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Ideas, Tips, & Creative Wins
for Young Artists

 

Explore drawing tips, creative confidence boosters, screen-time alternatives, and helpful resources for parents raising creative kids.

How to Make Drawing EASY for Your Little Artist tips for parents May 03, 2024

The Easiest Way to Forming Good Habits

I tore my ACL’s in both knees. Full tears. All the way through.

I needed complete reconstructions, and so they scalped off slices of my hamstrings to re-make m...

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What no one’s teaching your child and how to get them unstuck general art blogs tips for parents Dec 12, 2023

I could draw my favorite characters from memory. Almost to perfection. I had drawn them hundreds of times.

There was just one problem…

I could only draw them in the same exact pose that I had learne...

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The key to confidence 🗝️ general art blogs Dec 09, 2023

Many well-intentioned parents think that if we can just be encouraging enough, that our kids will be more confident.

That if we say enough positive things, then our child will suddenly be more motiva...

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What happens when Pablo Picasso meets Spiderman? art lessons Sep 06, 2023

Most kids couldn’t care less about traditional art classes.

Few children are mature enough to make the connections themselves between still life or portrait lessons and drawing the characters they lo...

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Unlock Your Child's Creative Genius with a 30-Minute Spider-punk Drawing Lesson! art lessons Sep 05, 2023

I’ve got a back-to-school gift for your creative child…

A free 30-minute drawing lesson on how to draw the COOLEST superhero in the universe! (or the spiderverse) Hobie Brown, aka Spiderpunk.

In thi...

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Your child is learning more now than in school general art blogs Jul 27, 2023

 


 

Why summer is the BEST time for an education 🌞

 


 

Is your summer flying by?

It sure feels that way over here.

We’ve taken a couple of trips, spent a lot of time in the pool and the l

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Reviving the Childlike Spirit: How Drawing Cartoons Keeps Our Kids Curious, Creative, and Joyful general art blogs Jul 22, 2023

This summer I spent a lot of time in the creeks of East Tennessee with my two-year-old, catching salamanders.

Nothing makes me happier than seeing my own child happy.

My daughter Elliana and I wou...

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Why you should waste more paper tips for parents Jul 15, 2023

What’s the key to being creative?

Creating.

You just gotta create more. Way more.

You want to see your child’s skills grow?

They’ve got to make more.

Time spent in art classes, studying, learni

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Give Your Child Some Creative Momentum and a Fun Challenge With These Art Prompts and Easy Drawing Ideas for Kids (Part 2) tips for parents Jun 17, 2023

 


  

Art is a wonderful way for kids to express themselves and explore their imagination. It allows them to communicate their feelings, memories, and aspirations in a visual form.



 

These pr

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Give Your Child Some Creative Momentum and a Fun Challenge With These Art Prompts and Easy Drawing Ideas for Kids (Part 1) tips for parents May 05, 2023

 


 

Kids are always on the hunt for new ways to express themselves. At times, however, they may become stuck in a dull artistic cycle and get bored with art if they don't have some novel ideas.

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6 Benefits of Kids Cartoon Academy: Creative Outlet art lessons tips for parents Apr 12, 2023

At Kids Cartoon Academy, we provide children with an opportunity to express themselves in a creative and unique way. Through art, children can communicate their feelings and experiences in a way that ...

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Miss Crankyfurter almost got him Feb 03, 2023

Two days ago, Miss Crankyfurter was on the prowl.

She was discouraging our little artists in our free live Facebook event.

As we were drawing an action-packed Sonic pose, one of the students kept sa...

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