craft thursday!!
we saw this idea on Pink & Green Mama.
Marylea has the best ideas.
you can download her e-books with LOTS of craft ideas too.
and she is just plain nice and i like her.
we started out by tracing 9 different sizes of circles.... for planets.
we used little plates, a coin, a measuring cup, a glass and some lids.
(oh how i loooove talby's freckles..... :)
then each circle was painted with watercolors.
we were swirly and mixed colors and made each one different.
and then cut them out.
we took black construction paper and splatter painted it with runny white paint.
messy is fun!
then we glued the planets to the spacey starry black painted paper.
they are REALLY striking!
i LOVE them.
sean was not home this day.....so it was a girls only space project.
thanks marylea for a great idea!
that is a great project! Love it!
Posted by: Holly | August 10, 2011 at 03:08 PM
Those look awesome!
Posted by: Jessi | August 10, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Great project!! Also Talby looks like she is really growing up. =) Too cute.
Posted by: Dawn | August 10, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Love this! I might have to copy this one. :) I think my son would really enjoy it.
Posted by: Christy | August 10, 2011 at 03:40 PM
We will have to try this one too! My boys are really into spaceships, so we wouldhaveto add a spaceship too :)
Posted by: Chrissie grace | August 10, 2011 at 03:42 PM
Such a fun idea, I love this! ox
Posted by: Katie | August 10, 2011 at 03:45 PM
How do you store all of these fun art projects? Do you deal with tears when you decide to no longer keep them? I always face tears and possible wailing and begging "I worked soooo hard on this and it's so pretty and I made it can't we keep it don't you love me and my artwork how can you throw it away Mama?!"
Posted by: Kelley | August 10, 2011 at 04:02 PM
Cool art project. I'm definitely doing this with the kids.
Posted by: Secret Mom Thoughts | August 10, 2011 at 04:04 PM
This is a fabulous idea! My daughter is really into the planets right now (thank you, Nick Jr.). So I know she'll love this craft!
Posted by: Leah | August 10, 2011 at 04:07 PM
Really good idea!
Posted by: Gemma @ Musings of a gem | August 10, 2011 at 04:09 PM
Great project! But it's so funny you should say that about Talby's freckles - THAT was the first thing I noticed in the first picture and was going to say the SAME THING! Nothing cuter than a freckled face little girl! She's adorable! :)
Posted by: Tracy | August 10, 2011 at 04:16 PM
Oh, Nate would this!
Posted by: Kate @ Songs Kate Sang | August 10, 2011 at 04:52 PM
Your planets are so cool, love your arty kids!!! We made hanging planets like that while back, it was so fun!!! (http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/09/24/se7en-whip-up-a-galaxy-of-paper-planets)
Posted by: se7en | August 10, 2011 at 05:19 PM
oh i LOVE this! my oldest has been making planets mobiles on hangers all summer. boring ones w/ no paint. definitely going to do this. too cute.
Posted by: Jessica Johnson | August 10, 2011 at 05:29 PM
How fun! This is a great craft I think my little guy would enjoy doing. He'd especially love the splattering of the paint--probably more on his mommy than on the paper! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Posted by: Jennifer | August 10, 2011 at 05:46 PM
Such a fun, messy project.
Posted by: Valerie @ Chateau A la Mode | August 10, 2011 at 05:58 PM
Great project. Thanks for sharing. My students would love to do this!
Posted by: Colleen | August 10, 2011 at 06:25 PM
What a great project! I love all the ones you find!
Posted by: Ashley | August 10, 2011 at 06:27 PM
always love your crafts!! this is super awesome, love the vivid colors and textures.
xo
Posted by: hannah | August 10, 2011 at 06:43 PM
we are learning about planets this week- what a great project!
Posted by: jeana | August 10, 2011 at 06:45 PM
Great craft to do. Can i ask how you keep that couch at the back of Talby's pic so white with all the crafts that go on in your house.?
Posted by: sue | August 10, 2011 at 06:46 PM
Love love love it!!
Posted by: Wendi | August 10, 2011 at 07:09 PM
I have the same couch question and art project storage questions! Ha!
Love what you do-- thanks!
Posted by: Dena Smiley | August 10, 2011 at 09:32 PM
i love them!
Posted by: karen | August 10, 2011 at 10:49 PM
You have to be the best Mum ever!
Love what you do with the kids.
Hugs,
Di
Posted by: Diana Gibbs | August 10, 2011 at 11:14 PM
i love marylea's site too. bought an ebook of her's and have been working throught that all summer. love the space art!!
Posted by: alicia @ la famille | August 10, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Love this! And by the way, I love Talby's freckles too!
Posted by: Cindy | August 10, 2011 at 11:36 PM
What a GREAT idea!!! My kids will LOOOOVE doing this!!!
Posted by: Jenn | August 11, 2011 at 06:35 AM
Love this project! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Lisa | August 11, 2011 at 07:07 AM
Great project! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
ps- One solar system has 8 and the other 10. Did they trade planets? :) (I work with numbers all day long and can't seem to stop counting things.)
Posted by: Liana | August 11, 2011 at 07:27 AM
Do people tell you Talby looks like you? I think I see it :) They did a great job - must get watercolors, soon as I score a coupon. I like Pink & Green Mama thanks for the link.
Posted by: Tiffany | August 11, 2011 at 08:14 AM
That is a cute idea...we'll have to try that sometime soon.
Posted by: Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy Land | August 11, 2011 at 08:37 AM
You are such a fun mom. I am not. Crafting EVERY week? Wow. My girls would love you. I love your Michigan photos. We went to UP Michigan last summer and Mackinaw Island. LOVED it. I could so live there...in the summer :)
Posted by: Jemm | August 11, 2011 at 11:06 AM
cool! thanks for sharing. we painted rocks today and I think more paint got on my two year old than the rocks. You know it's a good day when the kids need a tub by 10am!
Posted by: lisa | August 11, 2011 at 11:15 AM
bookmarked!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com
Posted by: Jenna | August 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM
You are such a good mom! I looked at the picture of Talby and the first thing I notice is the paint so close to the white couch! That would make me crazy.
Posted by: Sue Linse | August 11, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Super fantastic!
Posted by: Lisa | August 11, 2011 at 01:49 PM
Nice project and these all art looking excellent i really very impressed by that and now i want a new more arts.
Posted by: Debt Advice | August 16, 2011 at 04:52 AM
Great project. Thanks for sharing. I really want to make this art for my students.
Posted by: penny stocks | September 29, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Adorable!!
How did I miss this post? It must have gotten buried in my reader,
I actually found it through Pinterest! Too funny : )
Thanks for the shout out,
you know I adore you, too.
xoxo
Muwah!
love,
MaryLea
Posted by: MaryLea @ pink and green mama | November 12, 2011 at 05:51 PM
Great idea which your sharing, Such an excellent craft . I am so impressed by that. I am so excited for make it.
Posted by: flv media player | November 24, 2011 at 01:11 AM
You are looking very talented. Such an excellent craft and now i want to make it this for my home. It is very impressive and attractive craft for me. Nice colour use in this post.
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