Worry Dolls
Long ago, there was a Mayan princess named Ixmucane (icks-moo-ca-neigh). Her father, the Sun God, granted her a very special gift- the ability to take away any problem a human… Read more Worry Dolls →
Posts by Shayla Bailey
Collage
Collage, from the french word coller, or ‘to glue’, is a funky, fun, unique style that you’ve probably encountered before, in class or at museums. But do you know the history behind it? … Read more Collage →
Hojalata Art
Hojalata (Ho-huh-la-tuh) art is a very colorful style that became popular due to the wide availability of tin in Mexico. Also called the “Poor Man’s Silver”, tin was easy to… Read more Hojalata Art →
Storytime Activity: Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/No Combina
Meet Marisol McDonald, a little girl with fiery hair and a love for peanut butter and jelly burritos. This bilingual story by Monica Brown is another book in ICAN’s Audio… Read more Storytime Activity: Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/No Combina →
Learn and Listen- Strings!
Ever heard the sweet song of a violin? The bouncing of a bass? The twinkling of a harp? If you have, then you’re already familiar with the string family! What makes an… Read more Learn and Listen- Strings! →
Aprendes y Escuchas- las Cuerdas!
¿Han escuchado la canción sincera de un violín? ¿O el bote de un bajo? ¿O puede ser el centelleo de un arpa? Si dijeron que si, ¡ya están familiarizada de la familia de los instrumentos de cuerda!
Storytime Activity: This is a Sea Cow
ICAN’s Audio Book Tour continues with author and illustrator, Cassandra Federman. Airing every third Thursday of the month at 5p PT, we feature new books from authors and illustrators. On… Read more Storytime Activity: This is a Sea Cow →
Zentangles
Zentangle? What’s a Zentangle? Zentangle is a really cool type of art that creates wild pictures, the ‘tangle’, through lots of thought and focus, the ‘zen’. Follow along to learn how to make zentangles.… Read more Zentangles →
Splatter Paint
Careful, this one gets messy. Splatter paint is as explosive and colorful as its history. It started in the 1940’s in New York, due to art censorship, or the banning of… Read more Splatter Paint →