecreate. Today’s project: worlds. Image description: circles of construction paper in light blue, dark blue, pink, orange, and brown are set out on a table with a pack of markers, a pack of paint sticks, and a pack of triangular crayons. A Paw Patrol vehicle sits on the corner of the table while a small child’s hands draw on the pink circle with a black crayon. ——————————————————— #kidsart #summerprojects #keepembusy https://www.instagram.com/p/CCpHx12H-eN/?igshid=12m3jovsuooyy

Getting into the @mericherryla #playmakecreate bag of tricks today. He’s been watching her girls work on theirs and wanted so badly to do one of his own. So we’re calling it science class for the day. ——————————————————— #icescavengerhunt #frozenscavengerhunt #keepthembusy https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dX0BIDohZ/?igshid=1846m2xqikbxf

We made a hardcover art book using an idea from #playmakecreate by @mericherryla We are big fans of the usual softcover art books, but this time the 7 year old wanted to know if we could make one with a hard cover. It took a little bit to figure out exactly, but in the end made a great birthday present for his dad. Swipe for progress pictures, or you can read a write up of the whole process in my new blog post. Website link is in my bio. ——————————————————— #kidsart #kidcrafts #book #artbook #bookmaking #blogpost https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NLUYoA3FP/?igshid=1g1r7ukogpz7d

Grateful for this amazing community! 🥰Sharing a couple of my favorite Instagram accounts... please follow and support these amazing gals and be ready to get super inspired by their amazing work! 😍 👉🏼 #Repost @1der.and.cre8 with @get_repost ・・・ BEST FRIENDS Necklaces 💖 . I was the Be Fri and my friend Jessica wore the st ends 🥰 What about you? Did you ever share half a heart with your bestie? 💕 . Inspired by my Be Fri necklace in the 80’s, and the fun @mericherryla mixed media necklaces in her awesome book #playmakecreate these beastie bestie necklaces will surely bring a smile when you set up this invitation to create for your sweetie and her bestie ✨ . Be sure to tune into @a.pop.of.culture this week for FRIENDS week! We chose big cat over ‘smelly cat’ with our necklaces, but I’m sure Phoebe would be so proud! 💕👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️ . #apopofculture @raising.kinley @4kids2moms @adventures.in.mommyland #bestfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dJo5jhSRe/?igshid=17p01lulh78fu