stuff we make out of junk, kids art + Lego

I’m posting things I make, often with my kids, with “re-purposed” materials, paint, paper, glue, yarn and so on. I don’t spend a lot of time on most of these projects so they’re a bit rough. My kids make some fun art that I’ll post sometimes too, as well...

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a couple of little winter scenes by my 10-year-old. so simple and peaceful.

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paper and tape art by my 6.5 year old. these things appear out of nowhere some days

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my 6-year-old’s idea of what to do with origami paper

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my daughter made a laptop out of an old box. it has a really mouse-like mouse.

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herself and her friend

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another rock harbor seal. this one might be the cutest so far.

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a quick project for myself: to make an animal with stuff I found on a trip to the beach

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colour experiment (I guess)

by B   6.5 years

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Valentine’s Day cards I made with drawings by my grade 1 daughter. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Valentine’s Day cards by my grade 3 son that I coloured and added text to. these are little creatures he calls “pookanugs”.

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such a fun, strange piece of art by my 6-year-old. I see that her drawing awareness is changing and these wacky expressive items will become more and more rare.

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our collaborative Christmas card for 2015. snowmen and the northern lights.

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robot ornament. I make my kids Christmas tree decorations out of corks every year. when they grow up they won’t have empty trees (but they might wonder about all those corks...)     this one was from a couple of years ago.

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Christmas tree ornaments made from corks, paper, and other odds and ends.

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creature with lightbulb

by J turning 9

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my 6-year-old wasn’t feeling well at school. this is a drawing of what was going on in her stomach while she lay in the sick room. the alarmed-looking person in the background is the lady who was working in the office that day.

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can’t remember what’s going on here - something is

by J turning 9