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I thought it would be fun to share our family's book list of living books that we have read and ones that are currently reading together. Living books are wonderful novels that bring a topic to life with fascinating characters and subjects and peek the curiosity of the reader. I'll update this post with each new book that we start or that we are adding to our home library. My children enjoy reading independently and enjoy comics and humorous books and I wanted to expose them to classical and beautiful stories by read a loud together. I think it's very important to allow our children to choose their own books to read as I'm sure this will help them enjoy reading. Please share any of your favorite living books by commenting below! Currently reading together:
Some of our favorite books that we read together and thoroughly enjoyed:
Planning to read together:
Here are some awesome resources of more living book ideas: Have fun reading!
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  Enjoy these free dice printables. They are fun as a stand alone craft project or with my roll and draw dice games.
Terms of use: Files are for personal use or educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed (posted for others), copied, or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my complete terms of use for more details. Have fun creating!   Here is a fun summer project for young learners during those hot days. Kids enjoy creating things with their name on it and I decided to put together this fun and easy "crab on the sand" craft activity. They can use their name or favorite word using the pebble printables. There is an optional template page where they can create their own background. This easy craft is great for young learners as well as special needs students that are currently working on fine motor skills and tasks. The shapes are simple to trim and glue together, making this a great project to work on independently during the summer or throughout the year. Use on white cardstock for each activity as the paper is sturdy. Click on the button below to purchase it at Doodle Thinks Independent shop. Have a TPT account? Purchase it here. Happy crafting!
Yeay for summer! For those warmer days when indoor activities are more ideal or for lake and beach activities, check out these summer art books that your learners will enjoy reading and, hopefully, they will feel inspire to create art.
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  I am excited to introduce my very first color by number printables. There are 6 coloring printables. The first 3 are each a unique color by number format and the other 3 are each corresponding blank templates. Students are able to color freely while learning number recognition.
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Terms of use: Files are for personal use or educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed (posted for others), copied, or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my complete terms of use for more details. Have fun coloring!  Have fun with these coloring pages of a jackfruit, kumquat, guava, pitaya and longan (my favorite Asian fruit). I've updated these pages to make them available for purchase.
I've been wanting to do something fun with my resource icons/images and decided to put them on some merchandise, check them out below. I limited the amount of products the designs would be on but if you have ideas for other product designs, let me know. Here is a fun challenge: what can you draw with just a circle? Try this out yourself or with your learners. Provide a blank sheet of paper and have them draw a circle or multiple circles and encourage them to think outside the box.  Want to save some time? Just download this freebie, Circle Activity Sheet, and hand them to your students. They will have fun and you'll be amazed at what their imagination will come up with, with just circles. Make it a creative day today!   Grab this fun monthly word drawing prompts freebie. Use this for sketchbook drawings, brain breaks, homeschool, and more! Enjoy.
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Terms of Use: Files are for personal use and educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed, copied or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details. There's a quote by artist, David Hockney, that says, "The urge to draw must be deep within us because children love to do it" that made me think of my children's artistic curiosity. I couldn't agree more with this quote because my children, who are both different in their artistic journey, each show creativity and excitement when they are given a drawing resource or encouraged to draw something.
 Winter 2022: I hope you are well this winter season. Time sure flies, and I've been able to add more to this endless drawing list. Have fun kids, be creative and mistakes are okay. Summer 2019: Happy summer folks! I'm creating an endless list of drawing prompts for your sketchbook. I'll be updating this list often (I apologize if there are any repeats). My hope is that your kids will fill up their sketchbook with any of the ideas listed below. The endless list below is a reference to help them start a sketch in order for them to stretch their ideas and grow their drawing skills! I'll be updating this often so please come back, comment, share your creations on the comment section below. Get in on the drawing fun with your kids! Follow this list or check out the adult endless drawing list here. (LIST was most recently updated on February 2022 | Started on July 3, 2019
Page break after every list of 50. Stay tune for more ideas to be added to this list . . .
Have Fun Drawing! I'm not sure who said this quote, "Creativity is intelligence having fun." Einstein? Anonymous? If you know who it was, comment below.
Hi there! I'm wishing you a wonderful December of creative ideas and completed projects. December is a time of year that is BUSY for many, with the holidays and new year around the corner, here is a gentle reminder to slow down and create something just for fun. Doodle in your sketchbook, make a card, bake cookies, make diy gifts, get creative with your Christmas and holiday decorations and don't forget to spend face to face time with loved ones. Happy creating and before you go, check out a few of my creative Christmas projects and drawing activities below (just click on the image to be directed to my TpT shop and if you are on a budget, check out my freebies on here and at my TpT shop):    Besides summer, the autumn season will be one of my favorite season due to the cozy season and spices smell. I have such a fun time creating drawing activities for specific seasons. My roll and draw games are one of my popular art resources because each game sheet can be played multiple times. This means students will have many drawings to admire and enjoy. Plus it is very low prep and easy to use. I created a set related to pumpkins as a tribute to the autumn season.
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Have fun and enjoy pumpkins, pumpkin spice and everything nice! Hi There! I wanted to share the many benefits of doodling and why it is important to encourage children to doodle. My daughter loves to doodle and this is why I wanted to write this post. Here are the 5 benefits (there are many more but I wanted to list my personal top 5):
I hope that you are encourage to grab a pencil and paper and doodle yourself. Doodling is relaxing as there is no pressure to create any master pieces. It is an organic way of creating art and the exciting thing is that it is a stepping stone to an expanded idea.
 Hi Everyone! It has been awhile since my latest post. I have been taking this summer to really create products and I am having a blast. I truly enjoy creating resources that encourages drawing and art. It has been a joy. This month has been my best month in producing resources as well as sales at my TPT shop. Who would've thought that this is where my art endeavor took me! I homeschool my children and we started the school year in the beginning of August. I wanted a head start for us to catch up and review some of last year's curriculum. My goal for this school year is to start incorporating some of my own art resources in our learning as I think they are old enough. I encourage each of you to find ways to add art to all subjects as I think children naturally gravitate to creating art. It engages them and truly build up their confidence. With this said check out my Back to School Artist Pack and have a blessed year!
 Enjoy this 12 page PDF file of monthly doodle drawing challenges. Nurture critical and creative thinking skills while having fun! If you are using this freebie, leave a comment below and let me know if it was helpful.
Terms of Use: Files are for personal use and educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed, copied or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details.  Summer is always fun when drawing is involved. Whether at the beach, in class before summer break or in the backyard of one's home. Students will have fun with this roll and draw game sheet of a water landscape. They will learn perspective while having fun. Your inspiring artists can spend hours creating many unique drawings with this fun activity. Use it for the summer season or anytime throughout the year. This is a no-prep and interactive drawing game that is simple to use and will result in one of a kind drawings. Just grab a dice, blank paper, pencil and coloring tools and simply engage your students with this self-directed drawing activity. You can get the whole class involved by following the Change It Up worksheet and dictating elements that students can add to their drawing. Then color!
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Fun for all ages! Grab it at my shop.  Have fun with this simple and fun summer watermelon craft freebie. Easy prep and only on a single page. Your students will enjoy this simple craft. Print on card stock paper for a sturdier craft.
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Terms of Use: Files are for personal use and educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed, copied or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details.  This is an engaging summer theme roll and draw game bundle that is simple to use and with no-prep. My roll and draw games are interactive drawing games that will result in unique drawings for spring fun or throughout the year. Use each game sheet multiple times! Just grab a dice, blank paper, pencil and coloring tools and simply engage your students with this self-directed drawing activity. You can get the whole class involved by following the Change It Up worksheet and dictating elements that students can add to their drawing. Then color! Fun for all ages! Find this set at my teachers pay teachers shop.
I have so many ideas for these multiple uses roll and draw game sheet so stay tune!  This is a fun letter and number doodle font set with line art. Doodle fonts are similar to clip art but a lot easier to incorporate into your projects. Each doodle corresponds to the capital and lowercase letters as well as the numbers 0-9 on your keyboard. They are scalable, easy to layer and to add colors. You will have fun graphics just by changing the font! Enjoy and stay tune for more doodle fonts. Grab them at my educational shop at Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT).
Terms of Use: For personal, educational and limited commercial use only. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details. Happy Designing!  Spring is here! I really enjoy the sounds of birds chirping. What is your favorite part about spring? Well, enjoy these directed drawing freebies with your kids. They are easy to follow with 5-6 steps and require very little prep work. All you need is a pencil and paper and whatever coloring materials that you have on hand. Happy Drawing!
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Terms of Use: Files are for personal use and educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed, copied or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details.   Enjoy these fun overlapping pattern drawing prompt freebies to aid in creative thinking with patterns. There are 10 different pattern prompts. Add a pattern art lesson to your day or use it as a supplement to an art lesson. These are clean and bold pattern prompts for your learners to think, draw, color and explore their ideas. I encourage you to encourage your students to think beyond the instructions given.
Terms of Use: Files are for personal use and educational purposes only and they cannot be redistributed, copied or sold. All graphics, unless otherwise stated, and resources are creative property of Saroum V Giroux. Please view my current and complete Terms of Use for more details.  Wishing everyone a creative start to the New Year! I am excited to see where this year will take me in terms of creating art and resources. One of my goals is to begin showing product in action photography! Stay tune. In the meantime, swing by my shop to see what new art resources I have listed.
 I'm having such a fun time creating these new product line, Doodle Fonts. Similar to clip art but they are font images created through the letters on your keyboard. Fun to layer and add color to educational or personal projects. Check them out at my shop.
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