artist date

5 Fun Word Play Ideas for Kids

Make your own word search, start a poem collection, memorize a classic poem and more. Here are 5 fun word play activities you can do at home with children ages four and up. Word Play 1. Word Collection Make a word collection notebook, jar, or box. I like the notebook because kids (and I) can alphabetize […]

Mixed-Up Fairy Tales For Storytelling and Family Time

This summer, try telling mixed-up fairy tales for your family artists dates, road trips, plane trips, camping trips, bedtime, and even waiting rooms. Think of three different fairy tales and pick one from each — a character, a setting, and a plot. Mix it all together in your own imaginative way and voila — you have […]

Make a Date with Nature

Artist Date Guest Post from Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. I love to seek creative inspiration from nature. Now that I have kids, I encourage them to do the same. Nature provides an endless and ever-changing landscape with an array of free tools and resources right at your fingertips. What better place to enjoy […]

Start Your Summer Artist’s Date with Inspiration

IDEAS AND INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS’ DATES with Kids guest post by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich I loved Melissa’s summer artist’s date post so much, I was just full to bursting with new ideas and old memories. And my mind immediately went…all over the place. I don’t know if anyone out there is at all like me, but […]

Stop and Give Me Five (Senses)

Ever go through your day in such a rush of busyness that you don’t stop to notice the moment — any moment? Living mindfully helps us observe and trains our senses to absorb each moment. As writers, we use this to write with sensory details. Practice living mindfully and observing with your five senses. Even […]

Artist Dates with Kids

In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron recommends artist dates with yourself. And I say, why not take an artist date with your child or your kids? She writes, “An artist date is a block of time, . . . committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. . . a play date that […]