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laurel burch cats art lesson
25 Feb 2021

How to Draw a Laurel Burch Cat

posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animals, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Oil Pastel |

Learn how to draw a Laurel Burch cat, and then fill it with all kinds of fun patterns and colors, just like Laurel Burch did. Laurel Burch began her career by making jewelry and selling it on the streets of San … Read More

21 Jan 2021

How to Draw Chinese Lanterns

posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Multicultural, Oil Pastel, Painting |

Learn how to draw Chinese lanterns just in time to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival. These three make an easy to draw composition. The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese calendar, which marks the end of the Chinese New … Read More

25 Oct 2020

Free Halloween Printable: Haunted House Mini Mural

posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Halloween, Kindergarten, Markers, Oil Pastel |

Color your own Haunted House mural with this free Halloween printable. Finish with your own ghosts, goblins, bats and cats. You could print out a Haunted House coloring page for your students this week, and have everyone complete their own … Read More

artsy halloween costumes
15 Oct 2020

Art-Inspired Halloween Costume: Cubism Paper Bag Mask

posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Picasso, Drawing, Oil Pastel |

How do you make an art-inspired Halloween costume that shows everyone how clever you are? Try this DIY Cubism Paper Bag Mask. It’s so easy to have a love / hate relationship with Halloween costumes when you are the ART … Read More

16 May 2020

How to Draw a Clown Face

posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Oil Pastel, People |

Learn how to draw a clown face with this simple step by step tutorial. It’s easier than you think! This tutorial has all the exaggerated clown face features — the funny hat, big eyebrows and mouth, curly hair, etc. but … Read More

22 Apr 2020

Earth Day Art Activity

posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Earth Day, Kindergarten, Oil Pastel |

Mix your Earth Day art activity with some geography too. Here’s a sample mini mural to color which includes land, water and even mountainous regions. Good to know! Here’s a fun way to try out one of my mural templates, … Read More

frida kahlo for kids
6 Mar 2020

How to Draw Frida Kahlo

posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Frida Kahlo, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Oil Pastel, People |

My favorite Frida Kahlo for kids project is a simple portrait with a few key features. Try coloring with oil pastels on black paper for a very rich look. Frida overcame many obstacles in her life, but she always found … Read More

black history month projects
24 Feb 2020

Black History Month: Dancing Lady

posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Black History, Drawing, Oil Pastel, People |

Black history month projects can also give a nod to noted artists who live a bit south of us, like Bernard Hoyes from Jamaica. This tutorial not only simplifies some of his graceful dancing ladies, but is a good exercise in … Read More

rose drawing easy
29 Jan 2020

How to Draw a Rose

posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, Oil Pastel, Valentine's Day |

Learn how to draw an easy rose, with enough detail to make the flower look dimensional, but not so much to make it difficult to do. When it comes to drawing something that says “I love you”, you can’t do … Read More

4 Jan 2020

Black History Artist: Lois Mailou Jones

posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Black History, Drawing, Multicultural, Oil Pastel |

Black history art projects can teach students about some amazing African American artists who had to forge their own way in the world. Lois Mailou Jones was one of them. Lois Mailou Jones (1905 – 1998) had an impressive career, … Read More

25 Nov 2019

Cute Snowman Drawing

posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Oil Pastel, Winter |

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

the scream art project
9 Oct 2019

Halloween Festival Scream Photo Op

posted in: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Munch, Halloween, Oil Pastel |

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

cute fox drawing
17 Aug 2019

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 near the bottom of the paper, so there’s a whole … Read More

van gogh for kids
8 Sep 2018

Learn to Color like Vincent Van Gogh

posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Van Gogh, Oil Pastel |

Try this Van Gogh for kids art project by imitating his “Wheat Field with Crows” painting with some soft oil pastels. They keep all the color, without all the time and expense of oil paints. Van Gogh was famous for … Read More

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