Creative Minds in Motion by Color Sprinkle Lab

Our students' hard work is truly deserving of recognition!

🌈 We’re Back — and More Creative Than Ever!

Welcome to Creative Minds in Motion by Color Sprinkle Lab!

I’m Ashley Parker — teacher, mom, and the creative behind Color Sprinkle Lab. This page is all about inspiring hands-on learning through STEAM + Art for kids ages 3–11.

Here you’ll find:
✨ Family STEAM challenges
🎨 Creative art projects
💡 Movement-based learning ideas

I’ll be sharing a free Family STEAM Challenge Pack soon — perfect for jump-starting creativity at home or in the classroom.

Let’s make learning colorful, curious, and full of motion again 💛

Kinder kiddos studied 2-d shapes and then created pictures from combining and placing shapes to create something new.

Our first grade friends studied primary colors and then mixed them to make secondary colors after reading the book Mouse Paint. 🖌🖌🖌

3rd grade had a storybook engineering STEAM challenge to create art easels from random materials that would stand upright and hold their canvas allowing them to paint. They used the engineering design process to create their easels. It wasn't easy and many students had to adjust their initial creations.

"I had a plan a, b, and c. I had to use all of them before I got it to work!"

Kindergarten and 1st grade students created self portraits after learning how to draw themselves using simple shapes. They also worked on adding details to their pictures to create a cohesive background.

Second grade has been learning about fall and why and how leaves change colors. They have been working on creating fall tree models with coffee filters, recycled markers, and lunch bags. They experimented with color mixing and design last week. This week they created their tree models. Next week they will assemble their trees and display them for others to enjoy.

Kindergarten kiddos are working on making pumpkins with cut strips of magazines. They are working hard on cutting straight lines and glueing the pieces side by side to cover their pumpkins. This is the first part of their project. We love fine motor practice and creating with lines and texture.

1st grade has been working very hard on making 3-d monsters.

Tmrw is International Dot Day!! If your child has dots s/he can wear them to help us celebrate!! Link to read aloud is in the comments.