A lot of kids handprints projects tend to look the same, but I like this glitter idea found at “The Best Ideas for Kids” website. Add som...
This project is one of my most pinned art lesson ideas. I think it’s because of the all the simple shapes and rich colors. One of my favorite co...
Sometimes the simplest supplies can make the sweetest decorations, like this popsicle stick ornament. Start with a layer of paint to make it more glit...
OK, this is my new favorite line art project. Students learn to make leaves transparent by drawing them only with lines. These students are 1st grad...
In honor of Veteran’s Day, I’d like to share an American Flag coloring page. It calls for some careful coloring to keep the red strips red...
René Magritte was famous for paintings that challenge how we see. Have your students to express themselves with a magazine circle turned into an eye....
One last drawing project for the big day tomorrow. How to draw a basic skull and add a bit of shading for a pretty realistic looking skull. MATERIALS ...
Sent from a reader recently: “Thought you might like to see this pic. I do an altar display every year with a printmaking project. Do you see y...
My favorite paper crafts for kids involve making something three dimensional. Learning how to cut and bend so things stand up is a valuable skill. Thi...
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Students can practice radial symmetry with this Radiating Hearts drawing. It takes time to fill in the entire paper, but the results can be really ama...
If you like funny cartoon faces, go over the Serie-Golo.com and shop their amazing murals. Their art is simply too adorable not to try to draw yoursel...
David Hockney created photo collages in the 1980s, compiling a ‘complete’ picture from a series of individually photographed details. You ...
Picasso?s Blue Period paintings are great for seeing the power of color. A side self-portrait with lowered eyes in blues and greens makes for a great ...
The simplification that comes with cartoon characters is perfect for children of all ages. No worries about proportion totally helps too. MATERIALS ? ...
Mix a little Picasso art history and Halloween fun by drawing a cubism face with clip art eyes. Mismatched eyes, that is. MATERIALS Pycomall, sheet of...
Teach kinders and up how to draw a face with LOTS of crankiness, thanks to this very funny new children’s book, “Crankenstein”, by S...
I made an Abraham Lincoln coloring page from my Lincoln Mural, and I think it might challenge older students to see how neatly they can fill it in. It...
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If you can get your hands on some fancy colored paper, this plan can make a really pretty homemade Valentine card. Simple hearts in boxes make a sweet...
I showed my students how to draw the Mayflower last fall and was happy to see so many make beautifully detailed ships. Try drawing on kraft paper from...
Thanks so much to Baechtel Grove Middle School in Willits, CA for sharing their work-in-progress Harvest banners. They look amazing! I recently made...
My love of cardboard crafts with yarn keeps growing. These birds were easy for kinder through 4th, and all came out with their own personality. MATERI...
My matchbox art projects all start with an origami box and sleeve template that I am happy to share. Making little things to go inside is half the fun...
I like how this project asks students to first think symmetrically, but still allows for plenty of creative output with the final marker lines. MATERI...
Here’s a Halloween craft idea to make some scary signage. There is something about torn tape that just makes the coolest looking letters. The mo...
My clothespin crafts for kids after school class got to dig into my feather stash to make peacocks. Googly eyes and string finished off the look. I ha...
It?s easy to make birch tree paintings on canvas … if you use markers instead. Add a mini homemade craft stick easel and you have a special holi...
Stock up and save on Christmas decorations with my Christmas Bundle Mural Sale. Buy SEVEN mural templates, including a brand new one, for $15. Sale en...
Now you can make your own Indian corn harvest banners for home, school or festivals with my latest PDF mural template. Buy it once and create as many ...
These are cut out tissue paper leaves outlined with a gold marker, and enhanced with just a bit of watercolor paint. MATERIALS Madras tissue paper Pos...
The first step in learning to draw with perspective is to notice that foreground items will appear larger than background ones. MATERIALS ? Drawing p...
