Joan Miro was a Spanish artist who was famous for using some very child-like doodles in his artwork. My students had fun mixing and matching them to c...
The red sticks for these flags are made with just a little liquid watercolor. And if you color them ahead of time, the rest is an easy assembly projec...
Here?s one of my favorite Giacometti Project drawings by a young 3rd grader named Jamie. While most other students opted for one or two color backgrou...
I made my collage the art trading card size, 2.5″ x 3.5″, but it would look great at any size. 1. Find an old phone book or equivalent, an...
I brought out monster painting for kinders last week, and I was reminded how much I love how kids draw them. Something about big heads and pointy teet...
The United States Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive buildings in the nation. It has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Rep...
Here?s something I made a few years ago with an Artterro Art Kit I was lucky enough to sample. I really love that this company sells cool, creative, o...
Here?s a twist on my Pop Out Heart Card, with the patterned paper swapped out for some colorful stock found at my office supply store. 1. Students cho...
I?ve updated My King Tut Tutorial to include a bit more detail, and am posting it in my new PDF format. Oil pastels shown here make for a rich gold &#...
Students used a hexagon template to start their drawings of cubes. Adding a in and out string made the drawing even more dimensional. 1. Use a hexagon...
I really like this point of view for drawing a bird. It fills a page in a nice and balanced way, and could probably be adapted in many different ways....
If you love the charm of children?s drawings, here?s an idea to try sometime. When outlining their work, have students use a thick, chisel tip marker ...
My students have drawn lots of traditional American style homes, so now I?d like them to try something different. Specifically, Amsterdam style buildi...
I thought I?d share this really nice email I recently received. I love how creative the students got with a simple posterized print of Martin Luther K...
Here?s a really fun way to doodle some roses, just in time for Valentine?s Day. I found the original idea posted HERE on Flickr. It?s a genius way to ...
Here is the first step to making my Popsicle Love Letters project. My afterschool class will be painting theirs with lots of acrylic paint next week. ...
I?ve added a new feature to my PDF Shop ? an option to view the murals by way of page count. All the murals are now tagged accordingly, so if … ...
This is a fun combination of media to try ? silver tempera paint and black watercolor. The matte look of the black makes the silver really stand out. ...
I loved the farm drawings I found over at the Becker Middle School blog, so I turned one of them into a how to draw for my kids. The map … Read ...
I?d like to share this sample of student work from a fourth grade class today. I think the drawing guides from my California Mission Book and the brow...
My students have drawn lots of traditional American style homes, so now I?d like them to try something different. Specifically, Amsterdam style buildi...
Here?s another way to paint the popsicle project from last week. Neat painting is always nice, but I personally love Aiden?s version here, which is ju...
Students can practice using a ruler with this drawing project, and do some very basic measuring, which is a 2nd grade Common Core Standard. 1. Student...
Art can cross with science in this boxed butterfly project. 1. Fold an origami box lid that is about 4″ in diameter. 2. Draw a folded butterfly ...
My Pop Out Valentine Card project got me to thinking about other shapes that could be folded and glued in the same manner. I found this scallop flower...
My Black Paper Cat worked so well last fall that I wanted to try other color combos. I made this cat with Pacon Premium Tagboard, which had the color ...
I brought out monster painting for kinders last week, and I was reminded how much I love how kids draw them. Something about big heads and pointy teet...
Here?s a quick painting project that worked well for me when I had some short classes last week. I printed out some rows of hearts so students could t...
Here is how a kinder named Anika painted her popsicle LOVE letters today. The colors and patterns are perfect, if you ask me. These acrylic paints are...
This is my 2nd year for making pop out cards with kinders, and I learned a few things about how to stretch my money. I still recommend using patterned...
