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M & M Special Art, 1 S Castillo Dr, Saint Augustine, FL (2026)

07/04/2023

Happy 4th of July ❤️🤍💙

We are making melted ice creams, the perfect summer treat 🍦

This project is great for exploring painting. Because it’s not intended for it to look like a perfect ice cream cone, this allows for the little artist to be free in their markings with the paint brush wbikw focusing on those fine motor skills. As always, we also have some cutting and gluing going on too!

Materials needed:
Large white construction paper, paint (any color), paint brush, brown construction paper, scissors, brown marker, glue, various materials for toppings (sequins, pom poms, stickers, etc.)

🍦paint on the large white construction paper. It can be in any shape. We just painted a large blob. I also splattered some around it for some extra pizazz.
🍦while the paint is drying, we are going to use the brown construction paper to make a cone. Draw a triangle and cut it out, then take the brown marker and add some diagonal lines for detail.
🍦once paint is dry, you can glue the cone anywhere onto the paper. This will start to look like a melted ice cream cone!
🍦last but not least, the toppings! You can add whatever toppings you like. We are using sequins and gems.

We hope you like this fun summer project! Happy summer ☺️

06/18/2023

Happy Father’s Day to our most amazing dad and husband! We can always count on him to take care of us and to be there when we need him. We love you 🥰

06/10/2023

First day of school ➡️ last day of school!

We had such a good year together 🎨✏️🖍️

05/30/2023

Happy Memorial Day!

This past weekend, we went on a trip to LEGOLAND Florida and Volcano Bay for the first time🎢🌋
We wanted to share our experience since we loved it so much.

First, we went to Peppa Pig theme park and Legoland. Both of these parks are VERY accommodating and handicap friendly. Mia was able to go on all the rides. Her favorites are the roller coasters 😅 both parks are geared towards younger kids, which makes these rides perfect for Mia. She can’t really go on roller coasters that go upside down. Legoland also has a disability pass called the Hero Pass, which allows us to enter the ride through the exit so that we can park Mia’s wheelchair/stroller at the exit of the ride.
Disney and Universal also have similar passes, but I think that Legoland’s is the best so far. Disney and Universal have become so strict with their disability passes due to people abusing them, that it makes it harder for us to use. Legoland is very lenient on their Hero Pass and they strive to provide the best accommodations for their disabled guests.
Their staff was extremely kind. At theme parks like these, we have to use their First Aid area to do Mia’s toileting since they have the large adult size changing tables. The staff in the First Aid area was also very nice and welcoming. We had an awesome experience and intend to return in the future!

Next, we went to Volcano Bay, Universal’s water park. Water parks are a little tricky with Mia because she can’t hold on to the rafts the whole duration of the ride. However, we really liked Volcano Bay.
The staff were very kind and willing to at least try to get her to ride. We had booked premium seating, which is lounge chairs with a big shade, for our day at the water park. When we got to the park, we ended up upgrading to a cabana. The last cabana available was on the second floor, but it conviently had a wheelchair elevator so Mia could get up to the cabana. Our cabana featured a long lounge chair, which was helpful for Mia to allow Mia to relax throughout the day, two smaller lounge chairs, a table, a mini fridge stocked with waters and a fruit/muffin basket, a food/drink server, towels and our own virtual ride kiosk.
Mia was able to go in the pool, which did have a pool lift for her to be able to get in the pool with, and the lazy river. All the other rides/slides she could not ride due to the nature of her disability. BUT, they did have two rides that had an elevator for easy handicap accessibility for others that are able to ride but cannot climb up the stairs to the top of the ride.
Our food/drink server was especially kind! He is a parent of a special needs child as well, and was super accommodating to us as a fellow special needs parent.

All in all, we highly recommend both Legoland and Volcano Bay! Both are handicap friendly and very welcoming to children and adults with disabilities.

Below, I have shared some photos of our trip for you to enjoy! Mia loved the roller coasters so much!

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to all the special moms out there!
It takes a special mom to raise a special baby 🥰🌺❤️

04/23/2023

Happy Earth Day 🌎✨ (we are a little late 😅)

We made a spinning Earth!
While we were making them, we talked about different things we might do on Earth Day, like plant trees, pick up trash, recycle plastics and papers. We also talked about the reasons why we might do those things, like keeping animals safe, making sure we have trees to produce enough oxygen for us to breathe, and reusing the plastics we recycle.

Materials needed:
Earth template, something to color with, scissors, glue, yarn and beads.
*All materials can be recycled materials

First, we colored the Earth template. We need 4 Earth’s to create the project.
Then, we cute each Earth out.
Next, we folded each Earth in half with the colored side folded in.
Then, we glued 3 of the Earth’s together.
Next, we taped our string to attach.
Then, we glued the last Earth to close it up.
Next, we added beads to the long side of the string.

Now it’s ready to hang and spin!

03/25/2023

March 25th is National Cerebral Palsy Day, so today we are celebrating 💚🤍

03/21/2023

Today, we are celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💚

March is CP awareness month, so we decided to paint some rocks for our rock garden. Rock painting is a great activity for all ages. It is also so easy to use adaptive materials with. You can do anything you want! Be as creative as you want or as simple as you want.
You can make it extra fun by going out and picking your own rocks, and then bring them in to paint.

Materials needed:
Paint brush(es) - you can use any type of brush you like. We chose to use the sponge brush.
Paint - we chose white and 2 shades of green for CP.
Rocks
Sealant - you can use any kind you like. We chose mod podge.

You can paint your rocks however you want. We decided to paint each rock one color and then add designs on top.

The mod podge is a great water based sealant to help protect your artwork from getting damaged by the weather. We live in sunny south Florida, so we like to make sure our outside artwork is protected from the sun and rain. The sun will strip the color away, and we don’t want that!

We hope you enjoyed our video. Happy CO awareness month 💚🤍

02/19/2023

We are continuing to celebrate the month of love by making a Valentine Pizza ❤️🍕

This is a quick & fun project that you can do to practice all the fine motor skills. You can also make it your own by adding more toppings to your pizza, or even using foam sheets instead of paper to cut out the heart shaped crust and sauce.

Materials used:
Yellow and pink construction paper(pre-cut into heart shapes), orange and yellow tissue paper, liquid glue, scissors, foam heart shaped stickers.

First, we glued our pre-cut heart shapes together with the pink being on top of the yellow to make our pizza crust and sauce. If you are looking for more cutting practice, you can have your child cut them out on their own!
Next, we cut up our tissue papers into squares.
Then, we glued the tissue papers onto the pizza to make our cheese.
Next, we added some foam heart stickers for our pepperonis. You can add other shapes to put toppings that you like too!

And our valentine pizza is all done!
We hope you enjoy this fun little project ❤️

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day 💖

Today is the 5th anniversary of our districts tragic MSD school shooting. Every year since, this day is deemed as a day of service and love, where we give back to our community, local charities or even our school communities.

In preparation for today, my art club and I have spent the last 4 weeks making 700 pocket hearts. One for every student and staff member on our campus. We cut hearts out of felt, stuffed them and sewed them, then packaged them up with a nice little card that has a poem.
The poem reads:
“This little heart is full of hugs, so keep it close, squeeze it tight, and know that you are loved!”

My art club and I had the pleasure of distributing the pocket hearts to all 700 students and staff as our gift of service and love.

May our 17 angels Rest In Peace 🕊❤️

02/07/2023

Today is Mia’s 1️⃣1️⃣th birthday 🎉

I can’t believe she is already 11! I remember her being so small, and now she has grown into a smart, sassy and loving young lady.

I will always love making art with you my sweet girl 💖🎨

02/04/2023

This weekend, we are in St. Augustine, Florida!

We visited the oldest wooden school house in the U.S. and we also went to Castillo De San Marcos fort. We had so much fun!

For anyone who likes to travel, like we do 😅, I’m sharing this awesome pass that we got for free for Mia.
When we went to pay for our entry into the fort, the lady at the booth said that Mia could get the lifetime pass to visit ALL national parks in the U.S. for free, plus up to 3 people ages 16+ that accompany her. Our family of 4 got to explore the fort for free ☺️.

If you’re interested in getting a pass, you can go to any national park and ask! They are for active service military members, veterans and permanently disabled people.

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