Here is a very simple but very cute way to draw a polar bear. I actually pre-drew the light pencil guide lines for my students today, and I think it &...
Here?s a snowman card idea that could be used for a lesson in positive / negative space. All you need are markers and white circles cut from a hole pu...
If you need to keep the little ones busy today, here?s a coloring page that I hope they joy. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! ? View and download Thanksgi...
If students concentrate on making a very simple geometric drawing, they can just focus on seeing how precise their painting can be. 1. Have students m...
Save your old pencils to make a very folk-artsy looking star for the holidays. I used mini wood sticks to first make a frame, and then the pencils wer...
You can give your painting skills a practice while you make a pretty sign for your home or classroom. 1. I recommend starting with watercolor paper ...
Need a follow up activity for a Thanksgiving lesson? Here?s a turkey coloring page that I think offers more creative fun than your average bird. ? Vie...
I must give credit for this clever ship idea to Parenting Magazine. I loved how realistic it looked on their website, it just didn’t come with a...
Looking for ideas for holiday decorations? I need some for my school?s holiday boutique, so I?m having students draw gingerbread houses and then cut t...
Snowman drawings don?t have to be small and flat. In fact, they are a great chance to make things look more dimensional, as in a tube-shaped hat and a...
Fall leaves are made of lots of fun curvy shapes, so I had my art journal students trace them today to make a tissue paper collage of maple, white oak...
I?ve seen some really beautiful decorations made from just clear contact paper and tissue paper. 1. Cut two matching rectangles of clear contact paper...
Here?s the final project for my Matchbox Art Class, a snowman winter wonderland. I?m so happy I stumbled across this type of art over on Pinterest bec...
Here?s a fun cartoon drawing project that includes a little perspective lesson too. I used Crayola Oil Pastels, for those that like this color palette...
Mosaic art is the creation of images with stone, glass or other materials. The earliest examples have been found at a temple in Mesopotamia, which mea...
I like using grids to organize art and fill a page at the same time. It eliminates the ?tiny drawing on a large paper? syndrome. 1. I used my printer ...
Office stickers make these snowmen a breeze to put together, so students can concentrate on creating a short story. And with just a few adjustments to...
Snowman drawings don?t have to be small and flat-looking. In fact, they are a great chance to make things look more dimensional, as in a tube-shaped h...
Fall leaves are made of lots of fun curvy shapes, so I had my art journal students trace them today to make a tissue paper collage of maple, white oak...
This scratch art technique is called ?sgraffito?, and it works well with turkeys drawings that need lots of lines on their feathers. 1. I made a simpl...
Donate just $5 to my Haitian art teacher drive and you will receive this brand new 10-page PDF coloring book for free. This book is not available for ...
After watching hundreds of students make mosaics this week, I have to say that this one really stood out. Luke, a 4th grader, made this very simple ye...
This is a shout out and thank you to a talented little kinder artist named Hudson. He tirelessly drew dozens of characters for me over the weekend, an...
Here?s a few simple steps to follow to make anyone?s name look super hip and hand drawn. It works great for any kind of heading you may need or want &...
If you need to keep the little ones busy today, here?s a coloring page that I hope they joy. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! ? View and download Thanksgi...
‘Tis the season for holiday decorations, so here?s my solution for some inexpensive snowflakes that have a lot more impact than paper ones, if y...
My Art Journal class is focusing on themes that describe their life as they know it. Here is a collage page in my Strathmore Art Journal Kit that I ma...
I’ve found that students love to turn these paper chains into headbands. And with Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s the perfect t...
My afterschool students practiced their lettering with acetate tracings, mounted to photo backgrounds. 1. I printed out this quote ?Every C...
This was a successful project that I tried a few years ago. Students used symmetry to make their owl look as real (and cute!) as possible. . 1. To mak...
