Art Explorium

At the Art Explorium, kids are always
hard at work having fun.

👻🎃 Happy Aloha Friday! Here is a fun, festiv

👻🎃 Happy Aloha Friday! Here is a fun, festive project you can do at home this weekend to make some cute and affordable decorations for Halloween! 👻🎃
All you need are toilet paper rolls, scissors, markers/crayons, paper scraps, and glue.
#keikiart #alohafriday #happyhalloween

🎈 We have an important update to share with you

🎈 We have an important update to share with you all about Art Explorium’s future. Please go to the link in our bio which includes an informational letter and also a link to a survey which we hope you will complete. Help us figure out Art Explorium 2.0! 🎈 #keikiart

🍕 Trash-to-Treasure Pizza Slices! This project

🍕 Trash-to-Treasure Pizza Slices! This project is one of our all-time favorites. 🍕

Materials: scissors, cereal or cracker box, glue, and little odds and ends from around your house (paper scraps, bits of yarn and ribbon, bottle caps, fabric scraps, etc.).

Steps: Cut your cereal box into the shape of a pizza slice. Think about the toppings you want on your pizza (get creative!). Make your toppings out of the odds and ends you gathered. Glue toppings onto your pizza slice.

#keikiart #trashtotreasure #yum #pizza #artsandcrafts #kidsart #foodart

Happy International Dot Day! We love celebrating t

Happy International Dot Day! We love celebrating this day, based on the AMAZING book The Dot by @peterhreynolds. This story encourages all of us to “Make a mark... and see where it takes you.” Here is one example of dot art we made, and we would love to see what you come up with! Be sure to tag us so we can share.
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#dotday #internationaldotday #peterhreynolds #dot #dots #thedot #makeyourmark #keikiart #creativity #goforit

🎈Got our little art-at-home display ready to go

🎈Got our little art-at-home display ready to go on the news this morning to share about our online keiki resources! Catch us around 8:10am on @khonnews with @chrislatronic! #keikiart

Fun Fri-Yay project for you! Materials: scissors

Fun Fri-Yay project for you!

Materials: scissors, plastic caps, crayons, glue, card stock or cereal/cracker boxes cut into squares to form a base, permanent markers for drawing on the caps.

Steps: Think of a creature and let your imagination run wild! Draw your creature then decorate your background. Glue your creature to your background and that’s it!

Here are a few creature ideas to get you started. 🐝 🕷 🐞 🐠

#friday #friyay #alohafriday #keikiart #kidsart #creativekids #trashtotreasure #animals #creatures

💕 Parents... this one’s for you! 💕 Hang in

💕 Parents... this one’s for you! 💕 Hang in there! 💕

Today is your LAST DAY to vote for O`ahu girl MacK

Today is your LAST DAY to vote for O`ahu girl MacKenna’s awesome art work in the Doodle for Google contest! She included marine debris in her piece because she expresses kindness by picking up trash at the beach. ✨💕 Vote on doodles.google.com by Friday August 21.
#keikiart #doodleforgoogle #marinedebris #luckywelivehawaii #hawaii #supportlocal

Did you buy stamps recently to support the @uspost

Did you buy stamps recently to support the @uspostalservice? Well why not let your keiki use some of them to mail their handmade art to friends and family? 💌📬🎈We could all use a nice surprise in our mailboxes these days! ✨
#keikiart #throwbackthursday #snailmail

Our latest art video tutorial is up! Join Ms. Sava

Our latest art video tutorial is up! Join Ms. Savannah and her sister Pumehana to learn how to make your own Mini Accordion Book! You can find all our art video tutorials in one convenient place on our web site: www.artexplorium.org/online-resources.
Mahalo @wardvillage for partnering with us for this one. 🎈🤙🏽
#keikiart #diy #creativereuse

Online Art Resources for Your Ohana - As our Covid

Online Art Resources for Your Ohana - As our Covid numbers increase, we will all be at home even more. Here are some helpful resources for your family. 🎈https://bit.ly/3auVbZp

💥 Online Resource Alert! 💥 As we shift into

💥 Online Resource Alert! 💥
As we shift into back-to-school mode (whatever mode that may be!) we are thinking about teachers (and parents!) and want to share a great resource with you. We have FREE online art lesson plans available on our website that you can use with your students and kids. They are sorted by Pre-K through middle school, but many can be adapted to other grade levels. These lessons connect to math, language arts and science, and they use items that most of us have around our homes. The link is in our bio. Please tag a teacher or parent who could use some inspiration! 🎈🎈
#keikiart #artlessonplans #creativekids #kidsart #artathome

Came across this awesome sign yesterday. 🎈Proje

Came across this awesome sign yesterday. 🎈Project idea: using cardboard or a piece of wood plus markers or crayons or paint... make and post a sign that sends a good message to the world. ✨

#keikiart #beherenow #makesomethinggood #trashtotreasure

Feeling so grateful we were able to hold our Creat

Feeling so grateful we were able to hold our Creative Reuse Open House yesterday. Please be safe, everyone! 💕🎈#hurricane #hurricanedouglas #hawaii #besafe

🎈It’s so great to be at our annual Creative R

🎈It’s so great to be at our annual Creative Reuse Open House with these awesome educators! Of course it looks very different than it has in past years but we are still sharing art lesson plans, art supplies, and connections with other arts and sustainability organizations. And we are still feeling the love! Mahalo to the teachers who are coming out during a pre-hurricane pandemic. 😳 And mahalo to @manoaheritagecenter and @kokuahawaiifoundation for always participating. 💕

These programs are generously sponsored by the Johnson Ohana Foundation, founded by Jack and Kim Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education now and into the future.

#keikiart #teachersrock #art #artseducation #keepitkaimuki

🎈 Announcing Awesome Art Tutorials! We are exci

🎈 Announcing Awesome Art Tutorials! We are excited to share some free video art tutorials that you and your family can enjoy. 🎈Just go to www.artexplorium.org and you will see a link to the tutorials directly from our home page. 🎈

✨Our latest keiki art project tutorial is up! Ma

✨Our latest keiki art project tutorial is up! Make a super cool sculpture out of paper bags with Savannah and Pumehana. ✨ Mahalo Ward Village for sponsoring.
Find the full video on @wardvillage page or at this link:
https://tinyurl.com/y7vjyyyk

Nothing says summer like delicious fruits! 🍉🥝🍊🍋Here is a fun Summertime Fruit Mask project for your keiki to do at home.

Supplies: paper plate or cereal box, scissors, markers (or crayons or colored pencils), tape, chopstick.

Steps: cut cereal box or plate into half circle shape. Decorate half circle as a fruit such as watermelon or half a citrus fruit or a kiwi! Cut out eye holes in the appropriate place. Use a small piece of tape and attach chopstick so you can hold up your mask. Make up a fruity story and act it out!

#trashtotreasure #keikiart #fruit #fruitart #summerfruit #fruity

💥 July 4th is coming! We know a lot of families

💥 July 4th is coming! We know a lot of families will be firing up the BBQ and celebrating Independence Day (hopefully safely at home)!
This is the perfect time for us to share one of our all-time favorite projects: DIY Burgers! 🍔 🍔 🍔 🍔 🍔

Supplies: glue, scissors, markers or crayons, random little things you have around your house like bottle caps, yarn, etc. It is great if you have all different kinds of paper... brown paper bag for the buns, other kinds and colors and textures for burger fillings, and a bigger sheet of paper for the background.

Think about whatever you want to put on your burger. The crazier the better! Pineapple? Egg? Pizza? Whatever! Then make your burger toppings out of items you have at home. Once you have all your toppings ready, assemble on your background and glue down. Feel free to draw on your burger to make it even more fun. Happy Fourth!

#keikiart #julyfourth #fourthofjuly #burger #foodart #trashtotreasure #hamburger #artexplorium #burgerart

Summer is here! A handmade fan can help you out wh

Summer is here! A handmade fan can help you out when the days get a little hot.

Supplies needed: Cereal box, crayons or oil pastels, scissors, glue, popsicle stick.

Steps:
1) Cut cardboard into whatever shape you want for your fan (butterfly, circle, cat, fan shape... be creative!)
2) Decorate your fan with oil pastels and/or crayons
3) Glue popsicle stick onto back of fan and let dry
4) Enjoy your fan all summer long!

#alohafriday #fan #butterfly #summervibes #summer #keikiart #diy #trashtotreasure

Our latest @artexplorium keiki art tutorial video

Our latest @artexplorium keiki art tutorial video is now up! Learn to make adorable Nature Bookmarks using leaves and flowers you gather around your home. 🍃🌻🍂Find our video on the @wardvillage Instagram account or at this link: https://bit.ly/3hQclE4.
Supplies needed: Clear Packing Tape, Hope Punch, Scissors, Leaves& Flowers, Paper (if you can’t get leaves/flowers), Raffia/Ribbon/String.

Mahalo @wardvillage for partnering with us!
#weareward #keikiart #happymonday #kaimuki #athomewithwv #creativekids #natureart

The safest place to be right now is still at home

The safest place to be right now is still at home or outdoors... so as you explore the world around you, don’t forget your Adventure Binoculars! These are easy to make and kids have so much fun with them.

Supplies: two toilet paper rolls, two pieces of clear tape, markers or crayons, fabric scraps, yarn, glue.

Steps: Put TP rolls together and put a small piece of tape at the top and bottom to hold them together where they meet. Punch a hole in each TP roll on the outside edge, and tie a long piece of yarn through to make the neck strap. Decorate your TP rolls with markers, and glue fabric scraps on the rolls.

Have fun exploring! Tag us in a photo of your keiki and we will share on our story. 🎈
#keikiart #trashtotreasure #creativereuse #luckywelivehawaii #creativekids

🍷🥂 Cork People are ALWAYS a fun project to m

🍷🥂 Cork People are ALWAYS a fun project to make at home!
Supplies: Save your wine corks whenever you open a bottle, and gather up some glue, scissors, yarn, paper, fabric scraps, markers, and other small odds and ends.

Your child will have a blast making all kinds of cork characters! Keiki can also get a small box and make a little house for their cork people.
P.S. If you don’t have access to corks you can: ask a neighbor or make this project using toilet paper rolls instead.
#keikiart #corkart #creativekids #trashtotreasure #creativereuse #winethirty #pauhana #happyhour

Everyone loves Pokémon! Here is an art project th

Everyone loves Pokémon! Here is an art project that could keep your keiki busy for a while. There are different ways to do this so just use whatever you have at home!
Suggested Supplies: cereal/cracker boxes, scissors, crayons/markers, paint (if you have it and are up for getting a little messy!), paper, glue, white bottle caps.

Steps: Cut out circle shapes from the cereal box to make your Pokeballs. (We made ours about the size of a CD.) Paint or color your Pokeball. Glue a bottle cap in the middle of the Pokeball. (Optional: punch a hole and use yarn or string to hang your Pokeball if you want.) Then have fun drawing and cutting out all your favorite Pokémon!
One more fun idea: cut a piece of paper into a half circle and attach along the edges only of the back of your Pokeball to make a “pocket.” Store the Pokémon you catch in the Poke-pocket!
Have fun and please tag us in a picture of your creations! We would love to share.

#pokemon #gottacatchemall #keikiart #coronacreativity #keepitkaimuki #trashtotreasure #creativereuse

☀️ It’s SUMMER! Which means it’s a great t

☀️ It’s SUMMER! Which means it’s a great time to dive into books. 📚 To get your keiki in the reading mood here’s a simple at-home project idea: create your own bookmark.

Supplies: paper or cereal/cracker box, scissors, yarn, hole punch, and crayons or markers.
Simply cut out your book mark (any shape will do!) and decorate to your ❤️’s content.
Be sure to check out @hsplshigov for lots of FREE online reading resources!

#keikiart #read #books #bookmark #diy #trashtotreasure #creativekids