Pattern Leaves
For a fun leaf project, try coloring with Brush Sharpie Markers on acetate. The color just glides on and stays super bright. The only catch is that colors can smudge … Read More
Easy Christmas Card
Here’s an easy Christmas card idea was a favorite of my fellow teachers back in the classroom days. Just change the colors and it works for all kinds of … Read More
How to Color a Sgraffito Turkey
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, Oil Pastel, Thanksgiving
Here’s how to color a turkey, and end up with a very cool looking work of art. Sgraffito is the art of scratching color away to reveal something underneath. Today … Read More
Free Thanksgiving Mural
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Coloring Page, Crayons, Kindergarten, Thanksgiving
In the spirit of giving for the holiday season, I’d like to offer this free Thanksgiving Mural to help decorate your home or classroom. The five-page file that you can … Read More
Make Your Own Scratch Art
Don’t buy the expensive premade stuff, make your own scratch art paper and you’ll get more color and more texture and much more creativity. The key to making really great … Read More
Fall Drawing Ideas
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Plants, Thanksgiving
Why limit yourself to one when four fall drawing ideas will look even better? Especially if you place them in a grid, so each one has just the right proportion … Read More
Easy to Draw Turkey
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animal Life, Drawing, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Thanksgiving
Looking for easy to draw turkey inspiration? This symmetrical version works well with all kinds of media. Here are some variations I’ve tried over the years. Volunteer art docent Tricia … Read More
Snowy Winter Landscape
The best way to learn how to paint a snowy winter landscape is to keep the colors very simple. Violet, blue and black can look amazing all on their own. … Read More
How to Paint Winter Skies (without Paint!)
One of my favorite winter art projects for kids uses bleeding tissue paper to create a lovely swirl of snowy skies with a very random blend of color. All you … Read More
Fun Halloween Symbols to Draw
posted in: 1st Grade, Drawing, Halloween, Kindergarten
Halloween symbols can be pretty fun to draw. Here’s a worksheet with some ideas, and a page full of boxes to help arrange them in a creative way. This handout … Read More
How to Draw a Witch Hat
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Drawing, Halloween, Holiday Themes, Kindergarten, Painting
Learn how to draw a witch hat by drawing a cone on top of an oval. All those curves will help make your hat have more dimension. You can’t go … Read More
Cute Monster Drawings
This is one of those cute monster drawings that I have adored since a little first grader named Mila painted it. The lines are sweet, the colors are genius, and … Read More
Draw a Simple Monster
Quite possibly the world’s most simple monster drawing. Students used a roll of masking tape to draw the eyes, one of which needed to be going off the page. Given … Read More
How to Draw Crankenstein
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Drawing, Halloween, Holiday, Kindergarten, Painting
You can students how to draw a “Crankenstein”, thanks to this very funny new children’s book by Samantha Berger. Super simple and cute. Turns out that you only need a … Read More
Fun Halloween Art with Bats
If you are looking for fun halloween art lesson plans, simple blacks on a painted coffee filter never cease to amaze me. The way the filters soak up the watercolor … Read More
How to Draw a Kitten
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animal Life, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Painting
One of the easiest ways to learn how to draw a kitten, is to make a cat with a large head. It adds cuteness and allows room to make some … Read More
How to Draw a Girl
A fun way to learn how to draw a girl is by starting with a really oversized head. It not only creates a cartoon quality, but leaves a ton of … Read More
Make a Halloween Black Paper Cat
Show your students how to make a cat out of paper, and add a little lesson in sculpture to your day. Great for working on crafting skills AND Halloween decorations … Read More
Folk Art Cat for Kids
Folk Art for kids makes perfect sense as the very definition is about untrained artists. The more “child like” your art is, the more folksy it is. MATERIALS • Download … Read More
Draw a Vampire Bat
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, Halloween, Kindergarten
You can draw a Vampire bat without it being scary. In fact, they can be downright funny like this guy. This is a tutorial on how to draw a pretty … Read More