Education and Community Programs

Well, we’ve come to the end of our Arty Pants activities connected with Worlds Away, but not before our toddlers could show off their interior decorating skills, giving all those shows on TLC a run for their money.

A few weeks ago we had the tots decorate their own room within the Arty Pants McMansion.

Faced with blank walls, the tots quickly got on to furniture design, wallpapering, carpeting, and decor. There was a room evocative of a breezy seaside getaway…

… a much-needed habitat for a snowman family…

… another room for the tropical animal-loving snowmen …

… and a swanky lounge complete with commissioned soldier monkey art.

Other than snowmen, trends for this season also include brightly colored foam heart wall decor and larger-than-life animal wall illustrations.

I expect DesignSponge and Apartment Therapy to report on these trends very soon…

Which room would YOU fight your sibling for in the McMansion?

Once upon a time, there was one very lonely house in the Arty Pants neighborhood.

Luckily, it wasn’t alone for very long because as soon as people started hearing about the new housing development, there was soon a crowd of painters, carpenters, and new neighbors clamoring to build their houses and choose their plots.

These new residents were an amiable bunch, choosing to live by their neighbors rather than on big cul-de-sac lots or where there was a beautiful view of the downtown skyline.

A few giant children attacked the neighborhood…

…but it made it through mostly unscathed. A few trees were stolen from yards, a few houses pushed aside to make room for one neighbor’s dream house, but in the end, Arty Pants grew to be known as one of the most colorful and creative neighborhoods of all.

I heard the neighborhood is getting a shopping center soon, as well as stoplights…