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    Nancy Murphy YellowDotArtist.com

    Its not often I have the opportunity to add a Artist and Paintings inside our Gift Guide but this year I was blessed. I would like to introduce you to Nancy Murphy. Nancy is from YellowDotArtist.com You will find Nancy Murphy in our Christmas Gift Guide Shopping for: Home Decor. The painting you see below was sent to me in a print and will go on our Movie Entertainment Wall once we finish remodeling and David gets it for Christmas in his Stocking. A painter in Austin, TX and I have done a number of special paintings for pet parents. Often times people ask me to paint a favorite toy,…

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    Homeschool Resource: Art

    It’s Saturday, and I would like to ask you to check out the recommended website for our Homeschool Resource: Art: Paper Toys If you have used this website what did you think of it and why? Paper Toys Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) This ad-supported website provides free patterns that you can print, cut, fold and glue to make dozens of paper toys including architectural wonders, cars, animals, and more. When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of the many patterns available including:  Apache Helicopter Bill Gate’s House Bruce Lee Paper Doll Dale Earnhardt NASCAR #3 Eiffel Tower Great Pyramid Party Hat Queen’s Crown Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Tyrannosaurus Rex And…

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    Getting Creative with your kids

    This is a time to be creative with how we engage with one another, especially our children. As artists, we are an innovative bunch. Now’s the time to embrace our ability to form relationships with our children! If your searching for inspiration here are some ways families are using art to make connections. Make space for creating. Our children have a right to an area in our home and, let’s be honest, they already take up most of the house anyways. Create a frenzied spot for them to unleash their imagination and make art. And, it’s okay for these spaces to seep into the remainder of the house. Let the…

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