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Megan Lingo of www.chickadeelit.com and CutOuts Kids (@julialinsteadt on Instagram) host a weekly challenge on Instagram all about sharing the love of excellent children's literature and children's process art. Learn about our weekly challenge and sign-up to be a guest judge . Click the button to learn more. 

 

Hi! I'm Julia. I love to teach art to children and help families bring more creativity into their daily lives. I am a mom to two little artists, and I do my best to embrace the mess that comes with life as a parent all while doing our best to live creatively. 

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We’ve recommitted to a few things around here for 2019. 1. Using recycled materials to make and create with. Currently crafting some very unique valentine’s decor out of old jeans and pastels (more on that later...). 2. Taking 20 minutes to make art daily. I’ve started an account just for my art and creations over on @jmlinsteadt_art There’s not much posted there at the moment, but I needed a space just for art, because before all the kids crafts I used to be a professional paper cut artists! It’s time to get back to that process. 3. Committing to serving YOU and your needs as arts educators and home creatives as part of this space. Like everything, we all evolve and my life continues to change and shift. If you started following here during the years I was actively teaching (way too many!) art classes, then you may be wondering what on earth is going on in this space with all the outdoor pics...well, I explain some of that in my stories. . . As always, thanks for being in this space. Thanks for sharing your time with me!
Winter is here and we’re all about it. Unwinding with sensory play. ❄️
When work feels like play. This is the best way to kick-start the new year. Happy new year, friends!
Last-minute gift inspo for you. Rainbow sun catchers for the win.🌈✨
“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.” Richard L. Evans . . While spending an hour outdoors together hunting for materials to create bird nests, I picked up leaves from the ground and daisy-chained them into a simple leaf crown so she could “camouflage” as a tree and not scare the birds away. I think it’s working. Don’t you? Here in the California mountains we are awaiting winter, and the kids are eager for their first snow. In the meantime, we will continue to treasure these moments together. It’s my hope that my kids know how cherished they are every single day, and that I may extend those feelings to you and your family through these squares, too. ❤️
Spent most of the day crafting in our jammies. What did you do this weekend? 💛
Super-sized candy cane-LOVE! We are still loving all over our giant stuffed candy cane we made with an unexpected ingredient. See a few posts back for what we used to dye our fabric this #milenialpink 😉. . . If you’re looking for more holiday crafty inspiration go to #craftmas ! You won’t be disappointed.
~Loose Parts Play~ . . Here’s a quick history lesson, back in the 1970’s an observant architect named, Simon Nicholson coined the phrase “loose parts” and he believed that it is the ‘loose parts’ in our environment that will empower our creativity the most. . . Loose parts can refer to natural, synthetic, heavy or light, or small or large items that a child can manipulate, interact with, and encourage children to use resources as they choose—in a child-led approach. . . I have been enthralled with watching young children play, especially when given the time and space and materials that allow for vast open-ended play that allows children to develop their own ideas and explore their world. . . As long as we make space, play will happen. What are your favorite loose part materials to offer to your children?
On the 12th day of #craftsmas my true love made with me, 🎶One Giant-Stuffed Candy Cane!🎶 . . I am so thrilled to share one of the last craft projects for #craftmas along with the amazingly talented, @momma_teaching . If you haven’t already, go check out her adorable snowman puppets! And—be sure to take a look at the amazing project from @brainy_beginnings_network and all the posts from #craftmas . @raising.kinley And @littlebuttondiaries Out-did themselves this year!🎨🎁🎅🏼🌟 . . 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑 One of our favorite ways to dream-up projects is to take everyday items and play with their scale, and then hunt our craft bins for materials. This time, we extended the hunt to our compost bins! For Avocado pits!🥑 . . We started by dyeing our salvaged cotton fabric using the instructions from @sashaduerr book, Natural Color. The pits create this peachy-pink color, that just screamed natural candy cane. . . Then, we created a candy cane template out of cardboard, cut-out the candy cane shapes, sewed them together by hand, and then decorated the candy with more salvaged ribbon, fabric, and a doily, too! We stuffed the candy cane with left-over insulation from one of our @onepotatobox and viola! A candy cane pillow chock-full of country charm and what upcycled dreams are made of. Happy holidays, friends!
Here’s a quick hint of one of the main materials we used in our #Craftmas project 🥑. I’m excited to close-our day 12 with @momma_teaching . . With an effort to keep this holiday season calm, focused, and simple we decided to use materials we already had on hand (in hopes you will have them on hand too—making this whole crafting situation easy-breezy), and to create something new from the bits that would have otherwise been tossed or composted. Making this holiday craft feel extra special in the process. . . Looking forward to sharing our family collaborative project! . . . . . . #holidaycrafts #christmascrafts #kidscrafts #kidscrafts101 #tagfromtheheart #naturaldye #compost #wholebeing #fairydustteaching #waldorfhomeschool #wildandfree #wildandfreechildren #pretty #peachcolor #avacado #textileart #textile #fiberarts #kidbloggersofig #artteachersofinstagram #iteachtoo #naturalart #natureinspired