Make your own large scale mural to celebrate the author and artist Faith Ringgold.
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Here you’ll find many miniature art ideas made with origami style matchboxes. Making them yourself allows for some really fun customization of both the outside and the inside. Matchbox Art Matchbox Gallery Ideas Get your free PDF Tutorial with template below! Materials to make a Turkey in a Barn Directions
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make a Matisse Art Project and Matisse Coloring Page. Layering lots of shapes will make it more interesting. Matisse Collage Project Join “The Daily Draw” to get this free tutorial! Matisse and Collage This Matisse art project was inspired by some of his work and…
Below you’ll find an easy 3D Paper Cat Tutorial video. Paper crafting skills are great for students of all ages. How to decorate a 3D Paper Cat Making a 3D Paper Cat Learning how to make a 3D paper cat needn’t be a tricky thing to do. This paper craft pattern and directions have been…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for a Zentangle Leaf Art Project Tutorial Video and a Leaf Coloring Page. A simple project with very pretty results. Pattern Leaf Drawing Gallery of Leaf Art More about Zentangle Leaf Art This easy Zentangle Leaf Art project with a maple leaf shows how pretty line drawings can…
Below you’ll find a lesson for how to make a Pasta Skeleton project. Craft sticks provide a much needed sturdy base and an all natural wood look too. Pasta Skeletons Pasta and Skeletons The idea of making a pasta skeleton project has been around for awhile, and it’s easy to see why. The uncooked pasta…
Below you’ll find easy instructions for how to make an art journal. It’s a flexible system that uses tools and supplies you may already have! Art Journals There’s a reason why artists have collected their art in journals for hundreds of years. Who wouldn’t opt to have all their personal work in one spot? To…
A primary color wheel that easily displays primary, secondary, warm and cool colors will help students learn the basics of color theory. There’s also an option for an art journal version. Primary Color Wheel More about the Color Wheel This primary color wheel was created to keep color concepts very basic for early elementary students….
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make a clay cupcake. It’s perfect as an intro to working with clay too! If you are looking for a fun clay cupcake project, especially for those that are maybe first timers, you can’t do much better than this lesson. It uses specifically air dry…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for a Monet art project for kids. Watercolor paint and crayons can make some very pretty water lilies.Save More about Monet and his Water Lilies Claude Monet was a French artist in the late 1800s. He was one of the first who wanted to share more of the…
Here’s a collection of Model Magic craft project ideas for young elementary students. Click on any image to jump to the project. 1. Model Magic Worms This idea comes from the cake decorating pins found over on Pinterest, which is where I’m a lot of inspiration for my afterschool classes. A tip on making the…
Below you’ll find two Graduation Cap coloring pages. There are two fun versions to choose from. Graduation Cap Coloring Page One Graduation Cap Coloring Page Two
Below you’ll find a Trophy coloring page. Scroll down for a tracing page too! Use the button below to get this free coloring page Trophy Tracing Page
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make an easel from popsicle sticks. It can be the start of your own miniature art show, or Mother’s Day gift, or more! Mini Paintings on Popsicle Stick Easels Students in Petoskey, Michigan who made tall easels for their mini paintings Popsicle Easels, Front and…
Here’s a fun Mona Lisa art lesson, starting with her very famous face and then filling in your own background with lines, just for contrast. Mona Lisa Line Art Drawing A great way to study the power of lines, the beauty of contrast, and the enduring mystery of Mona Lisa, is to make a line…
Below you’ll find my favorite art supply brands for elementary art projects. I’ve tried them all out, and can vouch for their quality. Best Art Supply Brands for Elementary About this Art Materials List If you are looking for some good school art supplies advice, then getting it from an art teacher who spent many…
What could be better than recycling, working in 3D, and making some really fun crafty sculptures? Cardboard Angler Fish Cardboard Kittens I love how this project lets artists of all ages make super cute kittens in sweaters. I tried this in my art camp which has kinder through 4th graders, and they all loved customizing…
Tired of the Sunday Search? What you really need is a complete, year-long art elementary curriculum • One with a visual list that shows recommended projects for each month of the entire school year. • With easy-to-use lessons you can access instantly with one click. • And simple, step-by-step instructions won’t take you your whole…
This easy Alphabet Art Project Painting for Kindergarten mixes art and writing. It’s perfect for young ones just learning the alphabet. Alphabet Art Use the Button below to download this Alphabet Template How to make this Alphabet Art Project This simple project works great for kinders and new artists as it just calls for tracing…
Below you’ll find a fun Baby Yoda Coloring Page. There are several different ones to choose from. If you are looking for a fun Baby Yoda coloring page, you’ve come to the right place. This character from The Mandalorian series has been a popular for years, and now fans have more than one page to…