Faith Ringgold, an African-American artist, is best known for her large story quilts. In 1985 she made a piece titled “Flag Story Quilt”. This collage project will not only put some old magazines to work, it will create a collage … Read More
You can learn a bit about art history, civil rights and minimizing waste with this fun and easy paper quilt art lesson about Gee’s Bend. The women of Gee’s Bend, in a small and remote black community in Alabama, have … Read More
These DIY pop up Christmas cards are easy to make, thanks to the fact that you can now get circle paper punches in a variety of sizes. Not that long ago, it was hard to find circle punches in more … Read More
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
Make some easy snowflake art for kids by placing paper punch snowflakes over a textured watercolor background, always a fun combination. Try blending several shades of blue on good watercolor paper and sprinkle salt to add more texture. Brush it … Read More
Here’s an easy Christmas card idea was a favorite of my fellow teachers back in the classroom days. Just change the colors and it works for all kinds of celebrations. MATERIALS• Card stock paper, assorted colors• White card stock … Read More
Try this tape collage technique with your next fall art project for kids, and you will fall in love with how transparent and smooth your student’s art will be. Collage projects for kids have many, many lessons to share. Aside … Read More
Mix Cubism with Frankenstein for one of my favorite Halloween projects. Add some mismatched eyes and you can’t help but create a giggle or two. For some help in drawing this face, feel free to refer to my Picasso Art … Read More
A Halloween cat collage project, that works with one of the Principles of Design — Variety. The more variations of Peek a Boo cat poses, the better. Large, small, peeking from the sides or the top, the combination makes for … Read More
Pumpkin art projects teach valuable lessons, such as symmetry and positive / negative shapes, AND still make a very fun art for Halloween. This project requires students to flip and glue down their cut out shapes to mirror the other … Read More
This leaf art project was inspired by Lois Ehlert’s beautiful book “Leaf Man”. A little technology provided dozens of leaves so my students could create leaf art just like her. If strolling through your backyard to collect your own real … 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
This tree collage art project is a great way to teach young artists about cutting and overlapping shapes. The branches are simplified to keep things easy. ABOUT THIS PROJECT This pretty tree collage is obviously just cutting ovals and drawing … Read More
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
Coffee filters make it easy to create some amazing fall art projects for kids. Put them on some nice card stock paper and you have a beautiful fall collage. MATERIALS• Large Coffee Filters, 13 x 5 size (Amazon link)• Plastic … Read More
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 credit whoever first thought of this combination of line drawing … Read More
Halloween art lessons for kids have built in color when you start with brightly colored paper. Make this silly pumpkin face for a fun holiday project. The particular pumpkin was made with some very cool marble paper years ago, which … Read More
Make a Matisse art project by cutting out lots of colorful organic shapes, and then layering them to make an interesting collage. Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color. After losing the ability to paint … Read More
This collage project gives students cutting and tearing practice, not to mention use of math vocabulary of making rows and columns for the windows. MATERIALS • Card stock paper, I recommend Pacon • Scissors • Glue stick • Black Sharpie … Read More