My guys are all about amassing armies. They can use anything — scraps of paper, marbles, etc. Here we downloaded and printed 2 different transformers from the San Jose Mercury News site. They did some of the cutting, I did the rest. We folded them together and voila! Let the battle begin!

By: Laura, Kiyon 9, & Josh 6
Creative Whimsies

Labels: armies, Laura Zarrin, transformer

I've been wanting to try collage knowing the kids would enjoy it. I had thought to just paint a plain, textured background and then create a collage on top. The kids, of course, had other ideas. They're boys, so volcano's, destruction, and mayhem are key. Here's the result. I gave them some color mixing advice, they did the rest. Josh's is on the left, Kiyon's on the right.

By: Laura Zarrin, Kiyon age 9, Josh age 6
Creative Whimsies

Labels: collage, Laura Zarrin, volcano

I've wanted to participate for awhile now. I found just the right opportunity when I visited Elizabeth Dulemba's blog. She had drawn a birthday cake in honor of her 40th and asked for others to color it if they'd like to. I wanted to try out some new watercolor brushes in Photoshop. I don't usually paint on the computer, but wanted to try. My 6 year old, Josh, wanted to help. He'd never used a Wacom tablet or Photoshop before. He picked the colors and painted. I showed him how to shade and highlight. Sometimes he agreed with me, sometimes not. He'll be an art director someday, I'm sure.

By: Laura Zarrin & Josh, 6
Creative Whimsies

Labels: cake, Laura Zarrin