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 of fun to make, and can serve all kinds of … Read More
How to Draw a Cardinal
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Winter
Learn how to draw a Cardinal with this easy step by step tutorial. It’s bright red color can make a pretty holiday card. If you need a fun winter project that has some built in color appeal, and honors the … Read More
How to Draw a Gingerbread House
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Cartoon Drawing, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw a Gingerbread House with my step by step tutorial, which includes a few tips on how to make it look dimensional. This Gingerbread House project keeps all the simplicity of an easy to draw house, but … Read More
Snowman Christmas Card DIY
Here’s a snowman Christmas Card DIY idea made almost entirely with stickers. This is one collage that is guaranteed to lay down nice and smooth. These snowman trading cards make use of a trading card sleeve to line them up … Read More
Cute Snowman Drawing
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Oil Pastel, Winter
A cute snowman drawing doesn’t have to be small and flat. With a little help, it can look round and dimensional. Get your students off to a quick start by tracing an old CD to get a nice round circle. … 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 cardboard, about 10″ x 5″ rectangles Bird template (PDF shared … Read More
Schulton Landscape Painting
Here’s a fun landscape painting for children project, inspired by Ton Schulton, a Dutch landscape artist. Instead of drawing and then painting, try painting and then drawing. I wish I knew who first thought of this great approach for having … Read More
Draw a WW2 Plane
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Transportation
Add a little history to your art lesson when you learn how to draw a WW2 plane. The simple shapes and bright colors make them fun for even young artists. I like how this perspective of the plane keeps things … Read More
How to Draw a Candle
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Misc
Learn how to draw a Candle with this easy step by step tutorial. MATERIALS How to Draw a Candle (click to download a PDF) Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS
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 need to make these lovely blue and purple winter skies … Read More
Fun Coffee Filter Art Projects
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 will just make your eyes pop! MATERIALS Bat template to … Read More
How to Draw a Giraffe Head
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw a Giraffe with this easy step by step tutorial that focuses on just his very cool head. If your students are learning about (or are just fascinated by) giraffes, then drawing a portrait of one is … Read More
How to Draw a Cruise Ship
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Transportation
Learn how to draw a Cruise Ship with this step by step tutorial. The easy shapes make it a good beginner drawing project. For students that are learning about transportation, or perhaps want to dream up an exotic getaway, drawing … Read More
How to Draw an Indri
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw an Indri with this easy step by step tutorial. They are actually very large lemurs. The indri, also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs. It has a black and white coat and … Read More
How to Draw an Easy Haunted House
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw an Easy Haunted House with this simple step by step tutorial. It could also double as a haunted mansion! There are as many ways to draw a haunted house, as there are movies about haunted houses, … Read More
Draw an Astronaut
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, People
MATERIALS How to Draw an Astronaut PDF Drawing paper* Black marker* Crayons* *The above product links are a referral. If you click through and take action, I’ll be compensated a small amount, at no extra expense to you. DIRECTIONS Save … Read More
Draw a Cat with Wings
If you have some students that are serious cat lovers, then this tutorial with an imaginative cat flying through the air is bound to capture their attention. It’s one of those examples that show how just a few simple lines … Read More
Newsprint Collage Cat
This cute cat is one of my favorite paper collage for kids projects. I love the look of the black marker shapes on the newsprint body. But how do you get lots of newsprint with nice small type, for lots … Read More
Kandinsky Tree Collage
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Kandinsky, Collage, Fall, Paper crafts
Combine the idea of rings or color and a tree and you get a fun Kandinsky for kids project. Great for warm and cool color studies too. If possible, try to get your hands on the most colorful paper possible, … Read More
How to Draw a Hanging Bat
Show young students how to draw a bat, after learning some more about them in this perfectly matched book titled “Nightsong” by Ari Berk. This book beautifully illustrates how bats use their radar to see at night, and tells of … Read More