Easy Pagoda Painting
Color this easy pagoda drawing with water based markers, brush with water, and you have a lovely “watercolor” painting. Pagodas are sacred buildings, typically made of many tiers, and found … Read More
Draw Amsterdam Buildings
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Multicultural, Pencil crayon
Building drawings for kids tend to focus on traditional American versions. These facades from Amsterdam are so much more interesting to draw, if you ask me. They have very different … Read More
How to Draw an Easy Windmill
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Multicultural, Painting
Learn how to draw an easy windmill … on a paper plate. The paper loves the watercolor paint, costs pennies, and makes its own frame. This clever idea to paint … Read More
Indian Elephant Drawing
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Animal Life, How to Draw Tutorials, Multicultural, Painting
This how to draw an elephant easy tutorial focuses just the front half of his body, which creates lots of room to add some fancy decorations worn by some elephants … Read More
Drawing Big Ben
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Multicultural, Pencil crayon
Drawing Big Ben gets easier when you have some grid paper and a tutorial to follow. It’s all about simplifying those many detailed and fancy shapes. LIKE THIS DRAWING PROJECT? … Read More
How to Draw a Kimono
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Multicultural, Oil Pastel
To learn how to draw a kimono that has lots of room for pretty patterns, just start with a large T shape. Add the sides and bands for color and … Read More
Egyptian Collars
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Crafts, Kindergarten, Multicultural, Paper crafts
In addition to drawing Egyptian art projects for kids, try an easy craft that shows first hand the bling that many of the more affluent Egyptians enjoyed. These two products … Read More
How to Draw Egyptian Eyes
To learn how to draw Egyptian eyes, you need to keep in mind how bold the shapes should be. Yes, you could just draw them with lines, but the eye-popping … Read More
How To Draw King Tut
Learn how to draw King Tut, and then paint him with the blue and gold and sparkle that he once had, thanks to a little metallic tempera paint. This tutorial … Read More
Black History Artist: Lois Mailou Jones
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Black History Month, Drawing, Multicultural, Oil Pastel
Black history art projects are a great way to learn about some amazing people who had to forge their own way in the world. Lois Mailou Jones (1905 – 1998) … Read More
Faith Ringgold Flag Project
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Ringgold, Black History Month, 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”. For a great follow up project, see … Read More
How to Draw Chinese Lanterns
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Multicultural, Oil Pastel, Painting
Here’s how to draw and paint Chinese lanterns, with a perspective lesson as well. The Chinese New Year starts on Feb. 5th. MATERIALS Download Chinese Lantern PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper (I … Read More
Draw a Girl in a Kimono
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Cartoon Drawing, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Kindergarten, Multicultural, People
I created a series of easy people to draw, all which feature oversized heads. It makes it easy for young artists to fill in the features. This Japanese girl in … Read More
Draw a Fancy Banner
posted in: Crayons, Drawing, Multicultural
You can make any drawing look extra fancy when you add a banner at the bottom. It also creates the perfect place for a title. See my video below to … Read More
Chinese New Year Snake Tutorial
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, Multicultural, Paper crafts, STEAM Projects
Did you know Chinese New Year crafts can come from office supplies? They helped me make this project with about 400 first through fourth graders for about $45. For the … Read More
Japanese Fan Painting
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Multicultural, Painting
If you need a Japanese-themed art project, this works well even for kinders. In fact, I love the “wobbly” lines of the young ones – it’s what make their art so charming. … Read More
La Boca Houses of Argentina
This fun collage for kids project teaches them about La Boca, a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It’s also a good lesson about Texture, one of … Read More
Draw Russian Buildings
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Crayons, Drawing, How to Draw Tutorials, Multicultural
Architecture for kids can include drawing buildings from different countires. Those is Russia are fun and colorful and have “ice cream” topped towers. LIKE THIS DRAWING PROJECT? There are more … Read More
Symmetrical Watercolor Kimonos
Students used sandwich wrap paper to draw symmetrical kimono shapes, and then finished with liquid watercolor paint. The transparent tissue allowed for drawing one side and then tracing the other … Read More
Island Home
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Multicultural, Oil Pastel, Painting
A teacher wanted a simple house drawing that was linked to the Bahamas, and this colorful paint and oil pastel house worked well. MATERIALS Large drawing paper Tempera paint Oil pastels … Read More