Yay for summer!
If you know me, you know summer is my favorite... and here in the Western Hemisphere, it's officially summer!
It's a season of iced coffee, traveling to out-of-town art museums, and taking advantage of the great weather to create art outdoors.
(Although we kicked off our summer here in Los Angeles with unusually wet and stormy weather! We had a downpour of rain and thunderstorms yesterday morning. Luckily, it was sunny by lunchtime!)
This is the perfect time of year to make that messy art (a quick spray of the hose makes for easy clean-up), and art outside– looking at landscapes and light!
Or just reserve a bunch of storybooks about artists from the library and bring artist studies into your summer reading!
I've rounded up a few fun summer activities you can do with little to no prep so you can take advantage of the early summer vibes, and invite your kids to express themselves creatively (as they learn about interesting artists from the past)!
Celebrate summer with art!
These blog posts will give you lots of inspiration to start your summer with creativity and fun!
Five summer art projects your kids will love
Paint a Summer Still Life!
Van Gogh's Sunflowers Art Project for Kids
Have you signed up for the Learning Library!?
Let’s connect on Instagram!
I'm spending more time over there, and I'd love to chat! Let me know how you infuse art into your summer plans and travel. (And if you're not doing much art, there's no judgement... maybe I can help! Let me know what you're struggling with and what your challenges are!)
Follow me and tag @arthistorykids in your art activities! I can't wait to see all of the creative things you have going on!
Be sure to post your kids’ art in our Facebook group
Have you taken your kids to the museum? Do your kids have a messy art project they love? What are your favorites artist storybooks? Let me know in the Facebook group!