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Does someone in your household have a soft spot for sweet, cuddle-y creatures? This simple, homemade heart plushie is a great project to develop a young maker’s hand work skills and satisfy their love of all things soft and sweet. Consider up-cycling fabric from a beloved but worn old tee shirt or pillow case. If you don’t have filler on hand, use cotton balls. In our example, we used embroidery floss but you could also use standard thread. If the maker has the running stitch mastered, try out the back stitch.

Photo by Lee Brasuell

It was wonderful to get together at Prairie Arts Center for this Porch Portrait photo shoot. We hadn't been together in person at the center in almost eight weeks. We miss our gathering around the art shop table to plan upcoming classes and events every Tuesday. We miss our coffee runs on longer days or just rainy days. We miss laughing together! Mostly, we desperately miss the energy provided by the people who participate in learning and teaching at the center. While we have worked to provide our community with sparks of creativity through our online creative classroom, we know it can't replace these bricks and connections made in person.  We hope you have taken advantage of some of the ways we have moved outside the center and. when it is safe to return, we look forward to creating together again.

Take Care,

Missy and Hank
Meghan and Luna B
Jen and Arjuna

(Left to right of picture)

This project is a great way to bring a sculptural element to collage. Fold a large piece of paper into three sections. Cut the tops of each section into jagged peaks or rolling hills. The back section should be taller than the middle section and the middle section taller than the front section. Consider using sharper details and brighter colors in the front and softer textures and lighter colors for the back sections to mimic distance. Pro tip- add something to the top of the front section for foreground interest. We used a horse, but yours could include a cabin, a tree, a person, maybe even a dinosaur or dragon! For more activities and prompts, check out our Creative Classroom.