Every year I purchase several books and arts & craft kits to give to my grandchildren during the holiday season. Everyone focuses on giving kids toys, but I feel it's equally important to give them books & craft kits too! These type's of items encourage creative play, while being educational … [Read more...] about Princess Party: A Scratch & Sketch Adventure Book
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Learn the Basics of Painting with the New Book, Modern Acrylic
The Holiday Gift Guide here at The Classy Chics is in full swing, and today I have a great craft book for you to consider for the artist on your gift list, or perhaps for yourself. Allow me to introduce Modern Acrylic: A Contemporary Exploration of Acrylic Painting by Blakely Little (Walter Foster … [Read more...] about Learn the Basics of Painting with the New Book, Modern Acrylic
Painted Oyster Shells Santa Christmas Tree Ornaments
Over the years we've collected a lot of Oyster Shells from the beach. We like to use these seashells in our craft projects and they're fantastic as Christmas tree ornaments. The ones that we're featuring today were painted to look like Santa Claus and are really easy-to-make! The Oyster Shells … [Read more...] about Painted Oyster Shells Santa Christmas Tree Ornaments
DIY Painted Penguin Large Clam Seashells
We enjoy taking our grandchildren to visit various zoos and aquariums across the east coast. Every time we're at one they're always drawn to those adorable black and white penguins. Matter of fact, penguins are one of their favorite animals to see! For part of our winter season decor we decided to … [Read more...] about DIY Painted Penguin Large Clam Seashells
Perler Melted Beads DIY Christmas Ornaments
Time for another Crafting with Kids feature here on the Two Classy Chics blog and today's Christmas craft project is really easy to do! You can make these fun and colorful ornaments in a wide variety of different holiday shapes and you'll only need a handful of supplies to make them. Kids will need … [Read more...] about Perler Melted Beads DIY Christmas Ornaments
Craft Project: The GRINCH Painted Seashells
During the holiday season my grandchildren enjoy sitting down and watching all of the animated holiday specials. One of their favorite Christmas TV specials is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", so we decided to come up with a painted seashell design to represent one of their favorite holiday … [Read more...] about Craft Project: The GRINCH Painted Seashells
Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers with 20 Original Postcards
How many of you have jumped onto the newest arts & crafts craze called Scratch & Create? I was introduced to it back in February when I reviewed the Scratch & Create: Amazing Endangered Animals Book. My entire family enjoyed that book including my 9 1/2 year old granddaughter. These … [Read more...] about Scratch & Create Folk Art Flowers with 20 Original Postcards
Kid’s Crafts: Bottle Cap Snowman Christmas Ornaments
As Christmas approaches we'll be sharing more and more holiday theme'd craft projects with the readers of the Two Classy Chics blog. Today's project is geared towards children, but they will need some adult supervision and help. * This post contains affiliate links. We made these cute Bottle … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts: Bottle Cap Snowman Christmas Ornaments