With misty mornings, afternoons growing warmer, and a beloved jasmine plant about to bloom in the garden, it's truly feeling like spring here.
Anticipating this moment, a couple weeks ago I started seeds for tomatoes, beans, peas, amaranth, dahlias, and my favorite...sweet peas.
(Anne Helen Peterson wrote a wild story about Dahlia Wars that I found fascinating).
After a few days of hardening off the seedlings, I moved about half to the garden and they seem to be thriving. Phew.
It's always a thrill to witness sweet peas finding their way up the trellis!
Now, in the studio, I'm noticing some of the anticipated flower colors and shapes showing up in a new painting.
Connecting art to the seasons can also hold so much meaning for kids.
Children feel the longer days, notice the warmer air, and observe the emerging flowers and increased presence of birds.
One way to create lasting and engaging art experiences is to link them with authentic curiosities.
To help you forge seasonal art experiences at the art table and outside in the misty and increasingly warm spring air, here are 20 spring art ideas for kids.
Gardening and growing,
Hey TinkerLab Schoolhouse Members, there are exciting things happening for you in March! We're experimenting with doilies as paint stencils, weaving yarn, celebrating spring with butterfly prints and leaf Zentangles, making peace posters inspired by artist Robert Indiana, and more.
If you're not a TS member yet, here's how you can join:
Join TinkerLab Schoolhouse: Transform your family's creative journey into an art adventure of self-expression and curiosity with access this all our process art tutorials and 300+ playful creative activities. Doors to TinkerLab Schoolhouse are open now, so make sure to hop over and join here.
Whatever your next creative project might be, if you need some help I have tons of resources waiting for you. Pop over to the blog for creative activity ideas, there are free toolson the Creativity Resources page of my website, and find affordable classes in my shop. Follow along and see what I'm up to this week over onInstagram.
