Picture This

Lots of cool creative moms in our graphic design studio, so they immediately fell for this simple yet brilliant concept from Picture This Clothing.
Picture This lets children design their own clothes (currently just dresses). They turn their drawings into clothes that they can actually wear. Getting started is really easy! Print the outlines of the dress from their website, let your daughter get loose, send the picture of her design to Picture This and they make the dress. For real. So cool!
Since the launch of Picture This a few weeks ago, boys’ moms have been begging for a simple boys’ T-shirt outline as well… I guess it won’t take long for their dreams to be fulfilled! To be continued.

Summer fun

When we’re not working at Artoos|Hayez, we take on our other job: being fabulous moms/ dads/ aunties/ uncles/… 🙂  Especially during the summer holidays, we’re sharing cool ideas to keep the kids busy in a creative way. We might as well share some easy & fun stuff with you!

We’re in love with this book: Hirameki – Draw what you see, by Peng+Hu.
“Every blot’s an inspiration. Every line is free. Unlock your imagination. Draw what you see Hirameki – ‘brainwave’ or ‘flash of inspiration’ in Japanese – is where doodling and imagination come together. Simply put, it’s the art of turning a random blot into something amazing, just by adding a few dots and lines.”

You can do the same with fingerprints as well, as seen in Ed Emberley’s Complete FunPrint Drawing Book:

Definitely something to try this summer!

This is also fun: shadow pictures to take on the beach (as seen on maluna.tumblr.com)

There’s something with kids & sticks… What to do with the collection? Paint them, turn them into a beautiful walking stick, or build a raft to play with.

And one for the girls: a paper/cardboard necklace (must be inspired by the fantastic Isabelle de Borchgrave!)

What are you crafting this summer? Share your ideas with us!