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Many of the Arts and Bricks blog posts are favorites on Pinterest, and some have even gone viral. Shadow Tracing Toys and Lockdown Family Handprints are two of our site’s favorites. Explore below and don’t forget to follow us on Pinterest.

Decorate your faux fig tree with kids art: salt dough ornaments, LEGO bricks, and even travel momentos.

Decorate your Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree

February 13, 2023 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

At Arts and Bricks, we’re passionate about design, kids’ artwork, and LEGO bricks! So, of course, our living room’s Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree’s decor rotates between LEGO bricks and kids’ creations!

Learn how to make and play the popular plastic wrap candy game for kids class parties and more!

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Saran Wrap Candy Ball Game for Holiday School Parties

February 6, 2023 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

Perfect for family gatherings, team or club gatherings, and especially class parties, a plastic saran wrap ball game will not disappoint!

Love them or hate them, elementary school diorama projects are part of life for the typical parent! Here we're sharing our process for making a savannah diorama in 2nd grade and a rainforest diorama in 5th grade.

Elementary-School Science Dioramas

January 24, 2023 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

Love them or hate them, elementary school diorama projects are part of life for the typical parent! Here we’re sharing our process for making a grassland diorama in 2nd grade and a rainforest diorama in 5th grade.

Create a holiday family tradition. Make easy gingerbread houses with your kids!

Kids Activity

Easy Holiday Gingerbread Houses with Kids

December 5, 2022 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

When our youngest was five, we started our family tradition of making ginger bread houses together. I’m always pleasantly surprised how well the store-bought kits are made. With no recipe and hardly any preparation, gingerbread house kits are a no brainer for busy families. Read on for tips.

Learn to draw food-themed paper folded monsters. Go from delicious to terrifying.

Kids Art

Food Folding Surprise “Monster” Drawings

October 21, 2022 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

Learn to draw food-themed folded monsters. Go from delicious to terrifying! Especially fun for elementary-aged children!

LEGO Halloween Costume inspiration for kids

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LEGO Halloween Costumes for Kids

October 10, 2022 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

Find inspiration for your child’s Halloween costume. Especially for LEGO-loving children, these Emmet, Benny, Ninjago, Spiderman, Wyldstyle, LEGO brick, and LEGO Minifigure costumes will delight!

Digital collage using photograph and children's artwork

Kids Art

Digital Collaging – Seeing the world through the artistic eyes of a child!

September 28, 2022 by Arts and Bricks 1 comment

Arts and Bricks creator Kelly Barkhurst shares a digital collage technique that combines photographs and children’s artwork, showing our world through our children’s eyes!

Explore kid and parent tested BEST gifts for artistic kids

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Best Art Gifts for Kids

September 16, 2022 by Arts and Bricks 0 comments

Here at Arts and Bricks, we’re BIG fans of creative kids (and that’s every child)! This round-up of arts and crafts gift ideas is full of products that foster children’s creativity and “artsy” making. Our list is specially selected for elementary-aged children, children 5 to 12.