Shena Leonard: Messy Table, Creative House

It looks like the Owl Post arrived with the birthday presents. (= We wrapped all of the presents in brown paper bags (turned inside out so you couldn't see the Target labels, of course) and twine. Then we arranged them all on the table with his Harry Potter poster, the Harry Potter pillow we made, and a Hedwig-looking owl on top so he'd see them first thing in the morning. It was really easy to wrap them this way, and he was SO EXCITED!

It looks like the Owl Post arrived with Cabot’s birthday presents. (= I just ran across this picture from Cabot’s 8th birthday, and I still love it. We wrapped all of his presents in brown paper bags (turned inside out so you couldn’t see the Target labels, of

The little guy (age 7 here) saw an art piece hanging in the middle school and decided to come home and figure out how to make his own version. I love how creative this little guy is. (=

That Art Looks Cool – I’m going to figure out how to make something like it

June 28, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Creating With Kids, Family Fun

I just ran across this picture from a couple of years ago and had to share it. Cabot (age 7 here) saw an art piece hanging in the middle school office and decided to come home and figure out how to make his own version. I love how creative this little guy is. (=

Cabot(9) is making a video of himself creating some of his Monogram Art. We'll post it when it's ready.

Cabot’s Cool Monogram Art Video

June 22, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Creating With Kids, How to Videos

Cabot(9) made a video of himself creating some of his cool Monogram Art — actually, he did the art, and his big brother did the video editing. It’s a bit mesmerizing to watch. (= Check it out! (= Here’s a pic of him at work.

Cute (Chibi) Mickey Mouse Art by Cabot

June 18, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Creating With Kids

Cabot(9) has been into drawing cute little chibi characters lately. Here’s the Urban Dictionary’s definition of Chibi (just in case you are “un-cool” like me, and didn’t know what it meant). (= chibi It is an adjective that means small and/or

How to make the Perfect end-of-the-year (or anytime) Teacher Present! It’s small, cute (adorable, actually) and includes EVERY Child’s Favorite Thing about their school year. Each kid has a page with their photo, info and drawing. I have made this for my kids’ teachers the last 8 years and it’s always a big hit! (=

How To Make the Perfect Teacher Gift – “What I Like About School…” books made by the kids in class

May 7, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Books, Cool School Stuff, Creating With Kids, Gift Ideas

For the past 8 years I have been creating the PERFECT end-of-the-year Teacher Gift with my kids’ classes. I know, I know… nothing is perfect you say…. But, this present is pretty close! The teachers really love it! And why wouldn’t they? It’s adorable, it takes up very little

The boys started young with their inventions/contraptions... Flashback to a slide pulley thingy in progress. (=

Play is the highest form of research

April 20, 2016

Shena Leonard

Creating With Kids, Family Fun, Randomness

The boys started young with their inventions/contraptions… Flashback to a slide-pulley-thingy in progress. (=

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins Recipe

April 15, 2016

Shena Leonard

Yummy Stuff

Some of my old recipes had seen too many spills to continue, so I thought I’d try rewriting them “cutely.” Here’s my first attempt. These Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins are NUMMY, not to mention whole-grain and decently healthy. Feel free to print/use our