I created a series of easy people to draw, all which feature oversized heads. It makes it easy for young artists to fill in the features. MATERIALS Download Kimono Girl Tutorial Drawing paper Old CD for tracing Black marker Crayons … Read More
This cow head drawing is pretty simple and symmetrical, making him or her a good candidate for fun watercolor painting. MATERIALS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Fold paper in half both ways to make guide lines. Students follow the … Read More
Here’s one of my group art project ideas that I return to from time to time. Truly art made from trash, as in old magazines headed for the recycling bin. I love that these rainbow collages create such impact with … Read More
Focus on just drawing the Statue of Liberty face and you can learn more about all the amazing features of this American landmark.Save MATERIALS Draw the Statue of Liberty’s Face PDF Watercolor paper* Black Sharpie marker* Crayons* Liquid watercolor paint* … Read More
Here is one of my most popular cardboard art projects from one of my after school classes. Great for learning how to make forms from shapes. It takes some time to precut the pieces for little ones, but they have … Read More
Try one of my free Earth Day activities and see how easy it is to make one of my murals. This mini Earth Day mural has just nine pages, but it will show you how my larger ones work. Just … Read More
Color lesson plans for kindergarten can be so much more fun than just painting a color wheel. I opted to split my primary mixing lessons into three separate classes, and this one was perfect for making orange. Art Teacher Tip: … Read More
My favorite new coffee filter art is this hot air balloon project. These were made by kinder and 1st graders this week. MATERIALS Real Watercolor Paper (necessary for making the clouds)* Large Coffee filters, 13 x 5 size* Liquid watercolor … Read More
Make fun collage art projects by tying it into something familiar. This pizza project does double duty as it reviews shapes and can accompany a food unit theme. I’m declaring it pizza week for my students, as the kinder and … Read More
Bushbabies are one of the cute easy things I like to draw. I also know it’s fun to say “I know how to draw a bushbaby.” Not sure what this animal is? Bush babies are small primates that live in … Read More
I keep finding the cutest cardboard crafts for kids at this site called Krokotak.com. They seem to have a knack for collecting really original ideas, which is not easy these days. I love how this project lets artists of all … Read More
With our school’s science room filled with new bugs and worms, it seemed timely to have lady bugs as the theme for some art projects. Older students drew and painted theirs, but I noticed that many first graders struggled with keeping … Read More
Easy paper mache bowls, made with the help of dollar store colanders. I love how the inside is nice and smooth, no matter how “unsmooth” the outside might be. I had students ages 5 to 9 in this class, and … Read More
Save your old food magazines for this bug collage project. The shiny and colorful fruit, for example, has a whole new look when viewed as bug parts. You can even mix in science to this project by referring to the … Read More
This cute bug drawing is great for really young artists. You can’t get much simpler than this. MATERIALS• Multimedia paper• Sharpie marker, black• Crayons• Liquid watercolor paint DIRECTIONSI was inspired by some stock art found at istock.com. Students use a … Read More
A fun Giacometti art project is drawing a skinny body with glue on black paper. It will look a lot like the unique metal sculptures he is famous for. Drawing these Giacometti inspired figures with glue is the perfect way … Read More
Finding watercolor painting for kids that fill the whole paper is just one of my ongoing art searches. This adds the element of overlapping. This project will work fine with all kinds of materials, but if you really want the … Read More
Art Trading Cards are miniature works of art, made on a card the size the a typical trading card. Here is a collection of what works when making ATCs with kids. MATERIALS Watercolor paper Paper cutter Black Sharpie marker Liquid … Read More