So it turns out that a coffee filter, Sharpie and watercolor paint can make a pretty great President?s Day painting project. You can even try some sha...
A reader shared this collaborative Martin Luther King mural photo awhile back, and it?s one of my favorites. I?m amazed how neatly they colored it and...
This watercolor resist snowflake art is easy to create with laser-cut wood decorations that are found at craft stores. They make perfect crayon rubbin...
For this snowy winter tree painting, students have the chance to just focus on the branches without any worries about leaves. Studying their basic str...
This mosaic picture frame is actually just an old CD that is cut up and glued to a wooden frame. Finish with the right metallic paint and you?ll be ce...
This recycled pencil star idea came about from seeing lots of half-used pencils in my room. I have boxes of them that are a bit too awkward to hold, b...
In the spirit of giving this holiday week, I?d like to offer this free Thanksgiving Mural PDF template. The five-page file that you can download below...
Need a follow up turkey coloring sheet for a Thanksgiving lesson? Or maybe just looking for a good adult coloring page for yourself? Here?s a turkey t...
Thanks so much to everyone who entered my first-ever ?How to Draw? Book Contest! It seems I?ve found the perfect giveaway. I was truly overwhelmed by ...
Here’s a simple snowflake painting project that was inspired by an illustration on a stock art website. I?ve found some amazing ideas at istockp...
Making scratch art with oil pastels can be rather basic, but have you tried making different color combos on one piece of art? Or coloring three layer...
These Model Magic Gingerbread Cookies are so easy to make, thanks to the perfect gingerbread Model Magic color, also known as “Terra Cotta”...
A candle card works well for the holidays as so many religions use them to celebrate. This is simply drawing candles and then breaking up the backgrou...
To make this ornament Christmas card, try a drawing technique that makes a very pretty holiday picture. Just fill the ornaments with lots of with shap...
Here?s my popular ?Draw A Turkey? tutorial in a format that is more computer friendly. If you prefer something you can print and pass out to students,...
To wrap up my Sharpie Blog Roll, here is a Sharpie Winter Landscape project that I found works well for a wide range of students. The black permanent ...
I put my portrait drawing skills to the test today to see if I show students how to draw Martin Luther King, hopefully with a decent resemblance.The k...
Quilling is an art form that involves rolling, and gluing strips of paper together to create decorative designs. If you use bread ties instead, the cu...
This clay snowman is made with holes in his body so real twigs can be inserted when he (or she) is finished. I?ve learned to really appreciate white c...
These snowman pop out cards are easy to make, even with a large room of kids. Just be sure to cut all the circles and flakes ahead of time. Don?t make...
I taught my students how to draw a teddy with a few simple shapes, and they found many, many ways to turn him or her into their own creation. For inst...
Students can make some beautiful mosaic bean art, thanks to lots of varieties you can find at your local grocery store. The earliest examples of mosai...
Thanks to craft paper punches, projects like this paper cactus are totally possible even for classrooms. I just recommend pre-punching the circles for...
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For something new, draw a cartoon turkey and then make up a funny story about him or her. This guy is pretty simple, and I’ve even tried it succ...
Here?s a super easy way to draw a frame on your artwork with this fun, precut paper. Add a few swirly black lines and you have a wood grain look that ...
Looking for an easy way to draw Santa?s face? If so, here?s a simple approach drawing just his head. And if you work on brown kraft paper, you will ge...
Try Elf feet drawing for a fun holiday project. The close up view of just the legs and shoes make for festive picture that would be great for many dif...
I?ve made a tutorial on how to draw Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, which I believe keeps his cute details, while keeping him as simple as possible to...
There is no digital replacement for mixing colors for a fall leaf painting, and I was reminded again how much kids just love the unknown of stirring t...
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I found my new favorite beginner weaving project that takes very little prep work, is inexpensive, and still makes a very pretty little work of art. T...
