delightful outdoor summer DIY activity that's perfect for gardeners of all ages –making your own chalk paint When gardeners explore hands-on activities like creating chalk paint, it encourages them to touch, feel Hey gardeners, did you make your own chalk paint? If so, congratulations, you can collect the 'DIY Chalk Paint' Gardening Tool Badge'!   Join us in making vibrant, sensory-friendly chalk paint for endless hours of outdoor fun.

Today Gardener Kelsey is showing us how to create hand painted mandala stones. Mandala stones are a beautiful art form that involves painting smooth river rocks with intricate patterns Clean the rocks thoroughly and let them dry completely before painting. Choose your color palette and gather supplies such as paint brushes and acrylic paint. If so, congratulations, you just earned yourself the 'Painted Mandala Stone' Gardening Tool Badge'!

Diamond Art Painting is a wonderful way to dive into a world of creativity and relaxation. Let Your Creativity Shine: The Therapeutic Benefits of Diamond Art Painting: Diamond art painting promotes Engaging in diamond art painting can boost creativity and provide a sense of accomplishment. Hey gardeners, did you create a Diamond Art Painting? Unwind and destress with the therapeutic benefits of Diamond Art Painting.

Today we are looking at crafts you can do outdoors - including this awesome Painted Stick Wind Chime. Here's what you will need: Sticks of various sizes Paint Paint brushes String Painter's tape (optional Next, paint your sticks! Grasping a paint brush, ripping tape, and wrapping string gets all of those small hand muscles moving Paintings Craft . . .

For example, you can ask your students to draw a response to music - have them listen to a song and paint 🎨 Painting With Nature 🎨 Using paintbrushes made with natural materials. Once back in the classroom, lay out paints, collected materials, and sturdy paper.

We are 'comp-heart-ment' painting 😆 💚 with "stained-glass" hearts! Materials you will need: Paper roll tube Black paint Watercolor paint Pencil Scissors Some water for your paintbrush Get creative with color mixing, arrangement, and shape!

watercolors you can use markers and dip the tips in water to create a watercolor effect OR try out ice painting

Put yellow, red, orange and brown paint into separate bowls. Take your middle or pointer finger, dip in yellow paint and make 7-8 prints. Next do the same in orange paint and overlap the yellow a little bit. Repeat with the red paint but you will only need to do 4-5 prints. Note: We let ours dry overnight as the paint was pretty thick in some spots.

Mix ⅓ paint & ⅔ glue (want paint to look see through - add more glue if it is too dark). Paint your picture and background (multiple colors work best on the stained glass background). Flip your project over so the paint side is face down & outline all the lines with the black paint mixture Add your painting back to the frame. Put your frame in a bright & sunny spot. So gardeners, grab some colorful paint supplies and some glue &let’s grow!

Here's what you need to get started: pinecone scales*, a canvas, paint, and a glue stick or hot glue -Begin by painting the inner tip of the pinecone scale in yellow, orange, or any color you prefer – this -While the paint dries, work on painting the background of your canvas (Gardener Kelsey opted for an -Once the pinecone scales are dry, paint the remaining part to represent the petals.

pick some flowers (or dandelions), grab a hammer, a piece of paper and let's make some Hammered Flower Prints Materials Needed: Thick paper Scissors Flowers (dandelions work too) Hammer Marker Hammered Flower Prints Hey gardeners, did you make our Hammered Flower Prints Craft? If so, congratulations, you just earned yourself the 'Hammered Flower Prints' Gardening Tool Badge'! We would love to see pictures of your flower prints...email us at flowers@youareagardener.com You Are

Make a splash this summer with some wall worthy art made from Squirt Gun Painting. Materials Needed For Squirt Gun Painting: -water color paper -tempra paints -squirt guns -easel (or clip paper to a clothesline) -painters tape (optional) (Use equal mix of paint and water) For a fun twist We let the paint completely dry before removing the tape. This is a #PullYourWeeds® Approved Painting Project!