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 little creations found in cake decorating sites are perfect for … Read More
If you want to draw a cute bunny face, watch where you place the eyes. A large head, with that are far apart will always do the trick. For some extra fun, add clothes to your bunny, as in Peter … Read More
This easy watercolor painting idea makes the most of what paints and Sharpie markers do best. Markers stay black while paint runs and mixes together. My only tip is, be sure to have good black markers when you start this … Read More
To create a Claude Monet art project, try painting his water lilies with watercolor and oil pastels. They both create very different textures, which is one of the Elements of Art. • Download Monet’s Lilies Tutorial• Watercolor paper (For special … Read More
To learn how to draw Egyptian eyes, you need to keep in mind how bold the shapes should be. Yes, you could just draw them with lines, but the eye-popping (sorry!) results will come if you make them thick and … Read More
This abstract art lesson let my students choose which painting format they wanted to try out — a circular or an vertical stripe one. By the way, this artist, Alma Woodsey Thomas, developed her signature style—large, abstract paintings filled with … Read More
Here’s how to draw Chinese lanterns, with a perspective lesson as well. Their simple shape makes it pretty easy to draw a small, medium and larger version. MATERIALS How to Draw Chinese Lanterns PDF Watercolor paper* Black Permanent marker* Prang Gallery … Read More
Learn how to draw a cute penguin, and then add your own hat and scarf design. A great idea for a fun holiday card. If you need something a little more realistic, the hat and scarf could be dropped. Either … Read More
Learn how to draw a nutcracker that touches the top and bottom of your paper and you’re guaranteed to always fill the paper. This project works great with students of all ages, the older ones just end up taking more … Read More
If you’ve totally run out of Halloween drawing ideas, then you’ve come to the right place. This cat in a pumpkin is both easy and cute, the best combination. I like having students draw and color on a 6″ x … Read More
Learn how to draw a cartoon turkey and add some extra fun to your holiday art. Even a simple had adds personality. MATERIALS • How to draw a Turkey Tutorial • Black Sharpie, fine tip* • Crayons* • Liquid watercolor … Read More
An easy way to plan a Halloween painting for kids, is not to paint at all. Use bleeding tissue paper instead. Everyone loves a pretty painted sunset, but it often takes a deft hand to blend things. Not enough and … Read More
For a cat drawing step by step tutorial, it doesn’t get much easier, or creative, than making one in the style of an artist named Laurel Burch. Laurel Burch was not only an incredible artist, but overcame a tumultuous upbringing, … Read More
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 Sharpie markers* *The above product links are referrals. If you … Read More
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
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
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
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
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