How to Make Pom Pom Balls
A simple search will show you many tutorials on how to make pom pom balls. Some take tools and adult-size patience, but these require neither. These pom poms are tons of fun to make, and can serve all kinds of … Read More
How to Draw a Cardinal
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Winter
Learn how to draw a Cardinal with this easy step by step tutorial. It’s bright red color can make a pretty holiday card. If you need a fun winter project that has some built in color appeal, and honors the … Read More
How to Draw a Gingerbread House
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Cartoon Drawing, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw a Gingerbread House with my step by step tutorial, which includes a few tips on how to make it look dimensional. This Gingerbread House project keeps all the simplicity of an easy to draw house, but … Read More
Marker Drawings for Christmas Cards
This is one of my favorite Christmas drawings for cards. It uses a little positive / negative space and symmetry lesson too. This is also a good project to bring out the best fine tip markers you have. I love … Read More
Zentangles for Beginners
These little designs make great zentangles for beginners. They may look complex, but are made from just adding lots of arrows to my star template. This sample was made with some new Stabilo markers, and I totally love the pointMax … Read More
Snowman Christmas Card DIY
Here’s a snowman Christmas Card DIY idea made almost entirely with stickers. This is one collage that is guaranteed to lay down nice and smooth. These snowman trading cards make use of a trading card sleeve to line them up … Read More
Cute Snowman Drawing
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Oil Pastel, Winter
A cute snowman drawing doesn’t have to be small and flat. With a little help, it can look round and dimensional. Get your students off to a quick start by tracing an old CD to get a nice round circle. … Read More
Winter Birch Trees
This birch tree art project uses tape to block off the tree shapes, and watercolor paint and salt to make the textured midnight sky. MATERIALS Watercolor paper* Painter’s tape* Scissors Liquid watercolor paint* Salt Acrylic paint, white *The above product … Read More
Easy Cardinal Yarn Craft
My love of cardboard and easy yarn projects keeps growing. This brilliant idea comes from I Heart Crafty Things, I just added the pipe cleaner legs. MATERIALS Old, clean corrugated cardboard, about 10″ x 5″ rectangles Bird template (PDF shared … Read More
Schulton Landscape Painting
Here’s a fun landscape painting for children project, inspired by Ton Schulton, a Dutch landscape artist. Instead of drawing and then painting, try painting and then drawing. I wish I knew who first thought of this great approach for having … Read More