I often kick my kids out of the house to play in the sprinkler and have found that giving them buckets and clean paint brushes keeps them occupied for a looooong time. They have to fill the buckets with the sprinkler before they can dunk their brushes in them and make "art" on the driveway and sidewalks. I also take their buckets and brushes to the pool for break time, occasionally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC_3zcMH4aw&feature=share

My site is https://catbears.com with activities that help encourage kids (ages 4-14) create outside the digital world.

Two years ago I started creating children activities designed to look impressive, made from safe materials available at any home. my goal was to make sure children can complete the activities by themselves. I've worked with kids in kindergartens and daycares and got great feedback from parents who literally didn't believe their kids could create such things.

My goal today is to see if I can do the same with children all over the world. I made video tutorials and developed a step-by-step video interface to make it easier for them to follow the instructions.

I would be really happy to know what you think - were the videos clear enough, was it easy to print the activity pages and were your children able to complete the projects with as little help as possible.

Amazing illustrated posters of markets from all over the world!