Mushroom Frog Leap | Cookies and Canvas for Kids | Step by Step Painting Tutorial and Cookie Recipe

VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through a fun and easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial on how to paint this cartoon fantasy image of "Mushroom Frog Leap", with bright colors, movement in the little creature and a glowing moon. Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create a lively painting full of joy and energy. You'll learn how to illustrate a fun flying frog and paint representational flowers and mushrooms that fill the canvas with bright colors. So come discover your inner artist and let's paint our canvas and eat some cookies!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 inch flat bristle brush, #8 round, #1 round brush
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, cobalt blue, burnt umber (brown), green oxide, deep yellow, fluorescent orange, mars black
Other: cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

STEPS:
1. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the sky with blue
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the lad with green and brown
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the moon with white, black and brown
4. #8 round brush - Paint the stems for the mushrooms and flowers with brown and white
5. #8 round brush - Paint the base coat of the mushrooms and flowers with white, yellow and orange
6. #1 round brush - Paint the base coat of frog with white, yellow and green
7. #8 round brush - Paint the white dots with white
8. #1 round brush - Paint finals details on frog with white, black and orange
9. #1 round brush - Signature with black
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ALMOND OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPE
Makes 16 COOKIES / Prep time 10 minutes / Cook time 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), very soft
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup chopped almonds

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray; set aside.
2. To a large bowl, mix together the the egg, butter, sugars and vanilla.
3. Add the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, almonds and stir to combine.
4. Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, form mounds and place on prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake for about 10 to 13 minutes (shorter for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), don’t over-bake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
6. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving.
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