Faber-Castell Creativity for life: Enriching lives through creativity and self-expression
Faber-Castell Creativity for life: Enriching lives through creativity and self-expression
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Creativity for Life

Soft Pastel Image

How to Draw with Soft Pastels - Art Tutorial

Posted on April 22 2020
Soft pastel techniques and tips. Learn how to draw and create with soft pastels. This tutorial includes techniques such as blending, layering and hatching. Learn helpful tips on using soft pastels. Faber-Castell Soft Pastels can be used with other mediums such as Pitt Artist Pens and Goldfaber Colored Pencils.
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Yayoi Kusama Lesson Plan

Yayoi Kusama Art Lesson Plan for Kids

Posted on April 22 2020
An art lesson for kids connecting science and creativity! Kids will make the connection between science and creativity as they create exciting abstract art inspired by avant-garde artist Kusama’s My Eternal Soul Series.
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Frankenthaler Lesson Plan

Helen Frankenthaler "Soak Stain" Art Lesson for Kids

Posted on April 20 2020
A watercolor painting technique that's one of a kind! Students learn about the life of the famous artist Helen Frankenthaler, and create a set of note cards using her “soak-stain” painting method.
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Recycled Robots Earth Day Craft for Kids

Recycled Robots Earth Day Craft for Kids

Posted on April 20 2020
Earth Day craft to teach kids to reduce, reuse, recycle! Hey guys! In celebration of Earth Day, I want to show you how to make a really cool recycled robot collage! All you need is some paint, a piece of old cardboard, some junky stuff from around your house, and your imagination. ThereĘĽs inspiration everywhere.
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Warm as the Sun Cool as the Moon

Earth Day Craft for Kids - Warm as the Sun Cool as the Moon

Posted on April 17 2020
The goal of this exercise is for students to learn about the concept and use of warm and cool colors in a watercolor painting of their own. The Connector Paints are designed to click together in various creative combinations for interest and to encourage creativity. 
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Mixed media Chagall lesson plan for kids

Marc Chagall Mixed Media Art Lesson for Kids

Posted on April 17 2020
A mixed media art lesson for kids celebrating the art of Marc Chagall. In this lesson plan, students will learn some exciting and effective art techniques with a variety of materials to create a very unique piece of art–
a portrayal of themselves, including images of meaningful things in their life, all inspired by Marc Chagall of course.
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How to Make a Dreamcatcher

How to Make a Dreamcatcher

Posted on April 16 2020
A dreamcatcher DIY for kids! This is a longer project as you’ll need time to let glue and paint dry. It’s great practice for gluing, painting, measuring, cutting, threading, beading, and tying. Also, a great activity to help pass the time on those cold and rainy days.
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Love Out Loud - Hand Lettering & Watercolor Tutorial

Love Out Loud - Hand Lettering & Watercolor Tutorial

Posted on April 15 2020
Hand Lettering Watercolor Tutorial featuring Albrecht DĂĽrer Magnus Watercolor Pencils. Learn in 4 easy steps how to create gorgeous hand lettering and watercolor artwork. Perfect for beginner watercolor artists and for beginner lettering.
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Earth Day Flag Tutorial

Earth Day Prayer Flag Craft for Kids

Posted on April 13 2020
An Earth Day craft to promote mindfulness! Establish a comfortable place for reading together, and read aloud, “I Am Peace” to your child. Discuss the idea of mindfulness, and the comfort and joy to be found in the natural world then turn the lesson into art. Make prayer flags that will blow in the wind, spreading positive words and kind sentiments to all.
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Moth sketch with Golfaber Color Pencils

Moth Sketching Tutorial

Posted on April 10 2020
A sketching tutorial to capture the details! In this lesson plan, we combine the unique qualities of two types of pencils: Goldfaber Color Pencils offer the artist a large degree of control and ability to capture fine detail. Goldfaber Graphite Pencils offer contrast, texture, and a pleasing aesthetic.
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Birds Nest Art with Eggs

Bird's Nest Nature Art with Mixed Media

Posted on April 08 2020
A nature mixed media art DIY! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a tutorial for a bird nest using Creative Studio Translucent Gelatos, and Goldfaber Color Pencils. A nest full of eggs speaks to me of hope.
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Jeweled Eggs Spring Craft for Kids

Jeweled Easter Egg Craft for Kids

Posted on April 06 2020
An Easter egg craft that's sparkling for spring! Are you in need of some egg-cellent Spring craft ideas? Look no further! These sparkly painted clay and jeweled eggs are a great way to keep tiny fingers busy while this springtime weather can be unpredictable.
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Recycled Egg Carton Flowers Spring Craft for Kids

Spring Flowers Egg Carton Craft

Posted on April 06 2020
A spring craft for kids using a recycled egg carton! Spring has (almost) sprung! Here in the Midwest, we have been lucky enough to have a couple of gorgeous warm and sunny days! When the temps went back down, we celebrated by crafting these flowers made from recycled egg cartons.
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Printable Coloring Thank You Cards

Printable Coloring Thank You Cards

Posted on April 03 2020
Printable coloring pages to thank your local hero! Families are looking for small ways to say thank you and help bring joy to their local communities. We as a company are no exception. We enrich lives through creativity and self-expression and one way to do that at home, is to provide your family with printable coloring pages to decorate to show gratitude.
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Bullet Journal Spring Cleaning Doodles

Bullet Journal Doodles: Spring Cleaning

Posted on April 01 2020
Bullet Journal doodles for tidying up! Birds chirping... flowers blooming... dust collecting... closets overflowing! Spring cleaning is here! It's time to use some cleaning doodles in our journals and tackle those never-ending to-do lists! As you can see here, I chose 5 different doodles to cover some of the basics.
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Easter Egg Crafts

Easter Egg Crayon Resist Craft for Kids

Posted on April 01 2020
Easter egg craft with mixed media! The technique shown here, called “Resist”, is when you apply one material that is waxy or oily and then go over it with a water-based material that is not waxy or oily and won’t mix – it resists! In this case, I’m using crayons as the resist. Then I cover this with watercolor paint.
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5 Great Reasions to Create Origami as a Family

Origami Health Benefits: 5 Great Reasons to create Origami as a Family

Posted on March 31 2020
Origami is fun to create, pretty to look at, and surprisingly beneficial to your health! Here are five reasons why I recently incorporated origami into our routine.
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Colored pencil Easter egg decoration

Egg Decorating with Colored Pencils

Posted on March 30 2020
Egg decorating that's easy and mess-free! For all ages 4 to adult. Are you ever frustrated by the limitations of egg dyeing? All those pastel colors and it’s so hard to create fun details? Well no more! Amazingly, Faber-Castell Colored Pencils are made with a non-wax emollient formula that can work on eggshells!
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Bullet Journal Lettering Tutorials

Bullet Journal Lettering Tutorials

Posted on March 30 2020
Bullet Journal lettering is one of my favorite ways to relax and unwind. We all have that tiny voice inside of our head that says... "you can't do this" or "your handwriting is terrible" - we are truly our toughest critic. Don't believe it! I bring this up because awhile ago, I stopped looking at lettering as writing and I started to view it as drawing sets of simple lines and shapes. This opened up a whole new world for me, and I think it can do the same for you!
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Daffodil Goldfaber Sketch

Daffodil Nature Drawing

Posted on March 26 2020
Nature drawing with Goldfaber Color Pencils and Pitt Artist Pens®! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here welcoming spring with a page full of daffodils. I am working with a Castell® 9000 Pencil, Creative Studio Pitt Artist Pen, and Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.
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