For our prompt of “Yo-Yo” today, I got to thinking about how much fun I had playing with one as a little kid. Indeed, I could amuse myself for hours […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Written by Charlie O'Shields
We’re completing the first week of World Watercolor Month and it’s been amazing to see the thousands of watercolors that have been posted so far on social media in celebration […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
This is the last day of the month and the final day of the March art challenge and our prompt of “future.” I had absolutely no time to sketch today […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
As the 80’s kicked off, the hottest game to start the decade was the confounding Rubik’s Cube. This launched a whole new trend of puzzle games including a pyramid version of […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Thinking back to the visual toys of my childhood, there are many favorites that comes to mind, like Spirograph, but also rather obscure ones like this. Here we have a little […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Today we have a little yellow duck, which became a bit of cultural icon with the help of Ernie from Sesame Street and his signature song, “Rubber Duckie.” It actually reached number […]
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Though I may never have gotten the Easy-Bake Oven I wanted as a child, I did get several different ways to create my very own shaved ice delicacies otherwise known as sno-cones. They seem […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Today’s prompt is cooking toy, but I can’t remember actually have one of my own as a child. Last year I sketched an Easy Bake Oven, and this year the […]
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Today’s prompt is “educational toy” and my mind strangely leapt to the unlikely candidate known as a Lite-Brite. This little invention came along in the late 60’s and allowed you to create artistic masterpieces that […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
It’s New Year’s Day and also the start of a brand new Doodlewash Adventure! This month, we’ll be exploring Childhood Memories, by taking a tour through some of the fun things we […]
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When I look back at some of my most memorable childhood toys, they all seem so simple next to today’s many gadgets. Here’s a quick little doodlewash of a tin toy […]
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My first way to play music came in the form of this little Fisher Price record player. Here’s a quick 25 minute doodlewash of the player, as that’s all the time […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields