Gee’s Bend Quilt Collage
Learn a bit about art history, civil rights and minimizing waste with this fun and easy paper quilt art lesson inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend. The women of … Read More
Easy Christmas Card
Here’s an easy Christmas card idea that has always been a favorite. Just change the colors of the candles and the background and it works for all kinds of celebrations, … Read More
Halloween Cat Collage Projects
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.Save SaveLarge, small, peeking … Read More
Symmetrical Pumpkin Collage
Pumpkin art projects can teach valuable lessons about positive and negative shapes and still make some very cool Halloween art. This project requires students to flip and glue down their … Read More
Faith Ringgold Flag Project
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Ringgold, Black History, Collage, Multicultural
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 … Read More
Snowman Christmas Card DIY
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 … 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
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
Matisse Art Project Collage
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Matisse, Collage
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 … Read More
Bug Magazine Collage
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 … Read More
Kandinsky Tree Collage
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Kandinsky, Collage, Fall, Paper crafts
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 … Read More