I find students get much more creative when they skip the pencil stage and just make a watercolor drawing with their brush. In this case, they draw so...
Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5th, is widely accepted as a moment to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. Decorating food containers to look li...
Add this to your collection of Earth Day printables. This one is my own creation, based on my Earth Day Doodle Mural. It has lots of stars, hearts an...
Tessellations for kids have much to teach about art and math, but need clear guide lines to keep students from jumbling up their cut out shapes. My te...
Here?s my favorite way to make a simple shark drawing, and modify it for different grade levels. Younger students learn about symmetry, older can add ...
You can share Andy Goldsworthy for kids with this project, even if you live in the middle of a busy city. Andrew is an amazing British artist who has...
Try one of my free earth day activities and see how easy it is to make one of my murals. This mini Earth Day mural has just nine pages, but it will sh...
You can recycle CD jewel cases and turn them into gifts instead. Here?s a few ideas for a birthday or Mother?s Day. They make great little terrariums,...
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Here?s an idea for a simple watercolor painting, three very simple birds that are stacked on each other, with the highest one looking at a pretty flow...
Practice your fine marker skills with this dandelion drawing step by step project. Careful drawing and tracing will make a very pretty and delicate lo...
Here?s how to draw a simple lighthouse on an island. Plenty of room to add some fun ships in the surrounding water. MATERIALS View and download Lighth...
I was looking for STEAM art projects for our school event, and was happy to find some spinning CD inspiration. Just a little prep, little expense, an...
I developed this art fundraiser project years ago, and it still works wonders. Sharpie drawings on dry wax paper, decoupaged to a stretched canvas. Ch...
Start with a geometry art lesson, and then add some water to create organic shapes. MATERIALS Multimedia paper Cardboard templates of triangles, circl...
My kids really enjoyed mixing paint colors by using just yellow, red, orange and white. ? Egg Template jpg (Drag to desktop) MATERIALS Multimedia pape...
In honor of St. Patrick?s Day, here’s how to draw a Shamrock. And if you have the budget, add a little sparkle with a gold paint marker. If you ...
I discovered a great new Scholastic book called “Unplugged”, which features a main character called Blip. It has a great message and is gr...
My large collaborative murals make great classroom projects, and Earth Day is the perfect time to try one out, if you haven’t already. Earth Day...
Celebrate Earth Day for kids with my Doodle Earth Day Mural template. Print the PDF pages, color, and tape together to make a work of art for any or ...
I spied these cute mini cupcake liners at Michaels, and they worked perfectly for a kinder daffodil craft project. MATERIALS Card stock paper: ...
I’m so excited about the release of my new Recycled Art Journal eBook on April 8th, I’m hosting a quickie GIVEAWAY contest. To win your ow...
What’s so special about handmade journals? Here are a few reasons they helped me go from feeling frazzled to a fairly organized art teacher. (Ok...
Color lesson plans for kindergarten can be so much more fun than just painting a color wheel. I opted to split my primary mixing lessons into three se...
March is the month to celebrate both women AND student art, so I’ve decided to support both with a free mini mural. ?We Can Do It!? was a famous...
An endangered species for kids project could begin with my PDF mural. Here?s what one 4th grade class did with my Endangered Animals Mural template. I...
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My favorite 3D drawing step by step tutorial is also an excellent example of turning a Shape into a Form (both Elements of Art). To cap it off, if you...
I have developed an art journal for kids that is based on creating artwork in a 6″x 9″ format. I have combined and updated two past recycl...
My ?How to Draw a Tulip? tutorial shows just how well crayons and watercolor go together. It?s also a great example of a wet-on-wet watercolor techni...
This shark head drawing tutorial has all the angry biting motion that seems to thrill a lot of young students. The slight cartoonish feel though still...
I found a simple aid in assisting self portrait drawing for kids. Start them with a circle template for their head and the rest of the body is more li...
