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I'm sure everyone has made glittery pinecones before at some time or another - after all they're not rocket science, but the idea is so simple, and we had so many pinecones that my elder son had collected, that I thought we'd make some. We have a very minimal, artificial twiggy tree, so I thought they'd look good hung on that, though I think they would also look good either individually or grouped together in a bowl, as table decorations (a considerably cheaper alternative to Kirsty's gilded pea… Continue

Everyone loves the naivety and immediacy of children’s art, and will often joke that it is indistinguishable from the work of some well-known artists. But what if your child seems to have a genuine talent, what if in fact they appear to be a child prodigy?

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The service I offer over at Artful Kids, is just one way of displaying your children’s artwork. I am not aware of any other service that offers the same range of products and services for transforming children’s paintings and drawings into Wall-Art, but on my travels, I have discovered other imaginative ways to use kids artwork, all of which make excellent gift ideas for Christmas, so I thought I would introduce a few of them here:… Continue

This week I’m going to focus on a project for making fridge frames for kids artwork. So much of children’s artwork gets displayed on the fridge, and these frames are a simple way of presenting them more effectively. You could make a range in different shapes and sizes, and of course they can also be used f… Continue

It's something of a cliche to look at a modern abstract work of art, and compare it with your 3 year old's latest masterpiece, but now you can take it a step further and get an authentic 'critique' of your child's artwork by a professional. I first saw the service offered by Charles Kinbote (the pen name of a professional writer for whom this is a light-hearted side-line) a couple of years ago, when I was thinking about setting up Artful Kids, as my initial idea for the site was simply to offer… Continue