Planet Drawing Fun
It was planet drawing week at my school, thanks to a recent eclipse. It provided the perfect theme for a new metallic marker project. If you’ve never tried metallic markers … Read More
Simple Drawing Project
Ask your students concentrate on their coloring skills by starting with a simple drawing project. Here are four easy ideas to work with, a house, flower, bird and monster. If … Read More
Draw a Cartoon Cat Face
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten
When you draw a cartoon cat face, you have complete permission to exaggerate all his features, and get creative with the colors too. No need for only brown and gray … Read More
How to Draw the Eiffel Tower
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten
Most how to draw the Eiffel Tower tutorials out there are either overly simple or overly complex. I made this one to find a happy medium. Luckily, the Eiffel Tower … Read More
How to Draw a Labrador Dog
To draw a Labrador, just adjust the shape the of face and ears of your average dog.This step by step tutorial will help you draw one in nine easy steps. … Read More
Dandelion Painting
Paint a dandelion tutorial with bleeding tissue paper and rubber cement for masking the flower. Super fun combo of media. MATERIALS Watercolor paper Bleeding tissue paper Paint brush and water … Read More
Bug Magazine Collage
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 … Read More
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 … 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 … Read More
Cardboard Projects
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Cardboard, Crafts, Kindergarten, Yarn craft
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 … Read More
Model Magic Food
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, Model Magic
Once you start looking for Model Magic ideas, you’ll see why cupcakes were a topic I came back to again and again. Save this one for Mother’s Day, or some … Read More
Model Magic Projects
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Model Magic
This snail craft was inspired by a cake decoration found over on Pinterest. I love how simple it is to make something look real, just maybe prettier colors. The simple … Read More
Art Trading Cards for Kids
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Art Trading Cards, Kindergarten
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 … Read More