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Find a matchbox or another small box around the house and make it a sweet shrine for your dreams. Make it a place for treasure or for a miniature book. Use paint, magazine clippings, old maps, buttons, and discarded bling. In this time of containment, make it a wishing place for future adventures. Put it by your nightstand and write down a wish each night. For more creative ideas for kids and adults, visit our Creative Classroom.

Create unique, expressive masks with just three ingredients: an egg carton, scissors, and glue (acrylic paint optional)! Older kids will enjoy cutting the carton into interesting shapes while the younger set can put together faces from the pieces a parent or sibling has cut out for them. Consider not gluing the pieces down and keeping it as a set for play. Head on over to our website and check out the Creative Classroom for more ideas! Link in bio. #creativeclassroom #create #communityart #quarantinecrafts #artinthe #timeofcovid #artmatters #artactivitiesforkids #prairieartscenter #maskmaking #play #artandplay

Reach out to loved ones with an art exchange through the mail. Have fun creating random watercolor marks on postcards or cards. Send them to friends and family, asking that they turn your “blob” into a drawing- whatever they see! Also ask them to either return it in the mail or to send a picture so you can see what your mark became!

This one is fun indoors on a rainy day or outdoors when the weather is nice. Gather together the household collection of small figurines- these can be plastic kids’ toys or ceramic or brass collectibles. Create a scene for your characters to live in and then have a photo shoot. Play around with scale. The grass and flowers in the backyard will seem like dense jungle! PRO TIP: get close and low for the best results. In other words, shoot the photograph from their perspective. Have fun and if you post any of your creations, tag us!

Ready, Set, Draw! This one is a favorite of Priairie Arts Center students. Simply create a way for kids to choose a noun and an adjective- this could be on popsicle sticks like in our studio or on folded pieces of paper- and then what the draw is what they DRAW ✏️ You can pick more words for a more complex “story,” work in various mediums, and even add a verb category. This exercise is fun to do communally- it’s fun to see what others draw as their “assignment” and watch as they decide how to approach it. As always, we would love to hear about your experience!