Easy paper mache bowls, made with the help of dollar store colanders. I love how the inside is nice and smooth, no matter how “unsmooth” the outside might be. I had students ages 5 to 9 in this class, and … 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
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
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
This aluminum foil art project is made from some very inexpensive supplies, yet ends up looking pretty fabulous. I was so inspired by this foil project found at “Make It A Wonderful Life” that tried it out today in an … Read More
This winter tree art landscape makes use of a simple idea, namely that torn paper looks a lot like the bark edges of a tree. I first tried this project with a mixed class that included first graders, and while … Read More
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
Finding watercolor painting for kids that fill the whole paper is just one of my ongoing art searches. This adds the element of overlapping. This project will work fine with all kinds of materials, but if you really want the … Read More
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 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
The April Fool’s art project is pretty much guaranteed to create lots of giggles, just be sure that children don’t try to do much more than pose in them. This photo goes so far back into my teaching days, these … Read More