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Welcome to today’s giveaway, sponsored by Artterro eco-friendly art kits!
About the company:
“Here at Artterro we make Eco Art Kits, and there’s nothing else quite like them! In 2008, I was shopping for a craft kit for my young sons, and noticed lots of uninspiring projects, cheap materials and wasteful packaging.
I decided to make a high-quality, eco-friendly, engaging art kit so that parents would have a convenient way to bring art into the home and have a great time as a family.”
“Our mission is to bring creativity into people’s lives by offering fun projects with quality, sustainable materials and provide friends and families a wonderful art experience.
We also love to write about kids and creativity, and the joys and challenges of owning a sustainable business at our blog, and we truly enjoy connecting with our customers and friends on social media.
I hope you enjoy our kits as much as my family does!”
– Forrest Espinoza, founder & CEO
One Simple Homeschool reader will win the following package from Artterro ($110 value):
How to Win
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To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering this question: How old are your children, and how do you make time and space for creativity in your home?
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For an extra entry, “Like” Artterro and Simple Homeschool on Facebook. Then leave another comment on this blog post, letting me know you’ve done so.
Special Offer
Artterro is offering readers 20% off all orders through June 8th! Just use the code “SH20” at checkout.
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I have a 5 year old boy who, I think, would have so much fun with these kits. My son loves to tell stories and he does that all over the house. We have a peninsula in our kitchen (or the kitchen table) that he uses when he wants to build with small blocks or color. Thanks for the opportunity!
My kids are 8, 5, 3, and 2. We like to have regular craft times where they can use whatever crafting supplies they want.
I have 2 girls, 6 yrs and 11 months … My 6 yr old loves art! We do crafts whenever we can, it’s our favorite thing to do together! We typically buy new crafts as gifts for each other and also go together and look for crafts for holidays.
My boys are 8, 5 and 10 months. This past Christmas I made an art box for them, full of crafting supplies, ribbons, fabric scraps, etc. We keep it in our living room where they can grab it and get creative whenever they want to.
I have 3 boys…ages 9, 7, 5. And a daughter who is 1. I offer lots of free time without screens or electronics to see what their creativity can find for them to do.
Our kids are 7, 5 1/2, 4, 2, & 4 months. Honestly the kids do a lot of crafting on their own but I would like to set aside more time to do it as a family.
My kids are 12, 11, and 8. I teach a homeschool art class in my home, so the kids love to help and participate with that. What a GREAT giveaway! We would LOVE to try your products!
My kids are 3 and 5 and love doing arts and crafts. My daughter especially likes making birthday cards for friends and family.
My girls are almost 4 and 7 and we have crafty stuff out all the time so they can always pull it out. Last summer I worked on a summer mini album with my daughter to document her summer, and we’re planning to do that again this year. We also try and set up more organized projects depending on the season.
14,13,9, and 7. My kids have lots of free time and I try to let them choose the projects they want to do instead of forcing my ideas on them:)
We have two children who are grown. We also have a 12-year-old son and two granddaughters who are almost 4 and 2. Our son loves to draw so I make sure he has quality art pencils, erasers and sketch books out where he can grab them when inspiration hits. He also loves to sculpt with clay. Our granddaughters love to color, use watercolor pencils, paint and sculpt with play dough. I have those things stored where it’s easy for me to get to them, but not them! Thanks for the chance.
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My boys are nine and four. We homeschool, so I try to provide daily inspiration-art books from the library, time outside in nature, Legos, lots of blogs give me inspiration on how to use various media. But, I will say, I would love for the boys to have more creativity – often my nine year old gets frustrated if his doesn’t look just like an example, which is defeating the purpose, I know…
My kiddos are 7, 5, and 3. We have an art cabinet in the living room that everyone s free to access anytime they feel creative and an “invention supplies box” where we always have anything that should be in the recycling bin, that could possibly turned into something else wonderful.
My daughter is 3, and we have art supplies of some sort in every room in our house. We keep paper packaging from the mail to use as large canvas for painting, coloring, or cutting.
I’m a stay at home mom to a four year old boy and I try to leave art supplies handy inside and out, the back door open for him to have some freedom to explore and the flexibility to say yes when he wants to do something outside the box (ie: he loves to color his wooden blocks!).
I like Arterro and Simple Homeschool on facebook.
I have 3 kids, 7, 4, and almost 2. They love crafts, and I love kits that I don’t have to put together. 🙂
My son is 6 and loves to create things. I supplement with homeschool as he goes to Kindergarten 2 days a week. I find it helps him to concentrate better. We will be trying out grade one in the school system in the fall to see how he handles it. But he is very high energy and needs to be able to move to different activities when he wants to.
My boys are 6, 5, and 2. I very rarely schedule art time but instead just make art supplies as accessible as any of their other toys; sometimes there are art projects in every room! Happy to have creative kids!
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My kids are 9 and 11 and they still love to do crafts with me, which I think is wonderful! We make art easier to achieve by having supplies at hand as well as kits which can be a big help since the materials are ready to go. It lets the kids go either way depending on their mood and how much time they have.
I have an 11, 8 & 6 year old…making time for creativity is hard for me! My to do list always gets in the way. Love these kits though…it’s all ready to go!
I already have Arterro and Simple Homeschool liked on Facebook 🙂
I have two daughters. One will be 6 in July. The otherwill be 1 in August. My 6 yr old has a desk in her room. Above has a paper roll that she can tear off sheets to draw on. She has buckets on top of her desk full of crayons, color pencils & crayons. She loves to draw pictures!
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My children are 3 and 5. I recently set up art tables in each of their bedrooms, with art supplies out and ready to go. They are creating and experimenting every day now! We have recently discovered how wondeful kits can be for teaching new skills, offering new inspiration, and getting us all working together as a family.
my kids are 3 and 6 and our priority is making stuff. we love it !
10 year old boy and we always have drawing and doodling supplies on hand, so creative time is any time between activities. Pick up a pencil and get creative!
I like artterro and simple homeschool on Facebook!
I have four, ranging from 8 – 14 and we are all about crafting around here!
My buddy is 5 and we do everything. so much fun
my kids are 6,4,2 and 6 months. we make room for creativity at the kitchen table… it usually gets taken over and I try to be patient with the mess since I know it’s important. 🙂
I am an artist so when I work on commissions my 8 year old daughter works along beside me doing her own art using any media she likes. Art is a beautiful thing, there is no right or wrong!
We love Arterro kits for gifts and travel! Great all in one craft.
We love Simple Homeschool!
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joanna
My daughter is four years old, and we do crafts daily. In her learning room, she has an entire wall organized for crafts: different papers, writing utensils, paints, play dough, and extras (eyeballs, stamps, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, etc.). They are all out in the open for her to use every day. We would love to try these kits (we currently get the green kids craft box monthly, which has been a huge hit). Thanks for the opportunity!
My children are 8, 6, and 2. We have a playroom where we do all our art activities. Making time is easy since we home school. There’s lots of time to play!
My youngest is 8. We have been homeschooling for what feels like forever. I started on this journey over twenty years ago with the oldest of our nine children. I could use some fresh inspiration.
My kids are 11, 10, and 3. We do art chalks and just made glue sun catchers which my daughter just LOVED.
Kids are 13, 10, and 9. They like crafting but I would like to set aside more time to do it together.
We.love theses kits!
They are wonderful. I love that the children (and adults) aren’t bound to make cookie cutter art works!
My kids are 11, 9, 6. We leave lots of time open for creative play. Crafts (painting, gluing, taping, creating) are all welcome here at the kitchen table (the heart of our home) or outside on the patio. We love art projects. 🙂
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My daughter is six and two sons, 28 and 18. Yeah I know… my six yr old loves anything to do with painting and or gluing. She’s learning water color, well, experimenting.
And I like simple homeschool on facebook. (it’s actually my #1 recommendation for people who tell me they are considering homeschooling.)
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They are 6 and 3. Yes we make time for crafts.
My children are 12, 10, and 3. We have a “learning room ” where their creative adventures happen.
I have a five year old whooves crafts as much as she loves running and climbing outdoors! I have an old free standing cabinet that has been filled with her art supplies since she was a year old. She has free access to the majority of what it is in there, and so I constantly discover her latest creations around the living room. Lately she’s been into cutting and gluing, but she also recently started learning how to sew.
We have four beauty, 11, 8, 7 and 5. I have a safe place for them to fill their needs to create.
My children are 5, 3, and 1. Sometimes we have scheduled crafts and other times it’s just spontaneous – like the other day the kids wanted to paint while Daddy took a nap.
I have many grandchildren…additionally, we have adopted two children, an eight year old boy, a twelve year old girl. We spend time together crafting, sewing, gardening, cooking, canning, hiking and “exploring”. We don’t make time, we do spend time. Fresh ideas are welcome. This year, our little boy has learned to knit…and that has helped him greatly with his fine motor skills…we want to work on some beading to encourage the children to further develop their motor skills. These kits would be of great help….
8 & 10 year old boys. I often suggest creative time, but also listen to them. If they have the inclination, I encourage it.
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My children are 18 and 11. I do not “make” time for creativity, it is always encouraged and in existence.
Great kits! Great idea. 🙂
Two sets of twins, 8 months & 3 1/2. both boy girl… 🙂 We craft often at home! We encourage drawing & painting as well as input from them, asking the older 2 “what do they want to do today?” Can lead to some cool stuff!
My kids are 7 and 4. While we occasionally have a group project, my kids are most creative when they work individually, but they won’t do anything if the materials are not readily available, so I try to keep them stored where they will notice.
My kids are 2 & 4. For creative time we are exploring nature a lot right now as spring and summer have begun. Also whenever they ask to color or craft i try to make it a ‘yes’ response 🙂
Our children are 5 and 3. We always encourage creative time and our girls love it! We paint, do mosaics, make family cards and Christmas ornaments, and make sun catchers. This is an awesome giveaway! Thanks for sharing with your readers.
I have 12 yr. old boy/girl twins and a 6 yr. old girl. We make sure they have plenty of free time to be creative, they play drawing games, and use on-line tutorials.
7, 5, 2, 2m, all boys!
We have creativity all over the place: cardboard boxes, rolls of tape, markers, staplers. They raid my recycling bins and make all kinds of things at all hours of the day. I keep our stash of messy paints and playdough in the kitchen to protect the carpets, but otherwise it’s a free-for-all. I have been known to sit down with a stack of old magazines, scissors, and glue, but only to join in the fun.
They are 7, 5, 3, and 1. We don’t have scheduled art time unless we are doing homeschool projects. But, there is always something being created at the house. We have a bookshelf filled with all kinds of paper and crafting supplies. Crayons and markers are kept up so only the big kids can reach, but otherwise, everything is free range.
My husband and I are both theatre artists so creativity is inherent in our home…however, having kits can be helpful for our kids because sometimes mommy and daddy get to absorbed in our own projects it’s helpful to have something ready to go, I like this!
My children are 17, 11, and 8. My 17yr. old finds her way to her creativity ventures on her own. My 11 year old, she does a lot of drawing/comic strips. She participates in an annual musical and likes drama, so we try to bring that into her homeschooling as much as possible (e.g. 5 week living museum experience). My 8 year old is the nut to crack really, more into sports – but I try and push the creativity envelope with him when he’s playing minecraft and sharing his ideas. He is quite a thinker so rather than “making” tangible things, a lot of his creativity is and stays in his imagination. We encourage his sense of humor too, which is also a way he is terrifically creative. He has strong spatial skills but difficulty with fine motor, hand-eye coordination, so I try to help him realize his creative building ideas without ‘taking over.’ I find my biggest task is helping him recognize his creativity (due to his physical limitations). He is getting more and more comfortable with drawing wild imaginative creatures, I think because there’s no “correct” representation. And always a wonderful story to go with it. So, I spend a lot of time looking at his drawings and getting the story.
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Julie
Your son sounds just like mine! (he’s 9). There’s a contest my son is entering right now to win a free autographed book. They draw their own interpretation of a “cloven” (a character from The Wingfeather Saga – a FANTASTIC book series that I know your kids would love). so this creature is basically a messed up mixture of a human and more than 1 animal. It can be any thing they want. A cow with 2 legs and human ears and hands, or a scorpion tale on the back of a horse with a human torso…
here’s the link if you want to check it out… http://www.rabbitroom.com/2014/05/24295/
My children are 10 (daughter) and 5 (son). We have art and craft supply materials spread all over our house. My kids are drawing, sketching, painting, taping, glueing, wrapping, etc, all day long. Both of my kids learn differently. They have problems with expressive and receptive language. , Art gives them freedom to freely express their feelings and stories and memories and dreams. And we, luckily, have an art gallery all through the house to celebrate and enjoy their accomplishments.
My kids are 7, 4 and 2. We do crafts as part of our schoolwork, and they are always drawing and coloring, too. I plan on doing a weekly craft day during the summer.
My oldest is five. She either spends her entire day doing arts and crafts or wants nothing to do with it, there isn’t usually an on between! We paint, sew, cut and paste, make models out of clay… My three year old is showing interest now, so a kit would be lovely!
Kids are 12, 8, 8. I’m not a creative person so I let the kids lead the way. We do watercolor painting, lots of decoupage projects, coloring, and we are doing some sewing too.
College boy, 19, daughter, 12. And me! We value creative time but found that this winter it took a back burner to other aspects of family life. We successfully embedded creative time back into our lives by planning Craft Days with another family and scheduling FunDay with a single friend of mine. Now we’re back into a more creative life. Artterro kits the The Best and have been our “goto” birthday party gift for years!!
Our children are 6 and 10 and very creative (as most children are!). We have a sizeable art supply cupboard near our dining table, and they have free access to it at any time. We also have a dresser of costume items and dress up clothing in our family room, along with a collection of various musical instruments. We enjoy lots of shows and concerts, complete with homemade signs and tickets. 🙂
19, 17, 10, 9, 4, 1 – my kids love crafts & art & we have a big space in our homeschool room designated for such!
My kids are 9, 7, 5, 3. I’m homeschooling for the first time next year. As for the past, most of our craftiness fell during spring break and summer. We always spend the first day of spring break at Hobby Lobby. We buy lots of random things like felt paper, pipe cleaners, scrapbook paper, pom poms, etc and let them do whatever they like with them. they make some crazy stuff. This year we also bought a big container of pearler beads and a book and spent most of the week making pearler bead animals and castles. Summer just started yesterday so we haven’t gone shopping yet, but we will do it very soon.
My girls are 11,9,7 and 2. My girls love to paint, cut, color and are always asking for me to buy crafts for them. This would be wonderful addition to homeschool or just a rainy day. 🙂
I ave “LIKED” Artterro on Facebook. I have been a log time follower of Simple Homeschool. Thanks for this opportunity to try and win.
My Child Is 7 And Is Autistic. We Incorporate Art Into ALL subjects. Its His Only True Interest. Winning This Would Be Amazing For Him.
My kids are 22, 19, 9 and 7. The adults are away at college but the two homeschooled younger children work on some type of art every day. They study art and artists formally, do plein air watercolor, carry drawing diaries with them all the time. We have some dedicated art space in our homeschool room, and they mostly use the diningroom table! Art is an integral part of all of our lives.
8 and 6. Creativity is not formal in our home, we live creatively, sometimes that is in mud puddles other times gathering things in nature. I believe in good quality art supplies being readily available and encouraging my children to play. I’ve never used a kit before, that would be convenient for sure. It is nice to know there are good quality ones out there.
My boy is 3 and I am trying to find things to introduce to him.
I have already “Liked” both pages on Facebook.
We have 6 kids… ages 9-17. We make time for the arts several days a week on the schedule now that they are older… I have some that draw, sew, and use artistic skills in t-shirt design, costume and props design and graphics for their video making. My girls would love this prize, so I thank you for a chance to enter. 🙂
I have liked both of your Facebook pages. Thank you for another entry.
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I just liked Simple Homeschool and Artterro on facebook – because I do!
I’ve “liked” both Artterro and Simple Homeschool. (Well, I’ve liked Simple Homeschool for a long time…)
My son is 8 and loves to make things! He’s got a great imagination and is a master with the duct tape!
My children are 7 and nearly 5. I give them creative time as much as possible – I keep art supplies in a basket on their desk, and they frequently have project time after school on the kitchen table! I love the Artterro kits because the supplies are often recycled or repurposed, and the kits provide inspiration for a project without detailed instructions so that my kids can have more creative freedom.
I like Arttterro and Simple Homeschool on Facebook!
“Liked” Artterro on Facebook, been a fan of Simple Homeschool for a long time.
My son is 5, almost 6. We are able to fit time in for art by having the supplies out all the time. Then we can do it anytime we have the urge!
Ages 14 and 11. If my child shows an interest in something I encourage that and support it. We also try and make homemade cards for birthdays and special occasions on a regular basis. I also try and keep art supplies on hand for when inspiration strikes.
My oldest is 5 (girl) and we have weaved creativity throughout our day. When she wants a home for her stuffed lamb, we figure out how to make one from a box and scraps of fabric/paper. She folds her own books and tells elaborate stories she wants me to write. She also ropes her younger brothers into her “plays” or imaginative games by giving them names and roles to play.
My children are 4, 8, 12 and most of our day is filled with creativity. Writing stories, making “projects,” painting, drawing, making music, building, etc. Thanks for the chance.
My kids are 7.5, 6, and 3. We draw, read about art, do projects, and do art things outside.
My kids would LOVE one of these projects! 🙂
My children are 7, 5, 3, and 1. Someone always seems to be creating something, and I like to have plenty of supplies so they can exercise their creativity and imaginations. I try and keep our supplies contained to a table in our school room with our supplies underneath.
My boys are 7 and 5. Craft/creative time seems to fall at the bottom of our list at times. Already planning some activities this summer.
My kids are 13, 10, 8, 2 and due in sept. I like to involve the kids in my art projects, like doing decoupage on an old changing table or rehabbing desks for them. Even so my little girl is always sewing or knitting or drawing, while the boys are a bit harder to inspire.
I have a set time every day for Art and all things creative: 1:00 p.m. However, one of my daughters loves being creative. Therefore, she is a collector of things to create with. It might be empty kleenex boxes, expired coupons, etc. I allow her to collect these things and store them for future use if needed. What looks like trash to me, is creativity to her. She is an incredible creator!
I have a 6yr old and a 3yr old. We make art a priority in our homeschool day. My boys love to paint, color, and glue…most of all they like to see their masterpiece displayed on the fridge!
I liked both Arttero and Simple Homeschool on Facebook.
Hi! My children are 7, 8 and 14 months and my husband and I both thrive on being creative so it is very important to us that they kids have time and space to do so! We have areas set up in the house in the kitchen, playroom and in their rooms as well. WE also have the kids art on display all over the house so they can see the importance of their creativity!
We have a 5yo boy and 2yo girl. We make time for crafts by finding something in nature and trying to recreate it. That will usually inspire them to make more. Make a tree, and then you have to make things to go into the tree, etc.
My 9 year old son would love these kits. He loves experimenting with different crafts & media.
My boys are 4 and 6. I encourage creativity by having a lot of supplies and making them accessible!
Thanks for the chance at the give away I liked both pages on FB!
My kids are 12, 11, 9, 7, and 4. We began homeschooling to return our kids to their original spirit. We provide time daily for creativity, imagination, bui
lding, etc. We want thinkers, builders, inventors to leave our home.
They have full access to tools, supplies, recycled items, etc. to work with. (Sometimes it is difficult to manage the chaos!)
I liked simple homeschool on fb.
My kids are 9 and 6. We homeschool and make creativity a part of learning daily.
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My daughter is 12. We schedule classes such as pottery outside the home, order felting supplies for Easter eggs, and do drawing or painting as it relates to a study area or interest.
Ours are 8.5, 6.5, and 3.5 years old. We try to make time for creativity throughout the week — hands on science projects, making creations with items from the recycling bin, etc.
Like Artterro and Simple Homeschool on FB.
Actually, I still struggle with this part of our homeschool. I guess my best answer is that I keep our day open so that there isn’t too much “school” to do.
My kids are almost 6, 3, and 5 weeks. We make time and space for creativity by having a pretty slow-paced lifestyle and not cramming a lot of structured activities into our days. The kids also have almost no screen time on a daily basis. This way, they have a lot of time most days to play, pretend, and create as they are moved to do so.
I liked both Artterro and SH on fb.
My children (ages 8 and 5) and I love to spend time around our dining table drawing and crafting. This set looks so fun!
My children are 5 and 2 and they love art/craft time we try to make the world our art sudio showing them anything can be used to make art. We are often in the woods and sometimes I’ll say ok today we need to collect little rocks and I won’t tell them why until we go to use them and in the case we made “little pond life” project which went from art to science lessons
Love, love Artterro and all the creativity they encourage!
Daughters are 3 and 5. Life is learning and wonderful project from Arterro bring life, science, and art all together beautifully and crafty!!
My kids are 11, 8, and 5 years old. They all love to be creative and participate with various arts and crafts. We always try to find new ways to use leftover items or ‘old’ things to create something new. They love painting, cooking, building, creating. My oldest recently started making key chains with beads and ribbon. While we limit all technology, they also enjoy using art programs on the computer. We built cars out of cardboard boxes and decorated with all kinds of crafty items including Pom poms, duck tape, ribbon, paint, buttons, etc. We tie dyed tshirts, painted seashells and rocks, bird houses, etc. we love arts and crafts!
My children are 2,4, and 6. I make art supplies and an area readily available for them to be creative any time they are feeling like it.
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Liked both on Facebook! Thanks 🙂
My kids are 11, 8, 6 and 4. We paint and draw on a daily basis. The younger ones often get the paints out even before they eat breakfast.
We have kids age 9, 8,5,3, and 7 months. All but the baby love art! Would love to have this!
We make time for creativity daily by having a table reserved for ongoing projects!
My kids are 2 and 5. We try to allow creativity everywhere with toys and outside play, but also have craft supplies around and an art easel set up.
I’m a fan of Simple Homeschool
Thanks for the chance to win such lovely kits! My son is 5, and art is part & parcel of our daily life, since I am an artist and former art educator. Like me, my son recognizes that the creation process is both energizing and relaxing and we make art together whenever we can. Our favorite mediums are watercolour painting and anything 3-D.
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Yeah! How wonderful, thank you! My children (Rafa 9, Elle 7, Leia 5, Julia 3, Alejandro 2, & Noel 5 mos) love to color and draw and paint. Well, not the baby yet. But I’m not much more creative than that. Thanks for the help!
I have a 3, 6, and 8 year old. I have always loved being creative. We used to have shelves and shelves of art supplies and included an art project in everything we learned. Since moving across the ocean, we have yet to build up supplies. And yet, my kids will still pull paper from the recycling to color or paint almost everyday. I love art for a healthy thing to ‘play’ at.
I also already like both on Facebook. Thanks!
I have two girls 6 and 8. During our homeschool day arts and crafts time isn’t a scheduled part of our day, it just happens in the midst of whatever we’re doing. They may be encouraged to create something based on what they are learning or reading. We have bins we keep our craft supplies in, they go to it all the time. Sometimes, inspiration for a craft comes from walking through Jo Ann’s Fabric and Craft store and they’ll find a project they’d like to try. I love to watch their little minds work and figure things out.
We have two girls age 2 and 13 and an 18 year old boy. All three are creative. Craft bins are labeled and ready for the kids to use at any given time. For larger family projects we use the kitchen table, smaller projects are done at individual desks. Making time for art has never been an issue for our family, it just seems to happen on a daily basis.
My kids are 6 and 11months and being creative is something very important to me, so we try and encourage both organized and free time for creativity. Crafts, building, drawing…
Our children are 9 and 3.5. We make time for creativity in all the things we do whether it’s cooking together, gardening, or learning via hands-on activities. They also have materials for creating self-directed projects at any given time. I’ve been wanting to try the Artterro kits for awhile now. Thanks for the chance!
My kids are 5, 3, and 1 year. We always set aside time for at 2-3 times a week, plus I have little baggies filed with art supplies in each of those bins for when they want to do some spontaneous art.
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My boys are 3 and 5. We don’t watch tv which leaves the whole day open for creativity. They use imagination in everything they do!
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Both FB pages are liked!! We hope to add to our summer fun!
I have four boys ages 3, 5, 12, and 14. Homeschooling is the best way to give time to any creative interest. My little guys like paint of any kind, and my bigger guys enjoy using pastels. Legos and Lincoln Logs are popular creative outlets too.
I am now following both pages in FB.
Just liked the Artterro Facebook page. I already liked the Simple Homeschool page! : )
My children are 2 and 4 years old. I encourage creativity by limiting television and scheduled activities. Additionally, I provide them with open ended toys and supplies that can be used for different ideas and play.
My kids are 5 & 6 (just a few more weeks until 7!) and we make creative things all.the.time. Just yesterday my daughter made a little aluminum butterfly (hot glued onto a stick so it could ‘fly’) and my son sewed up a little felt wallet (using the book Sewing School for Kids). It just happens naturally for us, since I’ve usually got lots of projects going myself. Right now I’m knitting a baby hat for a friend, and making lots of (reusable) fabric birthday bags for friends and family. It’s always out at our house! 🙂
Sarah M
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17, 15, 13, 9, & 6- the 9yr old is our only girl. Crafting materials and art supplies are always available to our kids. Legos, recyclables, instruments, and costums are too. We encourage our kids to be creative and use their imaginations at all times, therefore we don’t have a set time to do art activities, unless it is a specific activity for school. Yes, we have a lot of messes in our house- carpet :(, but we also have 5 very creative kids- :).
Kits are nice because everything you need is already collected and, like in this case, they introduce/ teach you something new.
My son is nine years old and mostly makes his own time for creativity. He gets up in the morning before his father and I do and writes and illustrates books and creates all sorts of imaginative toys out of whatever materials he can find around the house. I make sure he has a steady supply of modeling clay and paint and we occasionally visit art exhibits.
My children are 5, 4, 2, and 8 weeks. I’m currently working on figuring out how and when to add art and “creative” time into our schedule. But we do build a lot of legos around here!
These look so cool.
My boys are 14, 11, & 10. Creativity is a huge part of our home and homeschool. Whether through music, building, drawing, painting, welding – there is always some sort of creating happening. 🙂
We just recently put moved our two girls into the same room so we could dedicate a space for school and creativity.
My children are 7 an 10. We are always looking for creative outlets. We would love the chance to win this!!!Thanks.
I am already following both of you on FB. 🙂
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Already liked Simple Homeschool on FB, and added Arterro as well.
Creating and “crafty stuff” is a part of our every day lives. My littles are 7, 5, 3, and 1 and my 5-year old is the creative thinker. We use beads and stitch work to do math, we use poetry and song to remember letter sounds and to help with reading. And just for fun, we have a crafty bin ready to dive into whenever she, or the others, get the urge. This giveaway would be perfect for my little crafty girl.
My kids are almost 6 and 2 1/2. They have constant access to art supplies in our homeschool room and are drawing nearly everyday. These kids sound perfect for my older daughter. Thank you for the chance to win!
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3, 6, 8. basic craft supplies are always available and frequently used in our house. Kids can request special supplies but to keep them from being wasted (i.e. just dumped out on the floor) I keep them put away. Crafts are often a weekend project while art happens with weekly lessons.
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12 & 15! We have a craft night EVERY night and a bigger one on the weekends. My boys love just about anything crafty and hands-on. It’s also a great way for them to tell me about their day, thoughts, concerns, etc.
We try to find inspiration in little things. My 5 year old daughter has come up with great ideas in using “trash” to create little projects, and she has inspired me. I used to not consider myself crafty at all, but she has taught me to find joy in creativity and also that we don’t have to do big, complicate projects. I now find myself getting excited about it and even finding my own inspiration for simple projects we can do together. This looks like it would so fun – perfect for the two of us!
My three kids are 7, 5, and 2. We have paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, glue, etc. out for them to use whenever the mood hits them. It’s fun to see what they come up with to make!
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I love your blog! It inspires me daily, calms my worries and puts things in perspective, Thank you Jamie. My kids are ages 7, 4 and 2. I think we have very creative kids. They inspire me in many ways. They see wonder in every object they encounter. Their “Art” can be seen throughout the day. Whether they are water spraying their body outlines on the backyard fence, or they are rearrranging the pillows on a bed. From arranging their fruit on their platters to reorganizing our shoes. They love Art, from the everyday common objects to their Art supplies. Each piece is inspired from their beautiful souls within and put on display for us to just stop take a moment and marvel at the world of a child!
My kids are 2 and 5. We do lots of art stuff together. They like to color, make sun catchers, stickers, and so on. Winning this giveaway will make them jump up and down for joy!
My kiddos are 7, 4, 4, and 2. We encourage their creativity by making the supplies accessible! Whenever the mood strikes, they have everything within reach to create!!!
My kids would love these supplies! They are 9, 6, and 2. I just liked artterro on fb, and I already liked simple homeschool!
what?!? what an awesome giveaway!
creativity is the core of our home- it is why we homeschool and how we arrange our home and life. we make our 1200 sq. foot home work for our family of 6 by choosing what we need in a home and arranging the home around that. our florida room is our dining/everything space, and our small original dining space has a small table and a wall full of shelving with our crafting supplies; neatly organized and labeled so that everyone can find what they need to create at anytime.
already liked SH on facebook, just liked artterro, too! thanks!
I have 3 girls – ages 2, 4, 5…our dining room table is officially our art center. There is constantly arts and crafts spread out all over it. Currently my girls are on the deck outside, coloring foil with pastels. I have also liked both sites on FB. Thank you!
My daughter is 4 and my son is 3. I make room for creativity by giving my children time to be creative in play. I make sure not to overbook their schedule and when we explore and learn through weekly field trips, I allow them to linger and explore at their own pace instead of pushing them with a heavy agenda. I also try to choose toys and activities for their home environment that encourage imagination and creativity. They love art supply! My son especially enjoys anything with play dough or cutting and gluing, and my daughter is especially drawn to drawing, and
My daughter is 7.5 and we are lucky to have an art studio at home that she can use anytime. However, in the summers we are commercial fishing and these kits would be wonderful on the boat!!
My kiddos are ages 6,4, and just over 1. I have an “art table” set up with paper, coloring books, crayons, trays, and all sorts of art media so they can create to their hearts’ content. I have extra supplies put away in drawers in case something needs replacing – markers, glue sticks, etc. My daughter loves to create her own paper dolls and little mini books and is always asking me to laminate stuff. I often find them drawing their own scenes, creating their own stories. Really, much of the process is just leaving them to their own creativity! But I often look up specific art projects to go along with a theme for the week, create sensory bins, make homemade play dough, whatever. And when special occasions come along, we almost always make handmade gifts. Oh – and then they help me clean up afterwards. 🙂
My kids are 14 (Aspergers child), 5, and 2. They are all homeschooled after lunch we go outside and explore. Ahead of time I research what kind of things from outside nature we can bring inside and make it into artwork we can frame. We either keep what we make or give them yo others as gifts.
I have liked artterro on FB and have already liked SH.
My children are 6 and nearly 4. My 6 year old son is creative beyond my own imagination and keeps me on my toes. His younger sister follows suit in her love of crafts. We make loads of space for creativity in our days by keeping flexible and going with the flow of kids interests and ideas. I have learned that their unique idea are often far more fascinating than my own. We would relish some new ideas from Arteriosclerosis!
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Lol! That would be Arterro! My phone chose a “better” spelling for me!
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My children are 6, almost 3 and 1. I make space for creative projects by using the bottom of my China cabinet as the ‘art cabinet’ that is easy access for the kids to get what they need out. We also try to spend time creating something together once a week that is more directed.
I also liked both Artterro and Simple Homeschool on facebook!
Thanks for the contest.
My kids are 5 and 8…. I try to be creative and the kids love using craft supplies that I leave around…. But these kits would be fantastic :o)
My kids are 7, 3, and 1 and they have a table dedicated to creativity and lots of art supplies that they have access to fairly regularly.
I like both Arterro and Simple Homeschool 🙂
My kids are 6 & 3 and we like to allow them the freedom to create whenever they feel the desire. We have a “craft” table in their play room, and a closet full of art supplies that they are able to use whenever. It gets pretty messy, but the kids enjoy the process of creating and are so proud of their projects!
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My three girls are 7, 5, and 4. They love to paint and sew! We make time by adding it into our homeschool routine, making it part of our learning experience. Our girls also have lots of time to play outside and often use sticks, rocks and fruit as their art supplies.
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8, 6, 3, 1. My 6 year old craves creative craft time daily. I try to just make supplies available and then stay out of her way. I’m always encouraging her to complete her mandatory assignments as quickly as she can so she has more time to dig into our 2 big boxes of craft stuff.
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My kiddos are 12, 10 and 7. My 10 year old is a creative, art lovin’ girl who loves to draw, paint and create imaginative stories. I try to keep basic art supplies {colored pencils, crayons, scissors and lots of paper} stocked up in our dining room area so they can easily find what they need when they want to create something.
My kids are 10 and 7, and I believe that they are never too old for crafting. We have various art supplies for them to create anything they can think of whenever they want, but I have to say that happens less now than a few years ago. We are at a point where we need some new and interesting materials.
My kids are 9, 6 and 8 months old. They do a pretty good job of being creative all on their own. We’ve got craft supplies and they’re allowed free reign to create as long as they clean up afterwards 😉 Their favorite go to is probably the glue gun and cardboard from the recycle bin.
Had already liked Simple Homeschool and just added Artterro. Their art kits look fantastic!
My girls are 11 and 8. We have a dedicated craft center in our house that is accessible anytime.
My grand daughter is 6. She has paper, paint, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, glue, etc., available whenever the mood hits her…which is often!
I have two girls, a 7 yr old and a 4 yr old. Creativity comes in a lot of ways at our house. Sometimes they are curious and so we explore together. Sometimes I want to share something I did growing up with them. We recently acquired some paper and material supplies that have led me to be creative in using them for projects. 🙂
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I’d love this for myself (44) even if I didn’t have kids ages, daughter age 15, daughter age 9, son age 6. 🙂
We liked Artterro and we have already liked Simple Homeschool. We already follow their blog.
My girls are 8 & 6. I have paints, markers, crayons, etc. on a bookshelf for easy accessibility. We try different things that we learn at the local Art museum, but I’m not that creative with crafts so I need all the help I can get.
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My kids are 7,7, and 12. We craft together regularly and all love it! We draw, do paper crafts, felting, making collages…. It doesn’t happen every day but a few times a week.
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My kiddos are 6 and 2.5 and we have crafts items accessible on our buffet and pantry, kind of surrounding our homeschooling items. And they are constantly pulling things out of our recycle bin to creat art! 🙂
My kids are 7, 4, 1, and 1. We have a small home but there is always room for craft supplies! A shelf by the table is filled with glue, markers, beads, drawing books, ad we have a rolling unit full of paper, Pom poms, and all our ‘crafting’ goodies…it’s all accessible and it’s fun to see the kids dig in and create whenever the desire strikes them!
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My kids are 6, 3, & 16 months. We often spend time after breakfast coloring and doing other creative projects like painting and craft kits.
I love to make art as important as math and other core subjects. In doing so, I schedule three days per week to work on projects. Also, I encourage my two children (ages 2 and 11) to look for art within the core subjects I teach during homeschool and when we are out and about. We plan projects, which I allow them to choose and I encourage both of my children to be original and thoughtful when creating a piece of art. I make it a point to display their creations through out our home.
I liked both pages on Facebook. 🙂
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My children are 6, 4, 2, & 9 mos. coloring supplies are within reach at all times. Glue & scissors are given when asked for. Creating books is currently a favorite activity of the older ones.
We have two daughters ages 10 & 12 yrs. old. Our youngest was in an art co-op class last year but it’s kind of expensive so this kit would help us a lot.
Honestly, I’m a sports mom and could use lots of help with arts & crafts. Both of our children LOVE arts & crafts. We have picture frames in our front room and each month the girls put a new picture up in the frame along with lots of other things around the house, refrigerator and their rooms.
Thank you for this giveaway.
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my kids are 17, 13, 9. We enjoy all kinds of arts and crafts the oldest is becoming quite a painter! We enjoy all kinds of mediums from paper to felt cloth and beads. Here is hoping as we would love to be the luck family!
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My daughter is 11 and loves art and spends time at it every day. We are happy that as homeschoolers we can make it a regular part of our life. We have been admiring the Arttero kits online for sometime and would love to do these projects! They are just the kind of projects we love to do.
Hello! Our oldest daughter is 8 and we will all be beginning our homeschooling journey together this Fall. This is such an exciting time for us: discovery of the world as well as ourselves. A large focus of our curriculum will be creating with our hands and our minds, and a great collection of art kits would be the perfect way to kickstart the family’s education. Even our younger 2 year-old daughter can participate and play with the different projects!
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My boys are 5 and 8 and love to paint and draw. They are very creative so they would love these sets!
I’ve “Liked” Simple Homeschool for a while now, and I just added Arterro to the list!
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I have an amazing 8 year old daughter, we enjoy drawing from the books we read and weekley you tube art lessons at home, and with friends!
My kids are 8 and 10 and they love to draw comics.
My kids are 7 and 4. They love all things creative. We are constantly looking for new crafts – paper, paint, felt, sewing…we love it all.
My kids are 2 and 5. I make sure paper and crayons and markers are all within reach. Also offering to paint everyday.
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Oh my goodness! I have been eyeing these adorable craft kits for some time. Would love to try felting with my 10 and 8 year old who are crafters. Will like on fb too 🙂
I have a room devoted to school and creative pursuits. I keep coloring supplies always within reach and work music into our days with simple instruments and kid friendly musical fun.
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My kids are 6&7. My youngest makes space on the wall, haha. We incorporate time in our school week, it helps make it enjoyable and gives them a sense of accomplishment.
I have 4 children who are almost 7, 5, 3 and 6 weeks. To foster creativity in our home, I leave a drawer of craft supplies available to the kids. Every now and then I add something new to the drawer. I don’t tell the kids about it… I just let them discover it. There’s always a surge of new creations that come with new supplies. I love the look of your kits!!
My daughter is 10 and there is no making time for creativity in our house, rather, we have to make time for everything else!
I have 9 and 13 yr old daughters. They love crafting, and fiber crafts in particular. We keep a stash of roving and yarn, and lots of other bits of craft supplies, and they are free to use them whenever they have free time. I often need to take craft supplies away to make time to unload the dishwasher or do other chores. It’s not a ABD problem to have, all things considered. 🙂
My kids are 1-4-6-8-12 and we LOVE arts. My kids love to create with anything they find, from the nature, the kitchen or the dollar store. We love to recycle, giving life to something in the trash! We would love to win!!!!!
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My children are 7 and 8. We will be homeschooling starting this fall. My girls love art and are so excited to be able to explore with art more than the half hour they get in school now. They love to draw, cut and create! Thanks!
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My children are 17,13,12,&9. I try to expose them to different activities so they can decide what they like best. I find having supplies on hand is very helpful along with letting the kids see that mom and dad also have some artistic hobbies.
Our kids are 9, 7, 5, 3 + 1…we make time for art after breakfast, sometimes while I read aloud to the kids from a chapter book, and sometimes outside in the afternoons (yarn, dirt, sticks + fabric go far
2 and 5 are the ages and we do everything and anything. Doesn’t take a lot to get us going. thanks for the chance
My kids are 6 and 8. We can’t NOT make time. They spend much of their free time drawing, writing stories, and making crafts!
oh, lovely! almost 6 yrs and love most crafts! watercolor crayons are our least favorite medium….
My daughter is five and she always has crayons and markers available for her use. I try to do projects with her as well, and plan to use this summer to do more art.
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My kids are 6, 4, and 8 months. We have lots of time for free play where they play with legos, tinker toys, gears, blocks, etc. We have art kits, and they love painting in the basement when I give them old boxes, wood, and rocks.
My children are ages 12, 10 & 2. We have an entire wardrobe devoted to arts & crafts supplies. As homeschoolers, we often get artsy spontaneously. My older two have some of their own special supplies they keep in their rooms. They also take an art class & learn various techniques they can then continue to use at home. WE LOVE ART!
My kids are 6, 4, and 2. I have materials available, and I try to let them leave stuff “set up,” but that’s probably about all I can claim for making space for art and crafting 🙂
My kids are, 5,6,13,17,19,21. We have always kept/used recycled items for creative crafts, as well as going to the craft store, and letting each kid pick out some things for their own craft ideas. I do both planned crafts, as well as sometimes letting the kids just sit at the table with lots of supplies. They like to make whatever comes to mind.
My (almost-in-two-weeks) 7 year old and 5 year old both love to paint, color, and create with recycled/repurposed objects.
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My kids are 13, 11, and 6. I am currently working on building up our arts and crafts supplies, i.e. papers, paints, utensils, etc, so they can just dive in when the urge strikes them. As we head into summer, we are trying to schedule as little as possible in order to have plenty of open-ended, mind-wandering opportunities.
We homeschool our 10 and 5 year olds. We’re working on a “makerspace” for them to more freely explore and create with more tools and supplies. Our tight budget makes that process slower than I’d like but we’re making progress! Beautiful, quality supplies are always needed and welcome! 🙂 Thank you for such a generous offer, ARTterro! Best of luck to everyone!
My child is 5 and he is very creative so I try to provide creative tools that would foster his creativity.
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Our children are 9, 7, 6, and 4. We have an art supply section in our closet but I’m not that creative, so kits are wonderful!
My kiddos are 4 and 1. We make time and space for creativity by always having lots of scrap paper, crayons and markers around. My daughter is always creating something with the simplest of tools.
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My kids are 7 and 9 (with birthdays coming very soon.) I’ve always wanted to be more creative in our homeschool, but I struggle to make time for it. I am hoping that our summer break will be a time that we can be more creative, since we’re taking a break from academics.
My kids are 8 & 10. I try to keep art supplies accessible and we sign up for Art through our homeschool, which ensures that they get to create on a regular basis.
Ages 3 & 6 and we always leave time in our day for crafts that are always set-up on one of our tables.
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My children are 10 ,6, and 4. We do a number of arts and crafts with our homeschool curriculum, but all three of my kids also like to make things using the arts and crafts supplies we have at home. The Arterro kits look awesome. We’d love the chance to try them.
My son is 8 and he loves art and music! We make time for art daily in our homeschooling classroom and display them on a shelf. If he won this he would be over the moon.
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11, 8 and 4. I have good quality art and craft supplies accessible and organized.
My daughter is 13 and loves crafts. She has art (drawing and painting) each week and sewing 2-3 times a month. In between, she enjoys making jewelry and other gifts for friends and family!!
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My kiddos are 4 and 1. They love to have beautiful art materials with which to do as they please. Open ended art projects are their favorite! Now that spring is here, we are bringing our art along with us outside on nature walks.
I have 6 children, ages 15, 13, 12, 12, 8 and 6. We have set aside a part of our living room as a craft area. We have a table set up where they can paint or do crafts and shelves with beads, paints, scissorcs, glue, construction paper, etc.
I have a 4 1/2 and a 2 3/4 year old with twins in my belly. (SURPRISE!) I’m fortunate to have a home with plenty of space, but to encourage creativity, I try to limit any tv time to the weekends and I have purged my play room and kept only the good stuff (marble run, blocks, linking logs, baby with clothes, puzzles, beads). I built a playhouse out of moving boxes and bought a kitchen play set that has been used for almost 3 years. The girls know where everything belongs and have really started to be great at picking up. (Oh the joy!). I also liked this link on FB. Thanks for the chance to win!
HI and thanks for the chance to win 🙂 My kidlets are 6,5, 4 in a few days and 2. Glues glitter markers crayons, leaves, paper, scissors, felt, beads, flowers, elasticbands, playdough are a part of my daily life. I just found your blog last week, and just looked at the artterro site yesterday. I love that they use beautiful top quality materials! Thanks again for the cance to win!
I have two little creators in my home who would love this!! Thanks for the opportunity. I also liked both on FB.
Our kids are 10, 8 and 5. We leave the space for creativity every day!
I have two girls ages 10 and almost 8. One likes to sew and crochet. The other one enjoys painting , drawing and doodling:)
I liked you both on facebook! Thanks again 🙂
I “liked” Artterro on FB , thank you!
My boys are ages 8, 5, and 4 months. I don’t really have to “make time” for them to be creative, because by nature they are (though not the 4 month old so much yet)! All I have to do is make supplies and the kitchen table available when the mood hits them to draw, color, cut, paste, etc.
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My 8 year old daughter LOVES crafts!!! She begs to do them and saves every scrap of, well everything, to use in crafts. Lol. We would love to try out yours!!
My children are 13, 7, 4, 2, and 3 months. With such a range of kids we can’t do prepared crafts daily but independent art supplies are always available.
My children are 14, 11, & almost 8. We love crafts and art. We have a dedicated space in our homeschool room where all our craft & art supplies are stored . We always make time for creativity in our school day. The two oldest also have their own “personal stash” of there nicer artist supplies that they take with them everywhere.
I liked both on Facebook. Thanks for the great giveaway chance!
I liked Artterro and already liked you!
My children are 4, 2 and 9 months. My older two always get excited when its time for crafts and art projects time, usually when the baby is taking a nap. For now, we have to keep the majority of our craft supplies out of reach of the baby, but when they see the basket of supplies come out and placed on their table, they know it’s project time!
My kids are 3 and 5. We homeschool and make time for craft time time a couple times a week. They also have an art center where they can sit and create whenever the mood strikes.
I have liked both Simple Homeschool and Arttero on FB.
My children are ages 14, 11, 8, 5 and 2. I try to keep a lot of art supplies accessible to everyone. I also find art and creative opportunities in my town and let my children know about them such as a pumpkin carving class last October – my 11 year old signed up for it and made some beautiful pumpkin carvings! Also, scouts and youtube videos provide some opportunities for creativity.
Our kids are 10 and 11. We always have art supplies close by and make it a part of our homeschool curriculum. I liked both 🙂
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I have a 6 year old and a seven year old homeschooling. My husband insists that the kids have high quality art supplies “so they know we take their art seriously.” We keep everything accessible, allow messes, and give up our kitchen table for days at a time!
I have six beautiful children, ages 13, 10, 8, 5, 3 and newborn. We have a hutch next to our homeschool/dining table and just pull the crafts out on the table and we can quickly ( or not so quickly) put them away for meals!
My kids are 7 and 3. I try to keep art supplies accessible and let the kids use them during “quiet time”.
We keep lots of art supplies in a dresser in our classroom – she knows where to go when the creative mood strikes! If she remembers to put things back of course…she is 7.
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My children are 6 and 8. We have a room designated as their “workroom” (the kids call it the “coloring room”!) where all the art supplies are handy and visible. I find if they can get to the supplies and plenty of paper, the creativity simply flows!
My children are 3 and 1. Our oldest loves crafts and coloring. I provide the tools such as the paper and drawing materials readily available in our living room and then she makes the art 🙂
My kids are 10, 6 and almost 2. We have an art supply cabinet next to the dinner table, so anyone can access them whenever creativity strikes – which is often! We also plan special times for art when one of them sees a project they are interested in that requires special supplies and/or my assistance.
My boys are 8, 7 and 2. One of the ways we make time for creativity and using our imaginations is by not having a TV or video games in our home. Every once in awhile we watch a movie. Our home is full of books (70%) and art supplies are always out and ready to be used.
My kids are 4 and 7 and we encourage creativity by keeping a variety of materials readily available and always saying yes to the “may I make a dragon/pinwheel/rocket/self portrait/volcano etc etc” question!
My kids are 9, 6, and 4. I also homeschool my 4 year old niece. We are a super crafty family! The kids had the idea to combine bedrooms so that we could make a craft room in our new house (smaller than our old house). We collect lots of miscellaneous things to craft with and learn a variety of crafts. The kids have even had a booth at a craft fair and sold their goodies and learned a lot from that experience! We usually do a few crafts a week, together, then they do a lot of independent crafting time as well.
Already liked Simple Homeschool page on Fb (of course! lol) and just liked Artterro page as well 🙂
My boys are 6 and 8yrs old. We have supplies (paint, crayons, glue, different paper, play dough) visible in our dining room dresser to be used as inspiration hits or when I need to focus the boys and slow things down a bit.
Oh how funny, just read Ann’s comment above and I could have copied and pasted!
I already “like” Simple Homeschool and have just “liked” Artterro. Looking forward to the inspiration!
My children are 3.5 and 19 months, and we make regular times throughout the week to be creative with paint, markers crayons, playdough or whatever strikes our interest that day.
My oldest kids that would use this are 9 and 6. A lot of the creativity comes just from their own ideas of things they want to make for play. I try to reserve a few mornings a month for more directed creativity.
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My sons are 11, 4, and 1. We have art and craft supplies in a closet, that they can get out to work on.
My children are 3, 6, and 8. Free time is a priority in our home and crafts often stem from that!
I have liked Artterro and Simple Homeschool on facebook. Thanks for the extra entry!
My daughter is 4. She uses her art and craft supplies every day on her own as well as I try to incorporate a more structured project a few times a week. I also often set her up with a project while I work on a craft project of my own.
My kids are 8, 6, 2 and 5 weeks. We love art and keep a large craft supply easily accessible.
Thanks so much for this opportunity! We have two 7 yr. old twins and a 10 yr. old. As far as creativity in our home, first of all my kiddos have a Mom who loves creativity, so it sort of “rubs off” on them naturally. 🙂 There is always free access to the “staples” of art (markers, construction paper, etc.). Besides having some time set aside just for art, lots of outside time spurs creativity as well!
I liked Artterro and Simple Homeschool on FB!! 🙂
My kids are “almost 2” and 3.5 yo. We set aside time every morning to do creative things like stamps, coloring, “making cards”, etc. Sometimes I’m at a lack of ideas but I know they love to do stuff like that so we try to do something every day.
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I also liked Arterro on FB as well. Yipee!
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Our girls are 7,5, 4,4 (twins). We have a art center (table/easel) set up in our living room. By leaving the supplies always out and trying to say “yes” to painting whenever asked, they are always drawing and creating.
Liked both on facebook.
My babes are 7,7,5,&4….we have the most fun being creative together. I think the biggest way we do that is not overscheduling our lives and looking for little ways to express what happens through the everyday….nature journals, observing the seasons, finding a different way to count or do shapes or letters, paintings as thank you notes, just little things and letting it be available. Such a blast!
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my boys are 18 months and 3 years old. so far they are not super into arts and crafts. we do a little bit of homeschool every morning and i try to include something creative that ties into our lesson. i keep trying to get them into coloring, painting, watercolor, etc but so far they loose interest quickly and barely make any marks. but they do enjoy playing with clay, building with sticks, cutting and taping, gluing, stickers, and things that are more hands on, 3D construction.
My children are 12, 8, 2, and am due with another in July. I make time for my kids to be creative by allowing them to be bored. We homeschool and my kids have very limited screen time, so when they have free time they have to figure out how to use it on their own or I offer then chores to do. It is amazing what they have come up with! Like cutting up most of our paper plates to make animal masks to wear while playing with their little brother. I do not really have to make space because the whole house and outside is space. We do not have any formal rooms so they are allowed to make and do things just about any where, as long as they clean up their mess. However, paint and Play-Doh are at the table.
I have already liked the Simple Homeschool FB page, long ago. I just liked the Artterro FB page.
My children are 1 and 4. My son has been doing art regularly since he was two. Its something he often asks to do. I make art supplies available to him and he creates all kinds of things.
5, 3, and 1! We keep an easel out with lots of supplies.
My boys are 3and 6 and we set up a small table in the kitchen that has shelves next to it containing markers, crayons, paper, stickers, scissors, etc. We spend a good deal of time in the kitchen so it is a good place for them to create while still being close. We also decorate all of our own wrapping paper for gifts to give a personal touch (and that way I never have to worry if I have paper for the right occasion!)
My son is ten years old. Making time for creativity and creating is an absolute must in our household. I am an artist myself so there’s never a shortage of ideas. Having the creative juices flowing is essential to learning….imo. My favorite part about our creative time together is that I think we both enjoy it equally….we really get into our projects. It’ s always a proud/fun/fascinating moment when you can come up with something silly/amazing/useful from scraps around the house….some tape or glue…a little paint and stuff from the recycling bin!
My boys are 6 and 3. Their favorite form of crafting is building weapons and the like so they do that a lot during their free time. We also incorporate lots of drawing and painting into our school time. I’ve liked both on FB.
My children are 4 and 6. We always have an easel in our kitchen and our pantry doors are covered in chalkboard paint. We have craft supplies that are for projects and bins of items that the kids can use for their own ideas. Also, we have outdoor crafts for things like leaf rubbings, rock paintings and whatever else we come up with. My 6 year old prefers to come up with ideas on her own and my 4 year old son likes a guided project.
My children are 10 and 11. My son is dyslexic so crafts and hands on activities are vital in our homeschool to help him learn hard concepts.
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My daughters are 5 & 6 and THEY make sure that art time is a priority. They often start some kind of art project whenever we have some down time, so I try to make sure they have easy access to various art materials (well at least the mama approved ones!) at all times. Then I try to plan days into our schedule for bigger projects like clay or outside painting.
I have a seven year old and a 16 month old so art projects mean running two at once in our house. We have a section of our upstairs set for all the time art but the “good” supplies are hidden out of baby reach.
My kids are 6,4,2and2weeks. I love to craft. We try to have a craft day once a week or whenever we need a down day. My children like to create their own projects at times. Sometimes the projects without instructions are the best ones.
We have a lot of art supplies available all the time and arts and crafts often just happen when the inspiration strikes. I often will want to do a holiday themed craft at different holidays and my children usually join in or create their interpretations of my idea.
My boys are 7 and almost 5, we are always drawing, crafting and creating. Usually they are the ones who initiate or creative projects or I will leave a picture of some crafty thing out and they will ask to do it. We do holiday crafts and nature inspired drawings or paintings. I leave lots of paper and crayons out because they always want to draw especially my oldest.
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My four kids range between the ages of 1-8.
I’m not the artsy kind but oneof my daughters loves arts. We paint different materials and things like pinecones, rocks. Do finger knitting and lots of drawing.
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We have one girl followed by three boys–5, 4, 2.5, and 13 months. While we have a big supply of materials that the kids have easy access to, the best way for us to promote creativity is to stop and encourage them when they begin a project. Availability goes a long way!
My kids are 13, 11, 10 & 7 and creativity is mostly on their shoulders. Sometimes I plan time to paint or draw but mostly they initiate creative pursuits on their own. These craft kids would be fun for them!
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My older kids are 21, 19 and 17 and all very artistic, enjoyed craft as young homeschoolers. We adopted a boy (now 10) from foster care and he is very active and doesn’t’ like to draw or do crafts much. I like to find hings that he will sit still for and will help him with his development.
My kids are 5, 3, and 1, and I keep an over-the-door shoe holder on my pantry door filled with art supplies (crayons at the bottom, paint at the top!) so the kids can get what they want whenever they want to be creative and do it at the kitchen table.
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My son is eight, and the biggest revelation these past few months came from starting art class at a local yoga and art studio. It lit a fire under both of us and has really driven us to explore our creative sides more!
My children are 10, 8, and 6 years old. Free time and accessible supplies, along with random additions from outdoors and around the house, foster all sorts of great creations.
My son is 5 and our art projects are usually designed around whatever theme we are doing or what his interest is the moment.
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My kids are 2, 4 & 6. We keep craft supplies easily accessible and they are free to use many by themselves. They love to draw, cut and paste!
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My children are 6 & 4 and absolutely love to craft! We actually schedule it in, and also do it on the spur of the moment as well. My kids would do it every day, all day if they could!
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I have a nine year old boy and two year old boy/girl twins. My children love arts and crafts (especially making jewelry) but we have few resources. The majority of our supplies are repurposed items such as: metal pie pans, plastic juice containers, beans, rocks, vines and flowers. My children would be delighted to own such colorful craft kits.
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Both of my girls, 9 1/2 & 7, each have a “craft cart” where they keep all their supplies to use whenever and however they want. They are always crafting!
My kids are 7, 6, 3, and 10 months. My kids love to color and do crafts. Although everyone loves crafts I still find it hard to make sure they always get their extra craft besides coloring in. Good thing I have set a goal to work on that!
My kids are 8, 6, 3, and 1. We save lots of every day objects in a craft bin and then when we want to do a project, we can look through to see what inspires us.
My boys are 3 and 11 months. I make sure they have free time every morning and afternoon. It’s important to have free time since my oldest, who has Down syndrome) has a lot if therapies (structured time)!
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My kids are 8, 6, 2 and 8 wks…..we make time for art all the time. We rarely ever have the TV on, so they spend a lot more time working their minds out with their own imaginations! Both of my older kids LOVE, LOVE, LOVE crafts and art, and we use our kitchen cabinets to display their work. We also have a big window in the kitchen that the kids are always creating for – every holiday, every season, the window displays their creative efforts! We have an ton of paper, various writing and coloring utensils, a painting table and so forth. Art is always allowed, so they are always creating ;).
one child age 3.5…I guess I try to encourage creativity in several ways – through minimizing purchase of toys, trying to make sure the toys we have allow for creative play and have multiple uses, reusing things around the house into fun things, and happily we have a playroom that is able to stay kind of messy and that’s where all our arts and crafts supplies are. right now she is a little obsessed with painting, so we don’t quite paint every day…but almost!
I have three artists in residence, ages 10, 8, and 6. We make sure and have art supplies out and ready at all times. They know where all crafting materials are and know they are free to use them at any time provided they pick up after themselves.
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My children are 4.5 and 7. We homeschool, and in the morning, we spend 1.5 – 2 hours on more formal lessons. In the afternoons is more independent quiet time for awhile, when they often work on arts or crafts. Sometimes we engage in art nod craft projects together too. These kits look great – thank you for the chance to win!
My kids are 3, 6, and 9. I have one VERY avid artist and 2 who like to join in the mix when the mood strikes them : ) We have art stuff throughout the house and the kids make use of it all through the day. Even my reluctant artists love to draw while we do read alouds each morning.
My oldest is 5 and younger one is 2, we love drawing and I try to make time for crafts at least once a week!
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My girls are 6.5 and almost 4. We always try to keep an abundance of arts and crafts supplies around the house, including various types of paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint, coloring books, tape and glue, glitter, beads, etc. Both my girls love art in any form and they are constantly asking to do a craft of some kind. Luckily my husband was an art minor in college so when I run out of ideas he usually has back up.
My kids are ages 13, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, and 1 and we have one more on the way. We love to be creative, but do struggle with the time. My kids always have access to drawing and papercrafting materials and we try to schedule times to do bigger messier craft projects periodically. These kits look great. Thanks so much for letting me know about them.
My children are 6 and 4, and we have arty/crafty goodness ALL over the house! In our homeschool room, we have a table JUST for learning related art projects, our kitchen table always has at least one project on it, and my knitting/spinning studio is where I teach them to work with fiber! I don’t have to make time, they’re always asking to make new things!
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My children are 10 and 6. My 10 year old needs NO encouragement to be creative. She is forever making things for her dolls, drawing, etc. My six year old needs more encouragement because he doesn’t like getting messy. 🙂
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My 5 children are six and under and doing organized crafts with all of them is sometimes tricky. I’m not as organized as I could be, but I do purchase craft supplies and give the kids full access to the paper, scissors, crayons, glue, and other random pieces. They often surprise me with their creativity. The hardest part for me isn’t finding time to be creative, but putting up with the mess and teaching them to be responsible for clean-up. We’re making progress!
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My children are 6, 4 1/2, 3 (triplets), 22 months, & 2 months. We keep a large supply of paper & coloring books with crayons and colored pencils where they can reach them to use whenever they want.
My kids are 10, 9 and 5. We do art at the kitchen table and have a closet we keep art supplies in.
Art and craft are the most important and loved subjects for my 11 year old daughter. I have to make sure, she has time and space for it every day. Any of those kits would help us so much to accomplish this.
My children are 12, 10, 9, 6, 3, and 9mo. We don’t use a t.v. which lends a considerable amount of time to being creative. We also stock a large amount of paper of all types, markers, colored pencils, crayons, scissors, beads, and glitter. Having envelopes and people we don’t see often as well as hanging/displaying the art/creation is a good motivator too.
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My kids are 8 and 9 and we make space for creativity by having a table in the playroom dedicated to art projects so they don’t have to clean up if they are in the middle of a project.
My kids are 13, 12, and 9. We keep paper and all sorts of supplies readily accessible for creativity!
My kids are 15, 12, 9, and 6. Unfortunately we struggle with both the time and space for art projects… look forward to reading ideas from other readers.
6,4, and 2 years….we LOVE getting filthy dirty with paint and then I throw everyone in the shower! Instead of paper we like to paint unfinished parts of our house: the basement stairwell, the stairs, the patio. We have a craft cupboard that holds all of our art stuff and I buy in bulk.
My children are 9,7,5, and 1. We have closet full of artsy/crafty odds and ends. We have different papers, markers, pencils, paints, glue, scissors, etc, as well as paper sacks, cotton balls, beads, and the like. The kids are allowed free access to it. We usually check out idea books for different types of arts and crafts when we go to the library. The older kids also have things like rainbow looms, felt and needles, jewelry-making supplies, and the 9 year old has started some (supervised) use of the sewing machine.
My children are 6 and 13. We do not have any creative art resources yet. My children have been in private school and though it is a better alternative to public school, I do not fell that it fits the needs of my children. So I am very excited to begin homeschooling next year and would love art projects that they could work on together and this looks perfectly amazing!
I have three that are four and under……space and permission to explore and create!
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My kids are 6, 4 and 15 months. My girls craft all day long. They have special projects that they work on all the time. Plus, special art projects during school.
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My kids are 3 1/2 and 7. We have a lot of extra time for crafty stuff now that we’ve done away with TV for the most part. 🙂 We keep most of our art supplies, paper, beads, stickers, etc. in the cabinet that our printer sits on. The kids have easy access to it, and love to do different projects daily.
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My children are 7, 4, and 1. I have materials (scrap fabric, scrap materials, glue, scissors, markers, crayons, colored pencils, paper, watercolors) accessible for the older children where the toddler cannot reach them. We also keep clear a desk in the office where they can create alone, or the table in the kitchen where they can create together. We have plenty of free time during the day during which they can create, tinker, explore, and play, and they take full advantage!
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Our children are 12, 10, 5, and 21 month old twins. We love to do arts & crafts projects. Our oldest (daughter) just loves art. She is always painting, sketching, making bracelets, etc. The other children enjoy it as well. We try to make time everyday for arts crafts. Now that the babies are getting a little older, they are enjoying doing new things! Thank you!
What fun kits! I am in the process of adopting an 11 year old. 🙂 I hope that we will have time on Sunday afternoons each week to have fun with crafting!
My kids are 3 and 5. We have supplies in easy to reach places and do projects wherever feels comfortable at the moment.
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My kids are 12, 8, 4 and 14 months. I make sure the kids have pleanty of down time, and lots of creative materials available. Its interesting to see what they come up with.
My children are 15, 10, & twin-6 yr olds. We try to use creativity in our everyday lives whether it is food & cooking, art & theme unit projects for homeschooling, or play activities like Legos or dress up. I feel that kids are only little for a short time & I want to make sure they learn to have fun & be creative so they can remember to enjoy life when they are older.
My 8 year old and her 2 cousins love crafting! I have a box of materials ready to go for when friends come over and want to craft with our daughter. She loves making cards, hand-sewing, making pom-pom puppies and making jewelry. She’s never tried felting and probably would love to try!
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My girls are 7 and 8 and they have a large storage box we call the “Craft Bucket” and there’s paints and clay and tissue paper and beads and random trash they find that they claim to be treasure and they are all the time pulling stuff out and making things. They are in it at least once a day!
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My daughter is 6 and adores making art! I have a home office – it’s about 25% office and 75% art studio. 🙂
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We have a 10, 9, 7, 5, 3 & almost 2 yr old. We have art supplies in available places and set time aside each day for creative projects.
3 and 5…and although I get stressed about the messes, I’m trying to be better about letting go and letting them have constant access to things they can be creative with. I love seeing what my daughter comes up with when I give her the control and get out of her way!
Kiddos are 5 and 3. We do some form of artwork about three times per week. Some days we create with specific ideas in mind (like making a kite). Other days we just pull out the art supplies and let our imaginations take us anywhere and everywhere.
I am eagerly waiting the date of July 20. As my husband and I have both been working two jobs to be in a position where I can quit my job and Homeschool my two boys ages 18 months and 5 years old. I am extremely passionate about the Emilia Reggio Philosophy and will be using the project approach to teach my children to think indepentently and at a deep cognitive level. The arterro craft kids are very open ended and could be incorporated into our areas of studies with any topic that is being studied.
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My kids ages are 8,6,4, and 2. We have art and drawing supplies out so that the kids can create whenever they want.
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Ages 9, 12, & 13
We have a few boxes with crafty stuff stored in them. I don’t really follow rules for crafty stuff, I just let them create with whatever fills their minds.
My kids are 8 and 10. My dd is very creative. She often will sit at the table and create. She keeps her projects on a huge cookie sheet so we can easily clear the table . My ds doesn’t like art very much.
My daughters are 4 and 1. We try to break out our art supplies every day, usually just letting our imaginations take charge of what we do. I’d like to incorporate some more structure and project kits like these would be really helpful!
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My kids are 4 and 2 and we have art/craft supplies out for them to get to whenever they want to draw/create. They also have access to scissors and glue, with colored paper.
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My boys are almost 7 and 4. I’m not a very creative/crafty/artsy person, but I do have some supplies (plus a constantly full recycling bin) available for the boys to use anytime. Their most fantastic, unique creations happen usually when there’s ‘nothing to do’ at home and they have to make do. I think my favourite is the ATM they made out of an old basket and some cardboard 🙂
My son is 6 and we make time for anything that will be fun and creative. He likes to cut and glue and stack and fold. Going to branch out and try new things next year for homeschooling, a little more structured or planned. Thanks.
My kids are 8, 3, and 1. We don’t have much space, but we clear the kitchen table when the muse strike and go to town.
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He is very curious and a very tactile learner so we try to always make time to incorporate some creative project in our studies. We don’t have much space right now but we find spots here and there to imagine. It would be great for him to get Artterro projects because they fit so perfectly in our Waldorf and Montessori teaching/learning style.
I have a 5 year old and a 1 year old, both boys! My older son has a little desk that opens up with all the basics inside (paper, markers ect). I cleared out his closet to make a little art room. It has a tower of drawers and cd player in there so he can have his own space. I also love doing anything that we can take outside for both the boys. Liked both pages!
I just liked Artterro’s FB page and will be following them. I already liked Simple Homeschool!
I find it tough to inspire creativity (i.e. give ideas) in what feels like a too busy lifestyle… so I just let them have access to alot of different materials and tools. They do it themselves. They are 4 and 6.
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My children are 14, 12, 11, and 8. I have craft and stationary supplies in our “school room” that are available for when they get the creative urge.
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My boys are 5, 7 & 8. Creativity is always happening around our house so art supplies are at a hands reach. Our basement has a specific area for “on-going” projects 🙂
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My children are 15, 10, 6, 4 & 4. WE “do creative” in many ways, but our most frequent favorite is to pull out a bunch of things for one type of work. Beads, wire, elastic string, etc. or Sculpey, molds, utensils and baking sheets. There are always paint, markers, chalk pastels, rubber stamps and paper available, but if we pull out the tools for something, we can leave it on the table all day (or two) and come back to it over and over. The kids love feeling like there is no time limit.
I “liked” Arttero (and I love their art kits, we use them often) and I have always “liked” Simple Homeschool!
My kids are 15, 13, 10, and 4. We have boxes of craft supplies, but the time is harder to come by. I personally do better following a pattern of some sort, but try to encourage my kids to also come up with their own unique creations.
Thanks for the giveaway, I think we could have lots of fun with this!
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Our wee ones are: 5,7,8,10
Anytime we hear of an “accomplished” creative person sharing their work, we wrangle the kiddos in that direction to get instruction/inspiration. Otherwise, we live pretty organically with creativity around here. A box left over from moving??? Sounds like an opportunity to let imaginations loose.
My kids are 4 and 10 and I just reorganized our space to provide more space and access to art supplies. I try to do projects WITH them as much as possible
My kids are 5, 2 and six months. They are constantly wanting to do projects and crafts. I’m running out of ideas so this would be great! I try to get them doing what they are interested in, in hopes to spark curiosity and fuel passions.
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My lovies are 5 and 3 and love working on art projects. I leave art and craft supplies accessible to them to use for both art time and whenever their hearts desire. My daughter especially comes to me daily with a new creation while I work with my son. Their art work and creations are always put for display and admired to encourage their love for creating. We always make homemade gifts and cards too for family.
My daughter is 3. We have family art time where we sit together working on our own projects and chatting about what we’re doing.
My boys are 4 and 3. I just set up a little table in our living room for doing arts and crafts, leaving art supplies in plain view and easily accessible.
My kids at home are 22months, 5, 10, 12, and 15. Crafting and creating are a big part of our lives. Several times a week we do projects together. The art and craft materials are accessible to the kids at all times and are used on a daily basis. It’s so much fun to see their different personalities emerge in their creations.
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Our children 6 & 10. Our 6 y.o. loves drawing and is actually very good at it. Our 10 y.o. likes to work with his hands more. They can draw, color, etc. anytime, but I am not very good at having any organized craftime.
I just liked Arterro & Simple Homeschool’s fb pages. 🙂
We have a 12, 9, and 5 year old. This year we have enjoyed doing art a few evenings a week. This allows Dad to join in and makes for a less stressful homeschool day. I enjoy breaking a big lesson from one day into shorter lessons over the course of a few evenings.
My kids are 5, 3, and almost 1! My kids have paper and markers/colored pencils available to them all the time. We live in a small space (600 square feet) so organization of materials
and storage are challenges.
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My kids are 2 and 5. We do art daily because it is my daughter’s favorite!
My children are 14 and 16. We do a lot of craft projects as gifts for others. Liked on facebook.
Yay so glad I found your site!! My kids are 5 & 7 we do a lot of crafting around our house…almost daily because both of kids just LOVE it!! These kits look like so much fun!
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My children are ages 11, 9, and 4. At least twice a week we include art or craft time into our homeschool day, but I also keep all of our art supplies easily accessible and the kids can use them any time they feel like being creative.
I have six children, ages 10, 9, 7, 6, 4, and 2. They are wonderful and BUSY and one of the important ways we ALL connect is by doing crafts! It helps me recognize the ways they learn and the subjects that they are most interested in! Thank you for doing such a great giveaway.
My boys are 2 and 4, and we are totally still figuring out the whole creativity thing.
Ages 9 and 7. I make craft/art supplies easily accessible. If my kids go through a long period of not using them, I’ll get a group project going and that will usually trigger creativity into other areas.
Wow, what a generous and fun giveaway! Thanks for the chance. My kids are 10 and 7. We keep a supply of art materials in a very accessible drawer in the kitchen.
My three kids are ages 11, 8, and 4. They love creating so we have an entire shelf unit filled with all kinds of art supplies for them to use whenever they choose. Love seeing what they create!
My kids are 15, 13, 10 and 2. My daughter does alot of art and we keep most of the supplies in her room and in the kitchen/diningroom.
My kids are 10, 8, and 4 and I added a “do something creative and fun” check box on their daily check lists! 🙂 This set would really help give them great ideas!
I have a 6, 4, and 2 year old. We spend a lot of time being creative by keeping the materials handy and accessible! I also do a lot if creating myself, so I invite them to join me!
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My kids are 1 and 10. In our family room one wall is covered in book cases. Most of the shelves are full of books, but we also keep the art supplies there. I like the crayons, pencils, markers, and papers to be accessible for the kids to follow creative ideas. I also like art so if they see me doing something they usually want to make something too.
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My kids are 17, 13, and 8. We make time and space for creativity by not overscheduling, by offering art and other projects during down time, and by having supplies available. These kits look wonderful, I am thrilled to learn about them. I also liked arttero’s page, already liked simplehomeschool. Thank you!
Our boys are 8 and 9. We keep their supplies in easy to access cabinets so they can pull out what they want when we are done with lessons.
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My kids are 6.5, 4.5, and 2.5. We have an art cart set up next to out kid-size desk. Coloring, drawing, and creating happen there every day!
Also, I like both Arterro and Simple Homeschool on Fb!
My daughter just turned 6 and we like to create masterpieces daily, wherever inspiration strikes! I haven’t been able to organize much, but that’s the life of an artist! I have a cart full of crafts and papers and we are always looking for new inspiring projects, just like your kits. Paint, brush and canvas is very popular here, too. Had I knows about this product, she would have gotten some for her birthday!
I had already “liked” Simple Homeschool and am now a fan (liked FB) of Artterro!! 🙂
My kids are 5 & 2.5. We do a TON of art, watercolor, play dough, crayons, markers, lots and lots and lots of tape and scissors for collages.
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My children are 15, 14, 10, 8, and almost 1 yr. We encourage creativity by allowing everyone to use our supplies in their own way. We also enroll in classes that interest them when they are available.
My kids are 3 and 12. We do arts and crafts and other creative things all of the time. Both kids have their own art supplies they keep in their rooms. Plus we have a craft room filled with all off my craft materials as well. There is never a shortage of fun projects happening around here. I can’t wait to try some of Artterro’s projects!
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My kids are 11 and 8, and they are always drawing, knitting, or doing crafts. They each have their own stash of materials, and we make time every day for some kind of artistic endeavor!
My kids are 5, 4, 2, 18 months and 1 month. We have art kits and lots of paper that we use for learning to draw, color, paint, etc, as well a encouraging lots of outside time.
6, 3, and 3. I let the kids make art whenever, and wherever they want! Preferably not on the walls 😉
I have 5 children ranging in age from 3-13. I keep them creative by making art supplies available, and not complaining to much about any messes they make.
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My girls are 10 and six. We keep art supplies in the living room and their bedroom.
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20, 17, and 10! Homeschooling my 10yr old. Even tho I have a sewing/craft room, creativity seems to happen all over the house!
I have a 2 yo son and 6 yo daughter. I homeschool my daughter part-time and after every subject that is completed she can either color the drawing in the workbook or the picture that is printed on the other side of the worksheet I created. When we are memorizing poetry she will draw a picture that relates to the poem she just memorized. We also send out home made cards to family and friends for birthdays and other special occasions that either my daughter will create/cut/color/glue/tape. My 2 yo’s drawings are also included with these cards. All the supplies are easily accessible and the kids practice cleaning up when they are done creating. My 6 yo also has a rubber band loom to make necklaces and bracelets for her friends and family members for whenever the sharing mood arises. During the summer, I bring out the finger paint for them to create their masterpieces outside. They paint on old posters that businesses are throwing out, since the backside is usually blank, or on butcher paper.
My kids at home are 8, 7, 6, 4, & 1. Too much mess or options make me crazy!! The only reliable ways we get creative play in our homeschool are kits (esp kiwi crate subscriptions) or me walking away as they raid the recycling bin 🙂
my children are 9, 7, 5 & 3…art time is usually playing with paint, this sounds soo fun 🙂 I also have liked Simple Homeschool on FB 🙂
My kids are 15, 11, and 10. They love all things art. They have tubs of supplies they pull out when they want.
My children are 6 and 16. Since both of my children are boys, I try to use crafts as a way for us to bond and just spend time together. More so now than ever since my eldest will be off to college sooner than later. I treasure these moments. As for finding time and space, I make it a priority. My house may not be as tidy as I would like, and I may have glitter permanently imbedded in my kitchen table, but these small inconveniences are just reminders of our times together.
My kids are 8 yo, 6 yo, and 10 months. Making space for creativity for the older ones has been difficult with the baby. But they both love to be creative and use a variety of art supplies including oil pastels, rubber band loom, and perler beads. They would love an art set like the arttero sets. This busy mom would love for them to be able to be creative without so much time on my part!
10, 8 and 8. Art is part of our everyday activities. Usually as a part of imaginative play, we’ll need to make signs, posters, and labels.
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I have 3 1/2 girls 🙂 8, 6, 3 and one on the way. Creating is just a way of life for us. My husband and I are always making something and it’s not uncommon to hear one of our girls ask us if we can make whatever new thing they just saw on tv lol. My craft room has become more of a family hangout and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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My children are 5, 3, 2 and I am working hard to let go of things… in that it’s okay to make a mess. We have a table that we basically just do crafts at and it is always out for all to see. In all of it’s messy glory. Markers, scratches… it’s becoming its own piece of art. Also, just letting them try all sorts of mediums.
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My daughter is 3 and she plays all day with either me or her father as we work a split shift. At this age we aren’t structured but try to go by what she’s into. Lately, it’s superheroes so there are a lot of pretend capes. I try to let her get crafty with whatever we have available. For example, an empty tissue box was painted and we glued stars on it today.
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My name is Jennifer. Wehave twin girls that are four and a son that is seven. We have craft supplies easily accessible, and they get used frequently. A lot of our walls are used to display art.
My daughter is 3 and “arting”, as she puts it, is an all-day activity that she packs along – in the car, at the library, she even stopped in the woods mid-hike to draw last week.
My boys are 6, 3, and 11 months old. We have an old wardrobe that I have converted to our craft storage area. The older boys each have a drawer with items specific to them filled with books, drawing pads, sketch books, etc… They both have access to TONS of materials for any type of craft project. And, almost every day we have a craft project to do together. I have been doing this since my 6 year old was about 2 years old. He LOVES projects. We just finished making cards for a sick friend which we have been doing every few days for over a month or so. She is so happy (she has even bought us some supplies to make the cards with!). So much fun and to show others how much we care.
My girls are 7 & 4.
When we built our new house, it was important to create a space for fun & creativity.
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My kids are 6 & 11. We have a whole room devoted to crafts in the house but inevitably, projects spill to every other room as well. I homeschool and we do a LOT of creative things with each unit we work on.
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My kids are 8 and 15 (x4). I’m not super intentional about crafts, but my girls love craft time, and I try to keep various supplies at hand. They are very creative!
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My girls are 2 and 5. They are naturally drawn to creating. The little sister mostly because big sister loves it. I am not good at actually allowing the messy creating very often but I do make sure we have paper, pencils, crayons, even pens around. When they are not making believ you can almost certainly find my oldest drawing or digging through some art supplies we keep in the closet to create something special like flowers or necklaces, etc out of paper, pipe cleaners and stickers.
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My daughter, Isabella, is just a few months shy of 3 and my youngest is only 6 weeks old. Ever since Isabella could sit in a high chair we would finger paint. Now she is always asking to do an art project, weather it’s painting, drawing, glueing, or making bead necklaces she is up for it and can literally spend hours creating. We have so much fun and I know winning this would just make her day! Especially with her birthday coming up. 🙂
Hi Jamie,
My daughters are 6 and 4. You ask how we make time for art ad creativity, its actually, the other way round. They are always drawing and painting and then we have to make time for learning.Though we do sit down to do some art every evening together with ideas inspired from various blogs, (Our recent was an alphabet book from Moments of Mommyhood), most of the time they are drawing and painting from their imagination on sheets of white paper and then putting them up all over the place.
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I have an 11, 9, 8, & 6 year-old and I make time for creativity by keeping our schedule simple and keeping plenty of free time for imagination, play, and arts and crafts.
My daughter is 6 and creativity is not something i feel we have to make time for because it’s something that is essential to her daily life. As soon as she awakes, she is off creating something magical. It helps that we Home School, so our time is our time. Blessings!
I have a 6, 4, 3 and 1 year old. We keep art supplies at their level in the kitchen pantry right by the kitchen table (where we create). We try to dedicate time every day to art and expression. I love seeing them grow and love what they are creating.
My girls are 3 and 4. We converted our dining room into a school room so they’d have a space for being creative. There’s a reading corner, a desk corner, a toy corner, and an art corner. We eat off a small table in the lounge room.
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My boys are 9, 4, 3 and a baby. So, I try to do more project with them like baking and coloring and drawing. Trying to find the time is hard, but we try to make do, and they love it!
I just enjoy playing with play dough with my grandkids. Toddler years are so fun!
I don’t do nearly enough creative activities with my son who is 3. However, we set time aside to work on the alphabet with flash cards and he loves to listen to classic music and Italian singers like Pavarotti! 🙂
My children are 7, 4, 4, and 1. I make space for creativity by allowing them to experience boredom, a lack of constant entertainment, the come up with games and have a great time. I also keep creative materials available so they can take advantage of any inspiration to paint or craft as it comes.
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