Draw a Fancy Nutcracker
When students draw a nutcracker, they can gain valuable body proportion practice. Their simple and symmetrical bodies are so much easier to draw than most other real ones. Young elementary … Read More
Snowflakes on Textured Paper
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 … Read More
How to Draw a Poinsettia
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Painting
Here’s one way to draw a poinsettia, with a step-by-step tutorial. Once you see the formula it follows, it’s easy to draw more. LIKE THIS PROJECT? There are many … Read More
Draw a Cute Bear
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Christmas, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Painting
Learn how to draw a cute bear by dressing him or her with some fun people clothes, which can include all kinds of fun colors and patterns. If you need … Read More
Trace the Mayflower’s Journey
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Holiday Themes, Painting, Thanksgiving
A Mayflower art project that makes a map of the ships original journey, and includes tips for making it look old and wrinkled when complete. Maps needn’t be boring and … Read More
Snowy Winter Landscape
The best way to learn how to paint a snowy winter landscape is to keep the colors very simple. Violet, blue and black can look amazing all on their own. … Read More
How to Paint Winter Skies (without Paint!)
One of my favorite winter art projects for kids uses bleeding tissue paper to create a lovely swirl of snowy skies with a very random blend of color. All you … Read More
Elements of Art: Space in a Landscape
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Drawing, Elements of Art, Painting
One of the Elements of Art, Space, can also be illustrated with a fore, midground and background landscape lesson. Having all three adds more space to your art. A good … Read More
Draw a Truck with Pumpkins
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Fall, How to Draw Tutorials, Painting, Transportation
Once you learn how to draw a truck, you can customize it just the way you want, including whatever you choose to put in the back. Pumpkins are always a … Read More
How to Draw Fall Leaves
Learn how to draw leaves, and then put them in a grid. A variety of types, sizes and positions will make a pretty fall painting. MATERIALS How to Draw Leaves … Read More
Draw a Haunted House, Step by Step
When students learn how to draw a haunted house step by step, they can practice their architectural drawing while making their houses look extra spooky.SaveSaveSave MATERIALS Draw a Haunted House … Read More
Scream Blow Art Project
This Scream art project combines Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” face with some blow paint fun for all kinds of expressionist possibilities. I wish it was my brilliant idea to mix … Read More
How to Draw a Witch Hat
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Drawing, Halloween, Holiday Themes, Kindergarten, Painting
Learn how to draw a witch hat by drawing a cone on top of an oval. All those curves will help make your hat have more dimension. You can’t go … Read More
Cute Monster Drawings
This is one of those cute monster drawings that I have adored since a little first grader named Mila painted it. The lines are sweet, the colors are genius, and … Read More
Draw a Simple Monster
Quite possibly the world’s most simple monster drawing. Students used a roll of masking tape to draw the eyes, one of which needed to be going off the page. Given … Read More
How to Draw Crankenstein
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Drawing, Halloween, Holiday, Kindergarten, Painting
You can students how to draw a “Crankenstein”, thanks to this very funny new children’s book by Samantha Berger. Super simple and cute. Turns out that you only need a … Read More