Shena Leonard: Messy Table, Creative House

Cabot(10) is going to be Newt Scamander for Character Day at school. There’s not a lot of Newt costume stuff available at a day’s notice — but, we were able to make a quick Bowtruckle from pipe cleaners and sharpies that we found around the house. (=

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Reindeer IPad Art

December 13, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Christmas, Creating With Kids

The Ipad can never replace the control you get with an actual pencil, but it’s fun to play with nonetheless. (=

How we make our Reading Pillows

October 2, 2016

Shena Leonard

Books, Cool House Stuff, Cool School Stuff, Creating With Kids, Family Fun, Gift Ideas, Harry Potter, Sewing

I gotten a lot of questions about how we do our pillows, so I thought I’d share our process & some in-progress pics. (= First I sketch out a rough pattern design of the character on large paper. Then the kids & I search through the fabric supply in my mom’s

Birthday card for the cousin

August 25, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventure, Creating With Kids, Family Fun, Party Ideas

Cabot(9) was in charge of his cousin’s birthday card. It turned into framed art -very cute! (= We used the IKEA plastic frames, safe for kids’ rooms. (=

Soggy Sidewalk Chalk is Awesome!

August 5, 2016

Shena Leonard

Creating With Kids, Family Fun

My friend’s kiddos left their sidewalk chalk out in the rain and it created this cool, soggy chalk/paint that looks awesome! She said it was easy to work with too — I love when accidents create amazing art & art supplies! (= I have another friend whose daughter

I was going through scans from some of the Family Cookbook art we've done, and I came across this painting we did to use with a Buttercream Frosting recipe. Since it also happens to be a friend's birthday today, I decided to turn it into a fun Happy Birthday image to post on Facebook. (=

Happy Birthday!

July 21, 2016

Shena Leonard

Cooking With Kids, Creating With Kids, Desserts, Party Ideas, Yummy Stuff

I was going through scans from some of the Family Cookbook art we’ve done, and I came across this painting I did to use with a Buttercream Frosting recipe. Since it also happens to be a friend’s birthday today, I decided to turn it into a fun Happy Birthday image to

I did this Art Adventure Project, focusing on The Scream by Edward Munch, with second graders and it was so much FUN! Who doesn’t like creating art of themselves screaming, right!?!? All of their masterpieces turned out fantastically!! This Art Project is outlined for use in the Classroom, but it would also be fun a fun Art Project (for kids and adults) at home, or in a small group

Classroom (or home!) Art Adventure Project: The Scream

July 15, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Classroom Project, Cool School Stuff, Creating With Kids

I did this Art Adventure, focusing on The Scream by Edward Munch, with the second graders and it was SO MUCH FUN! Who doesn’t like creating art of themselves screaming, right!?!? And, all of their masterpieces turned out fantastically!! I am going to detail how to do this

Post-It Note Art Challenge

July 5, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Creating With Kids, Family Fun

The boys and I are excited to launch our first-annual Post-It Note Art Challenge!! Below is the sheet with Participation Instructions. There are fabulous Creative Prompts for each week (chosen by Cabot, The Nerdy Artist) and there’s really no pressure. If you do something y

Digital Art: Dobby from Harry Potter

July 4, 2016

Shena Leonard

Art Adventures, Books, Harry Potter, Randomness

I’m trying to teach myself how to draw in Adobe Illustrator… Dobby isn’t done yet (he needs a stack of hats still, obviously) but he’s starting to look somewhat like Dobby. (=

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Bowtruckle for Character Day at school

Reindeer IPad Art

How we make our Reading Pillows

Birthday card for the cousin

Soggy Sidewalk Chalk is Awesome!

Happy Birthday!

Classroom (or home!) Art Adventure Project: The Scream

Post-It Note Art Challenge

Digital Art: Dobby from Harry Potter

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