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
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
This birch tree art project uses tape to block off the tree shapes, and watercolor paint and salt to make the textured midnight sky. MATERIALS Watercolor paper* Painter’s tape* Scissors Liquid watercolor paint* Salt Acrylic paint, white *The above product … Read More
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
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
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
Learn how to draw a rat with this step-by-step tutorial, and you’ll be all set to celebrate the lunar Chinese New Year on Jan. 25th, 2020. Yep, it’s gonna be the Year of the Rat! The Rat is the first … Read More
This leaf art project showcases the contrast of opaque metallic lines on top of a shiny marker drawing. These colorful leaves were made for an art trading card project, but the idea could easily transfer make other applications as well. … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
It’s that time of year when it’s fun to mix a little art history with Halloween festivals by way of a “Scream” Photo Op. This fun photo op was made awhile back with my “Munch’s The Scream” PDF template. I … Read More
Learn how to use chalk pastels in a couple of fun art projects. Scroll down to see more.Save MATERIALS LIST Multimedia paper Old CD for tracing Chalk pastels (blue and purple recommended) Tempera cake paint, black Paint brush, water Giant … Read More
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
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
If you mix a little art history with a pattern art lesson, you might come up with this ode to the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. If you create a project in Klimt’s name, it’s only fitting that it be all … Read More
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