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Category: Create

DIY: Foil Embossing

May 19, 2020

Get creative with leftover cardboard, foil, yarn and a sharpie, and learn how to emboss at home with your kids! Embossing is the process of

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Image Transfer Collage

May 13, 2020

Learn how to transfer images from magazines using packing tape and create a collage! This DIY is a great way to reuse old magazines lying

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Toddler Time at Home: Water Painting

May 8, 2020

For this week’s ScholarShare 529 Toddler Time at Home, we are going outside and painting with water! This is a simple, no mess way to

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DIY: Mother’s Day Cupcake Bouquet

May 7, 2020

For this Mother’s Day, create a bouquet of flower cupcakes for mom! Angela from Wednesday Cake will show us how to make the best buttercream

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DIY: Mother’s Day Poppies

May 5, 2020

Make a beautiful handmade bouquet of coffee filter poppies and tissue paper flowers for this Mother’s Day! Follow this simple DIY to surprise the creative

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DIY: Swinging Friar Logo

April 23, 2020

Join us for a fun art project with the San Diego Padres and paint with the Swinging Friar himself! The Friar will be showing us

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DIY: Air Dry Clay

April 14, 2020

Don’t have clay at home? Try making our Air Dry Clay! It’s easy to make and requires few ingredients. This is the perfect alternative for

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DIY: Cox High Speed Racer

April 8, 2020

Time to Race! For the month of April, we’re building mini race cars and racing them down our own version of Cox’s High-Speed Internet track

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DIY: Clay Re-Leaf

April 6, 2020

Inspired by Earth Day taking place on April 22, 2020, we have a fun DIY project for you! Collect leaves from outside, get your clay

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Design Challenges

March 26, 2020

Looking for a creative, open-making art project to do at home with your child? Inspired by Open Making in The Rosso Family Foundation Innovators LAB

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DIY: Marbling

March 20, 2020

Learn about an art-making technique called marbling and make your own! You can do this simple and fun activity at home with just a few

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DIY: Mini Taco Piñata

March 5, 2020

Make your own mini taco piñata at home inspired by a workshop at the Museum! Materials can easily be found at home and gets the

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