Satori Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I'm going to set up a little table for my daughter who loves to draw and write. She's been using our kitchen table which is made of glass and aspen wood but I need to make a special place for her to do all this without ruining the table. I'm thinking easily accessible markers, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, crayons, pastels, but nothing too messy as this will be setup in a main living area. (Plus we do the messy stuff in the basement or outside.) So I'm looking for some creative ideas, suggestions and maybe some photos of art centers. I know there's some blog out there that had some great ideas, but I just spent an entire night and couldn't find the link again. I did however, find this link, which has also been very inspiring! http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2010/07/arwens-art-spaces.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Have you looked at The Write Start? This post and this one have some especially great ideas and pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Ooh thanks, great links! They're very inspiring! Not sure I could ever be as stylish as some of these ladies, hehe. That first HWT center is so super cute, but we're past the learning our letters and into the writing. My SIL also had a great idea for some chicken coop thing, turning it into a stylish piece of furniture. The second link is giving me some great ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I think this can go on any table, and because its so cool and spins could encourage pick up of crayons and stuff. You can get little kid tables and then put a vinyl table cloth on it to make it easy for clean up. If you sew, you could make these. They can hold paper and the like on the wall above the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 One more bump before I start working on this today! Diana, I got the Ikea lazy susan and the $1 Target pails, so I'm set with that! I saw on a blog earlier today about the magnets, but I got a circular grippy thing so I don't think I need the magnets. I cannot sew yet, but would love to learn soon. For now, I got some wall hanging things, also from Ikea. Those are cute though! Maybe someday... I think what I'm looking for is Reggio Emilio-inspired spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 The Camp Creek blog has great Reggio-inspired ideas. Check out the links under "environment." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 http://wildflowersandmarbles.blogspot.com has some post on her learning spaces. The art supplies are set up very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Woolybear, that is the exact blog I was thinking of when I started this thread! I have been searching for it for DAYS. Thank you for posting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 :hurray: I'm so glad I could help. She has a beautiful blog, doesn't she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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