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 cut out shapes to mirror the other side. You can’t … Read More
Mix a little science and art and learn how to draw a bee. Don’t just label their body parts, students will remember more if they draw them from scratch. You could have your students fill in labels on boring worksheets, … Read More
When you want to learn how to draw a grasshopper that looks real, but is still kinda cute, try this step by step tutorial. Most of the grasshopper tutorials that I have seen have either been meant for kids just … Read More
Mix a little science with your art by learning how to draw a beetle. Just a few extra details to the head and legs will make him look pretty real. If you’d like your students to remember the body parts … Read More
Try this step by step Luna tutorial when learning how to draw a moth. It’s beautiful shape and coloring make it very different from many other moths. A few fun facts about a Luna moth. It eats constantly as a … Read More
Learning how to draw plants that include their root system, could be boring and dry … or bright and colorful and create a keepsake work of art. You can integrate more art with your plant studies with this watercolor project. … Read More
Learning how to draw a dragonfly calls for some careful drawing to get all those tiny insect parts lined up. The results are so worth it though. When you are ready to move beyond an overly simplified dragonfly, but not … Read More
These little designs make great zentangles for beginners. They may look complex, but are made from just adding lots of arrows to my star template. This sample was made with some new Stabilo markers, and I totally love the pointMax … Read More
Learn how to draw a ladybug with more detail than just a red body and some black spots. There’s a lot more to them than that. Mix a little science and art by drawing a ladybug with all her cool … Read More
Learn how to draw a cicada and then paint its fuzzy body and transparent wings. Simple crayons and watercolor do the job amazingly well. Cicadas are known for the loud buzzing that males make to attract females. I grew up … Read More
Learn how to draw a fossil, and use some of today’s newer art materials to make the process as fun as possible. Paint markers and brown paper do the trick. Granted, these fossils drawn with some special art room supplies … Read More
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 mix in science to this project by referring to the … Read More