Chalk Pastel Projects
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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
Pattern Art Lesson with Klimt
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 … 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 … Read More
Cartoon Fox
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Landscapes, Oil Pastel
Here’s a cartoon fox drawing that includes a little perspective lesson too. Keep it simple by focusing on just his face and tail. This fox face is drawn large and … 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 … Read More
Draw a Cartoon Alligator
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to how to draw a cartoon alligator with this step by step tutorial. Give him a funny face, somewhere to live, and you’ll be off to a great … Read More
Easy Way to Draw a Whale
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, How to Draw Tutorials, Markers, Principles of Design, Stabilo
Let the shape of the paper help you make a whale drawing easy for students of all ages. A very long sheet makes a great guide for drawing this very … Read More
If the Dinosaurs Came Back
posted in: 1st Grade, Collage, Drawing, Kindergarten
Dinosaur art projects are extra fun if you have a book to go with it. This one comes from a classic book “If the Dinosaurs Came Back”. I’d love to … Read More
How to Draw Aliens
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, People
This tutorial for how to draw aliens encourages a mixing of eyes, hands and feet. After all, who really knows what an alien might look like? Young artists will enjoy … Read More
How to Draw a Shop
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Buildings, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten
How to draw a shop, which can easily turn into something for pets, candy, toys and more. Whatever your entrepreneur brain can imagine. My experience is that young students, as … Read More
How to Draw a Ladybug
posted in: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Painting, STEAM Projects
Learn how to draw a ladybug with more detail than just a red body and some black spots. There’s a lot more to them than that. Mix a little science … Read More
How to Paint a Cicada
posted in: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, How to Draw Tutorials, Painting, STEAM Projects
Learn how to draw a cicada and then paint its fuzzy body and transparent wings. Simple crayons and watercolor do the job amazingly well. Cicadas are known for the loud … Read More
How to draw the California Quail
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials
Learn how to draw the California Quail, who kind of looks like he has a little too much of everything – feathers, markings, etc. Also known as the valley quail, … Read More
Simple Drawing Project
Ask your students concentrate on their coloring skills by starting with a simple drawing project. Here are four easy ideas to work with, a house, flower, bird and monster. If … Read More
Draw a Cartoon Cat Face
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten
When you draw a cartoon cat face, you have complete permission to exaggerate all his features, and get creative with the colors too. No need for only brown and gray … Read More
How to Draw the Eiffel Tower
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten
Most how to draw the Eiffel Tower tutorials out there are either overly simple or overly complex. I made this one to find a happy medium. Luckily, the Eiffel Tower … Read More