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 mix in science to this project by referring to the … Read More
Protractor Art
Frank Stella is an American painter who fully embraced the idea that sometimes a painting can just be flat. In the 1960s he created some paintings titled the “Protractor Series”. For students learning how to use protractors with their math, … Read More
Cute Bug Painting
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
Giacometti Glue Drawing
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
Escher Lizard Template
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist M.C. Escher, Markers, Tessellation
M.C. Escher’s art continues to amaze people all over the world. His many nature-themed tessellations are both lovely and brilliant. I found the repeating pattern in Escher’s Lizard Tessellation, and thought it would be fun as a classroom project. Just … 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 kids. MATERIALS Watercolor paper Paper cutter Black Sharpie marker Liquid … Read More