The Artful Parent Best of 2012

Before we say goodbye to 2012, I thought it would be interesting to take a quick look at the most popular posts from the past year. So without further ado, here are the top 20 posts from 2012 based on number of readers (you can click on the thumbnails to go directly to the posts themselves)...

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

1. The Arts and Crafts Visual Directory
2. Making Melted Bead Suncatchers
3. The Artful Winter eBook :: Celebrating the Season & Holidays with Family Arts and Crafts
4. 35 Homemade Art Materials Kids Can Make
5. 39 Ways to Play and Learn with Playdough
6. Melting Ice Science Experiment with Salt & Liquid Watercolors
7. Autumn Crafts and Recipes eBook
8. Homemade Mod Podge vs The Real Deal :: Which Works Better with Autumn Leaves?
9. Melted Bead Suncatcher Mobile
10. Model Magic :: Crayola vs Homemade
11. Melted Crayon Rocks
12. Shaving Cream for Kids :: 67 Ideas for Art, Play, and Learning with Shaving Cream
13. No Cook vs Cooked Homemade Playdough Recipe
14. Why I'm the Artful Parent and Not Pioneer Woman
15. My Favorite Kids' Art Supplies
16. How to Encourage Drawing Skills, Confidence, & Creativity in Young Children
17. (Beautiful!) Stained Glass Bunting
18. Best Cherry Pie Recipe Ever
19. DIY Frame Wallpaper for Children's Art
20. Fruit Necklace = Fun Snack for Kids

Three of the top read posts were from years past:

   

• Candy Cane Playdough (from 2010)
• How to Talk to Kids about Their Art (from 2010)
• Stamped Salt Dough Ornaments (from 2011)

And, in case you're curious about last year's top posts, here's The Artful Parent Best of 2011.