Here are some of Lisa's favorite creative projects to try out with things you may already have at home.
A New Friend or Character Engineering!
Design and name a new character for your favorite TV show or book. What is their power or mission in the storyline? What kind of clothes express their personality? Write out a character identity paragraph, or make a list of their strengths and challenges, like: Clever, Fearless (but afraid of mice), doesn't go anywhere without their lucky rock, always wears red hats.
* Small stuff - Buttons, Coins from the penny or change jar, paper clips, shaped breakfast cereal, etc.
Fill the paper with shapes, rows and columns of objects in patterns...silver and copper, horizontal and vertical paper clips, Cheerios and Chex in circles... Take an overhead picture of your work and then start another. Or make a mini collage of all of them together on the kitchen table!
Overnight Indoor/Outdoor Project - See Pics above!
*Suggestions for freezables: unwrapped hard candies or lifesavers (holiday leftovers?), sliced or shredded carrots, small pine cones, raisins, colored tissue paper, colored bottle caps, dried flowers or petals, single leaves, bird seed.
HOW TO! Indoors: Gather your freezables and arrange them in the containers. Think about your color pallette! Fill pitchers with water. You can color ahead of time, or add color outside. Outdoors: Place containers on a flat surface - they will be here overnight, so the front sidewalk is probably not a great spot! Pour water into containers at least 2 inches deep, but thicker is better especially with large containers like a foil lasagna size pan! use a stick or fork to adjust placement of the objects in the pan. Sprinkle drink or jello powder over top, or add food coloring and gently stir. Leave overnight to freeze. Clear a snowy area off to display your big ice. Definitely take pics!