A leaf scratch art drawing calls for a different process as kids cannot erase. I recommend a tracing step to safely get your art on to scratch art paper. I recommend some kind of tracing step to safely get your art onto the not-so-inexpensive scratch art paper. MATERIALS • Download Leaf for Scratch Art Template • Scratch art paper • Copy … Read More
When you need a watercolor painting ideas for kids, cupcakes are always a good option. Most students have plenty of ideas about how they should look. My school holds an art fundraiser every fall, working with a company that places the student’s art on coffee cups, notebooks, key chains, you name it. Trying to find a new project every year … Read More
Here’s an idea for using leftover textured paper from a Coffee Filter Tree Collage. I have a hard time throwing any of it away, it’s just too pretty. MATERIALS • Large Coffee Filters, 13 x 5 size (Amazon link) • Plastic Embroidery Canvas • Recollections Card Stock Paper, blue • Recollestions Card Stock Paper, black • Crayons • Plastic … Read More
Here’s another version of the Coffee Filter Collage only with grass added this time. I recommend telling students that their trees must touch the top of the paper and go off the page. That’s the best way I know of to ensure they use the entire paper. Save Save
Here is a cow drawing easy enough for even kinders. Just start with some simple shapes and add details. This cow drawing was done with crayon and watercolor, but white tempera paint on blue paper would look great too. MATERIALS Download How to Draw a Cow PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper Crayons Watercolor paint DIRECTIONS Draw cow according to tutorial. Trace … Read More
Here’s an easy apple drawing for kids because the basket is symmetrical, and the apples are easy to layer. If you can, try adding brown and yellow crayon lines to the basket before painting with watercolor for a bit of extra texture. MATERIALS Download Bushel of Apples Tutorial • Drawing paper • Black marker • Crayons DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for … Read More
This leaf art project was inspired by Lois Ehlert’s beautiful book “Leaf Man”. A little technology helped me make dozens of flat, easy to cut and glue leaves. MATERIALS View and download Fall Leaf Photos Color printer paper Color printer Scissors Glue sticks DIRECTIONS If you are so fortunate as to live near some fall foliage, you can take the real … Read More
A simple landscape painting can include various sizes, bllowing in the wind. It’s an easy way to add a little perspective. MATERIALS View and download Fall Landscape Tutorial Multimedia paper Black Sharpie marker Crayons Liquid watercolor paint DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Draw guide lines on paper or fold in half to make creases. Students follow the … Read More
One of my favorite back to school art projects. Inspired by a New Jersey middle school posting, it allows students to draw themselves with just a focus on the eyes. • View and download Goals Template Page MATERIALS • Cardstock paper • Printer • Marker • Crayons DIRECTIONS 1. Students start by drawing the eyes in pencil, just above the paper. … Read More
You can expand your dinosaur drawing skills with this Ornithomimus tutorial. • Ornithomimus Tutorial Download MATERIALS Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Draw guide lines on paper or fold in half to make creases. Students follow the tutorial to draw the Ornithomimus in pencil. The Ornithomimus is traced with a black marker. The Ornithomimus … Read More
Here’s a chance to practice drawing dinosaur facial features: bumpy eyes and sharp teeth. It’s as if this guy is ready for his close up shot. The turn of his head lets you show of all his many pointy teeth. Draw them carefully and then add some shadows to make your dinosaur look extra fierce. If you like this tutorial, … Read More
You can expand your dinosaur drawing skills with this how to draw a Saurolophus tutorial. MATERIALS Download Draw a Saurolophus PDF Tutorial Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Draw guide lines on paper or fold in half to make creases. Students follow the tutorial to draw the Saurolophus in pencil. The Saurolophus is traced … Read More
One way to make a dragon drawing easy is to have him sitting down. It really helps to line up the legs and feet. MATERIALS View and download Sitting Dragon Tutorial Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS PREP: Print guide lines or fold paper to make creases. Students follow the tutorial to draw the sitting dragon. The drawing … Read More
A certain hot movie right now may be bringing in some interest in how to draw a Velociraptor. This guy is made from lots of curvy shapes, so I tried to keep this tutorial with as simple as possible, without losing any of his fierceness. After all, according to Jurassic Park, he’s supposed to be the most intelligent of … Read More
The Ankylosaurus dinosaur had huge plates of body armor to protect itself from attackers. It kind of looks like he is carrying rocks on his back. • View and download Ankylosaurus Tutorial MATERIALS Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Draw guide lines on paper or fold in half to make creases. Students follow the … Read More
This might be one of the easier ways to draw a dragon – a simple profile, no twisting and turning. He can, of course, be colored any color. MATERIALS Red Dragon PDF Tutorial Drawing paper Black Sharpie marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Follow the tutorial to draw the Red Dragon. Trace the art with a black marker. Color the drawing carefully. … Read More
My students have often asked me how to draw a dragon, so I put together this how to draw a dragon step by step tutorial. I think it’s only fair to add a disclaimer that irregular curvy lines are trickier to draw than straight symmetrical ones. So if your young child struggles with this, I would praise their efforts … Read More
When you make a Spinosaurus drawing, keep in mind that the Spinosaurus was larger than the T-Rex and may have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever. MATERIALS View and download Spinosaurus Tutorial Drawing paper Black marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Prep: Print tutorial for each student. Draw guide lines on paper or fold to make creases. Students follow the tutorial to … Read More
This simple building drawing teaches students how to turn a rectangle into a 3D form. It’s great for reviewing right angles, parallel lines, shapes vs. forms and more. MATERIALS • Card stock paper • Black card stock paper • Paper cutter • Black Sharpie marker • Stabilo Markers DIRECTIONS 1. Cut nine 2.5″ x 3.5″ rectangles from white card stock … Read More
Parasaurs were herbivores and had large head crests they used for trumpeting. Here’s how to draw one standing on his back legs. MATERIALS View and download Parasaur Tutorial Drawing paper Black Sharpie marker Crayons DIRECTIONS Draw the dinosaur according to the tutorial instructions Trace the drawing with a black marker Color the drawing neatly with crayons.