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 More loose parts ideas this week:  1. Send the kids outside and tell them to gather 15 objects (any size). When they get back have them cre...

Here are 5 loose part prompts:   1. Put out buttons, bottle tops, sticks, cotton balls and q-tips. Prompt: create a winter scene.   2. ...

American Thanksgiving challenge: Use only the following to create a Thanksgiving centerpiece.  Send us your pictures and we'll post th...

Here's a new summer challenge: Two pool noodles and 12 inches of duct tape.  What can you create?  Send pictures.  We'll post!

Try this: take two old t-shirts, 48 inches of thread or string, a needle, scissors, and turn the tshirts into something new (these are the ...

Here's a new challenge for you: Build a car using only these materials. two pencils (preferably unsharpened), two straws, scissors, fo...

Pool noodle challenge. Create a sculpture from pool noodles.  You may use one other item of your choice such as duct tape or toothpicks.  T...

What can you create with 50 sticks? Try it - and send us your pictures:)

Check out these awesome solutions from the Bayer family! Congratulations on great work!

Summer is a great time for art -- tell your student to gather 50+ items from outdoors and then create a mandala with them. Send in your pic...

Start off your summer with this challenge: build a duct tape boat using only cardboard and duct tape -- it can be any size or any shape. T...

Quick research project: choose a famous person and search for 3 quotes by that person. Then, combine just 3-5 words from each of the quotes...

It's Spring. So, here's a spring challenge for you. Ask your student to go outside and find 20 leaves or petals (preferably on the...

Check out this awesome solution to 10 Books (words from each of the 10 books in bold): Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Fire Crackers went off. I lo...

Here's a good one inspired by Unschool Me using just 10 squares of toilet paper for each person, make a soft family. You may use one o...

Gather up ten books. Go to page 30 of every book and write down the 30th word on that page. Now, using those ten words, write a story that...

Inspired by Landfill Harmonic , this challenge asks you to go to your trash and/or recycling bin and create an instrument (or two or three) ...

If you haven't thrown them out or recycled them already, use all of your holiday cards to create a circus, complete with animals, acts, ...

Another simple challenge: using all of the paperclips in a box of paperclips, create a creature. Be sure to send pictures and then, recycl...

This week's challenge is simple: create a house using only forks. Send pictures -- we'd love to see them and post them!