Turns out you can make a pretty close imitation of Eric Carle?s famous “Hungry Caterpillar” with just a little bit of blue, yellow and red...
Here’s my version of a winter landscape project with shadows. The torn paper really adds to the organic look of the trees. Paint a 9″ x 12...
You wouldn?t believe what a little gold can do for a painting. These nutcrackers looked nice when painted with tempera cake paints last week. But addi...
I was inspired by some fabric ornaments I saw at Anthropologie, but Michaels pom poms come in such great colors that I like mine even better. A bonus ...
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One of the less used shading techniques with watercolor paint is to simply layer colors. This Starry Night inspired painting has some added depth in t...
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Here?s another matchbox art idea ? making a turkey from pom poms and felt, and keeping him in a box colored to look like a barn. This may be more craf...
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Looking for some turkey art inspiration? Here are some variations I’ve tried over the years. Marker, watercolor, tempera and poster markers ? th...
I enjoyed making a series of animal face tutorials recently, and this Hippo was my favorite. They have very unique heads, which are pretty easy to dra...
Tearing shapes from tissue paper can create some very organic shapes, and end up looking pretty similar to poinsettia leaves. 1. Rectangles of red, gr...
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Here is a very simple plan for drawing a shop, which students can customi...
This Santa Bear is a great project for those as young as kinder or so. The simple shapes make him so cute, pretty much no matter what. ? View and down...
Here?s what my students are doing this week, drawing a Nutcracker and then painting him with tempera paint. They started with a 6″ x 18″ s...
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Here?s another addition to my collection of fox drawing tutorials. There is just something about them that’s so fun to draw, and this one is on ...
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OK, get ready for a little penguin art show. My students (grade K to 4) once again astounded me with what they can create with Model Magic. They just ...
Here?s a non-firing option for finishing a clay project that I was happy to try out last year. My students loved making these Thumb Owls, but firing t...
I revisited this previous drawing project today, with successful results, even for kinders. Students trace a CD for a head, draw large features inside...
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This was such a fun discovery today. Turns out if you cut blue and purple Pacon Tissue Paper into small squares, and apply them with water to watercol...
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I just discovered that crayons look really great on your average multi-purpose label, especially when placed on black paper. And if you color one side...
My afterschool Matchbox kids did a great job today, as they experimented with adding mini pom poms to their drawings. These two amazing 2nd graders, R...
I?ve found that very simple nutcrackers are a great body proportion lesson, not to mention practice in symmetry, but I’d like to offer my older ...
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The idea of turning a hand into a turkey has been around for awhile. Here?s a twist using a craft foam hand and acrylic paint to make a simple and eas...
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I’m starting my 8th week of Model Magic classes after school, and have learned over and over again why kids are so drawn to the stuff. It’...
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Tempera cake paints can make a very colorful painting, but there’s nothing like a dark edge to make shapes really pop. A quick and easy solution...
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More banners from last week?s Harvest Festival. I really liked how the Indian corn worked out. Just to summarize, I sketched the art on a long piece o...
Here?s a very kid-friendly way to make a snow globe. All you need is a plastic cup with attached lid, and some Model Magic. Form a snowman, add a colo...
Making holiday cards with kinders may sound like a fairly simple task, until you factor in all the details. Is it doable with a wide range of abilitie...
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Look what just came in the mail! Yep, that’s my artwork on the cover. It’s a brand-new paper by Strathmore that is thick and very black. P...
Students were asked to simply trace a leaf drawing, and fill the inside sections with different patterns using a Sharpie marker. I challenged them to ...
I found some very cool wood-looking ribbon at Michaels recently, and knew it would be perfect for an ATC project. After brainstorming about all the th...
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I’m continuing this class after school, which starts with a pre-folded box and allows students to color the inside insert and wrapper. I just fo...
