Your Valentine art for kids can?t go wrong with these rows of delicate hearts, even if they do get crooked and lopsided. In fact, I think that makes t...
Maud Lewis art projects will appeal to lots of young ones if you start with a cute cat. She was famous for painting colorful scenes of rural Nova Sco...
So it turns out that a coffee filter, Sharpie and watercolor paint can make a pretty cool Presidents Day art project. You can even try some shading by...
Valentine art projects that mix the rich color of Sharpies with hearts, pretty much can?t go wrong, if you ask me. This one involves mounting the draw...
This winter art project is about learning to mix different shades of green. Keep the drawing simple so there’s plenty of time to experiment. M...
A Valentine’s Day doodle doesn?t have to be fancy, or ornate, or require a graphic design degree. It can just be some very carefully drawn lines...
The women of Gee?s Bend ? a small, remote, black community in Alabama ? have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces dating from the early twentieth ce...
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Learn how to draw a stegosaurus with all the cool plates along his back and tail. He?s got a dinosaur look that is all his own. MATERIALS Download Ste...
If you are studying American symbols, here?s how to draw the White House. Many of its shapes have been simplified to keep students from getting frustr...
This may be the easiest Valentines art for kids project that I know of. If you can layer oil pastels, you can scratch out some very artsy looking hear...
Valentine’s Day craft ideas can be fun and inexpensive if you start with popsicle sticks. I like that you can easily read these raised letters, ...
If you are ready for a tutorial on how to draw George Washington that is more than just an oval face with curly hair, then try this one. You’ll ...
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This lesson on how to draw a winter town is fun for those that enjoy drawing buildings. I?ve found it especially helpful for students to use grid pape...
Stock art is a good place to look for Valentines art ideas. This flying kitty with a heart was too cute and easy to draw. I highly recommend either pr...
Black history month projects can give also give a nod to noted artists who live a bit south of use, like Bernard Hoyes from Jamaica. I made tutorial ...
My favorite artist trading cards for kids project involves starting with a color photo and creating a world around it using only a thin black marker. ...
A third grader blew me away with her skill in making these Model Magic roses. I showed students how to simply make and wrap rose petals, but she ran w...
This abstract art lesson let my students choose which painting format they wanted to try out ? a circular or an vertical stripe one. By the way, this ...
A Valentine?s Day art for kids project can be a good time to try a new process. This colorful art comes from using crayons, rubber cement and watercol...
Why Whitney Hills for an Art Retreat? Well, let me first tell you how I was introduced to this historic home. My sister?s 50th surprise birthday was h...
Martin Luther King coloring pages don?t have to look like cartoon drawings. This one is what you call ?posterized?, which is pretty much a simplified ...
If you are looking ahead for a Chinese New Year activity, then I’ve got you covered. How about a fun collaborative coloring project for y...
This Lois Mailou Jones-inspired drawing is one of my favorite black history month art projects. During Lois? remarkable life, she painted, designed ma...
Here’s how to draw and paint Chinese lanterns, with a perspective lesson as well. The Chinese New Year starts on Feb. 5th. MATERIALS Download C...
Black history art projects are a great way to learn about some amazing people who had to forge their own way in the world. Lois Mailou Jones (1...
Valentine?s Day Card ideas for adults are all over the place, but when it comes to kids it can be pretty simple. Cute animals with cute sayings will c...
Looking for some more artist trading cards ideas? Try making these animals look either large or small, depending on what you draw around them. MATERIA...
My Valentine project a few years ago were these tissue heart rings. Not every activity has that much range, but these hearts did. I’m not sure h...
Learn how to draw a cartoon face, starting with just a basic shape. The simpler, the better. Each will create a very different result. MATERIALS Downl...
Adding elements of art (texture) to a project can be as simple as crumpling up an old phone book page, painting it and drawing on top. This technique ...
