You know, if I had to divide all my art projects into just two categories, it would be those for 1st ? 5th … and those for kinders. More than an...
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best, like just learning how to draw a witch hat, instead of an entire witch. Especially if you are just 6 years ...
If students learn how to draw cartoon letters, they can have fun adding it to their art, or reports or book covers, whatever appeals to them. I made a...
Pumpkin drawing for six and seven-year olds is a LOT different than those a few years older. Focusing on drawing symmetrical shapes takes lots of prac...
This crayon and watercolor resist is a simple fall leaf art project, but also a good lesson in adding texture. Try using warm colors inside the leaf, ...
Here’s one more cute fox drawing, easy enough for even kindergarteners to try out. Careful coloring will make him or her look extra adorable. To...
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Creating skeletons from pasta is a fun way to mix art with science. It helps to give students a line drawing of a skeleton so they can plan the placem...
If you learn to add layers when sketching landscapes, your art with have much more depth to it. Follow this formula to make a simple winter drawing th...
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Instant coffee makes a great paint for a haunted house art project for kids. Just add more or less water to change the value. MATERIALS Multimedia pap...
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Folk Art for kids makes perfect sense as the very definition is about untrained artists. The more ‘child like’ your art is, the more folks...
My new Principles of Design ebook is designed to support my favorite 6×9 recycled art journal format, this time focusing on the Principles of Des...
For a cat drawing step by step tutorial, it doesn’t get much easier, or creative, than making one in the style of an artist named Laurel Burch. ...
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Cut out tissue paper leaves outlined with a gold marker, and a bit of watercolor paint make a fun fall leaf art project. MATERIALS Madras tissue paper...
Here?s my solution for how to draw a squirrel, a nice easy profile that is based on a realism, but simple enough young artists to try. MATERIALS View ...
Self portrait art projects are fun when you mix up the media. Give your students lots of tearing practice with this one made from colored masking tape...
One of my favorite artist trading card theme ideas is this one that uses colored tape. Easy to cut, and of course, sticks like glue. MATERIALS Card st...
An easy way to plan a Halloween painting for kids, is not to paint at all. Use bleeding tissue paper instead. Everyone loves a pretty painted sunset, ...
My Before and After, with Jeni’s “Blog Smarter” program. Before For 15 very busy years, I was an art teacher by day (both dur...
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I made this ?How to Draw like Paul Klee? tutorial to guide students in a continuous line drawing that would look a lot like Klee?s famous painting. Th...
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If you make a grid and fill it with autumn shapes that fit in each, you will have a very pretty seasonal drawing, great for a card or decoration. MATE...
Colorful leaves and a black background will make a lovely fall leaf painting. If you are lucky, you can gather real maple or oak leaves for your stude...
This scarecrow drawing can include a lesson in foreground and background, and contrasting color. Everyone wants a scarecrow you can’t mis...
Patty Palmer’s new book, “Draw, Paint, Sparkle” is an amazing guide book for the new art teacher, and thanks to her experience, cove...
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This leaf art project will teach kids how to draw a maple leaf, and then turn it into a kind of crayon batik. The key is to use cheap copy paper. Stra...
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It’s that time of year when it’s fun to mix a little art history with Halloween festivals by way of a ‘The Scream art project’...
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To follow my pumpkin lesson for very young elementary students, here’s how to draw a pumpkin with older ones. I’ve added overlapping and s...
You can learn to draw a maple leaf if you break it down into my six simple steps. There’s actually a simple pattern to it. MATERIALS Down...
I found an amazing artist and illustrator, Nate Williams, who has a very childlike style that I think students will really relate to for a fun self po...
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Combine the idea of rings or color and a tree and you get a fun Kandinsky for kids project. Great for warm and cool color studies too. MATERIALS ? War...
This collage project gives students cutting and tearing practice, not to mention use of math vocabulary of making rows and columns for the windows. MA...
