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making paper chains
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Paper Crafts: How to make a Gum Wrapper Chain Tutorial

Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make a gum wrapper chain. Use large strips of decorative paper and they can turn into all kinds of fun things. When students learn how to make a gum wrapper paper chain from some larger strips of paper (as opposed to those teeny tiny ones…

Elements of Art Worksheet
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Elements of Art Worksheet

Don’t just write definitions of the Elements of Art, color the words with what each means instead. Visual learning to the rescue! Why Learn about the Elements of Art? The seven Elements of Art help students think and talk in more detail about their art. By considering the Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Value and…

endangered species for kids
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10 Earth Day Bulletin Board Ideas your Students Can Create Together

Below you’ll find ten ideas for Earth Bulletin Boards. Use the mural art as a starting point for all kinds of different displays. A grid design gives students a chance to make an Earth Day bulletin board with an assortment of animals: sandhill crane, gorilla, macaw, tiger, butterfly, sea turtle, frog and whale. Color with…

Gee’s Bend Quilt Art Lesson: How to Make a Paper Quilt Project Tutorial Video
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Gee’s Bend Quilt Art Lesson: How to Make a Paper Quilt Project Tutorial Video

Try this paper quilt collage for a Black History Month art Project. Students can learn about a little about civil rights while trying this lesson inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend. The Quilters of Gee’s Bend This Black History Month art project was inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend, who live in a…

homemade valentine cards
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Easy Valentine Card Ideas for Kids

Below you’ll find lots of Valentine Card Ideas for Kids. There are ideas for working with oil pastel, watercolor, markers and paper crafts. Mini Me Valentine Cards This Valentine Card idea was floating around Pinterest years ago, so I tried it out for myself to see if I could simplify it. The idea of having…

Easy Christmas Card Ideas: A Cut and Tear Candle Art Project
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Easy Christmas Card Ideas: A Cut and Tear Candle Art Project

Below you’ll find one of my favorite easy Christmas card ideas for kids. Just change the colors of the candles and the background and it works for all kinds of celebrations, even birthdays! Cut and Tear Candle Card Directions Candle Cards When it comes to Christmas card ideas for kids that are inclusive to all…

Color Wheel Project to Teach Color Theory in Elementary Art
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Color Wheel Project to Teach Color Theory in Elementary Art

Use this Color Wheel Art Project to teach color theory to your elementary students. Stop by and grab the free, step-by-step lesson to make it easy for them to learn about warm, cool and complementary colors. If teaching color theory to elementary students sounds like a daunting task, don’t let it keep you from trying….

Easy Weaving Projects for Kids: Burlap + Yarn and Ribbon
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Easy Weaving Projects for Kids: Burlap + Yarn and Ribbon

Below you’ll find weaving projects for kids that are are inexpensive, take very little prep work, and leave students with something they can use too. A couple of variations are included. Weaving projects for kids often involve paper, but that does have drawbacks. Pre-cutting lots of paper strips is either a tedious job for teachers,…

Elements of Art eBook

Elements of Art eBook

It’s easy to cover the Elements of Art when you have an ebook that focuses on them.

  • 38 step-by-step tutorials
  • Full size sample art and instruction sheet
  • An Elements worksheet (including a Colour version)
  • Binder and spine art to make your own book

 

Principles of Design

Principles of Design

This eBook includes:

• Ten projects that connect to one or more of the Principles of Design

• A Teacher Instruction and Student Tutorial page for each project

• A Principle of Design worksheet (including a Colour version)

• You can even print the sleeve art shown to make your own binder!

Elements & Principles

Elements & Principles

Now you can get this pair of ebooks which will provide:

• “Elements of Art” projects with step by step tutorials

• “Principles of Design” projects with step by step tutorials

• Teacher instruction, Student tutorials, worksheets

• Sleeve art to print and make your own binders

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I WANT Drawing for Kids I WANT Crafts for Kids I WANT Painting for Kids I WANT Coloring for Kids Stop the Sunday Search For teachers who are tired of having their Sundays swallowed up by lesson planning, Art Projects for Kids has a free daily email that serves up easy-to-use art projects your students…

How to Make a Pretend Passport Tutorial Video
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How to Make a Pretend Passport Tutorial Video

Now it’s easier than ever to make a Pretend Passport, when you get a little help from a PDF template. This one includes a place for your own personal info and all kinds of maps to help document your travels. Pretend Passport Tutorial Video How this Pretend Passport Came to Be This Make a Pretend…

jim dine art lesson

Jim Dine Mural

Make your own large scale mural to commemorate the work of artist Jim Dine.

This PDF download includes:

  • 25 page template (40″ x 50″ finished size)
  • 36 page template (48″ x 60″)
  • Assembly instructions
  • Coloring Guide
Amanda Gorman Mural

Amanda Gorman Mural

Make a collaborative classroom mural to celebrate the amazing Amanda Gorman, an American poet and activist.

Just print, color and tape your pages together, for a quick and easy classroom mural that finishes in no time.

Especially if everyone works together.

 

Martin Luther King Coloring Page
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Martin Luther King Coloring Page

Now students can add their own ideas to a Martin Luther King Coloring Page with this easy to use template. The silhouette art can be the start of so many different portraits. Each year on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed. Many take this day as a time to…