Make your own large scale Halloween mural with this easy to use PDF template.
Below you’ll learn about three easy chalk pastel art projects for kids ideas. Paint a tree, color a face, or draw some very real looking apples!Save Material Giant Chalk Pastel Drawings The large paper lets students draw with more control, so much more than if they had been working on a 9″x 12″ paper. This…
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week with this heart-shaped ribbon drawing lesson that teaches line, value, and meaning. Includes a tutorial video + PDF download. Red Ribbon Week Drawing Art Lesson This project offers a simple but meaningful twist on the classic remembrance ribbon by turning it into the shape of a heart. Made from one continuous…
Here’s a fun and easy Faith Ringgold art project that was inspired by the illustrations she made for her first children’s book “Tar Beach”. More about Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold is an American artist best known for her colorful quilt paintings about American history and politics. Tar Beach, her first book that was written for children, has collected…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw an Umbrella Tutorial and a Coloring Page. A few pre-printed dots help beginner artists get off to a good start. Umbrella Drawing Umbrellas from Grade 1 Students in Canada Student Umbrella Art from Spain Teacher inspiration – adding a poem to the drawing! Drawing…
Learn how to draw a fish head, and turn it into a colorful watercolor resist painting. Metallic markers add some extra shimmer. This easy fish painting tutorial illustrates how dynamic art can be when it is up close and and fills the paper. By focusing on just the head, there is so much more room…
When it comes to pop art famous art coloring pages, this is one of the most fun to color in! Use the button below to download this fun coloring page
Below you’ll find how to Draw Gru from Despicable Me: Easy Step-by-Step Art Project for Kids. A drawing of Gru Fans of the “Despicable Me” movie series now have some help in learning how to draw Gru. His full name is Felonius Gru, but most commonly referred to simply as Gru, and is one of…
Make an art-inspired Halloween costume with this DIY Cubism Paper Bag Mask. It’s a fun way to add a little art history to your Halloween fun. It’s so easy to have a strained relationship with Halloween costumes when you are the ART TEACHER at an elementary school. I’m guessing that in middle and high school,…
Mix your Earth Day art activity with some geography too. Here’s a sample mini mural to color which includes land, water and even mountainous regions. Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues. This year it will occur on Thursday, April 22, the holiday’s 51st anniversary. This holiday is…
This newspaper cat is one of my favorite paper collage for kids projects. The black marker shapes on the newspaper body creates a very graphic look. Newspaper Collage Cat Drawing on newspaper is an idea that has been around for awhile. The benefit, aside from recycling of paper, is that you have an instant texture…
All you need is a pizza box to make a homemade art portfolio. Just fold it inside out for a plain brown box with all kinds of decorating possibilities. Kinder teachers at my school loved this system for keeping student’s art work as the pizza boxes could be stacked and sorted with ease. Simple marker…
A giant butterfly your whole class can create together — without stressing about “perfect” colors. Students color individual pieces (any colors work!), and you assemble a gorgeous collaborative display that instantly brightens your room and boosts kid confidence.
Make your own large scale mural to celebrate the amazing Monarch Butterfly. This download includes:
Below you’ll find a collection of elementary self portrait lessons plans that share a wide variety of ideas and media, so you can find one that is perfect for you and your students. Drawing a self portrait in elementary school is a great way to have students practice drawing faces and bodies, and give them…
Many young artists have tried their hand at Dr. Seuss directed drawing projects, eager to capture the charm of his characters. The catch is that many tutorials are either so simple they don’t really look like them, or so complex that they are difficult to draw. This collection of Dr. Seuss art projects keep the…
Bring a Vermeer art project to your classroom with a tutorial for how to draw The Girl with a Pearl Earring, one of his most famous paintings. Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch artist known for his paintings of 17th-century daily life. Many of this most famous pieces were of ordinary women doing ordinary things, which was a…
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. Cut and Tear Candle Card Directions Candle Cards When it comes to Christmas card ideas for kids that are inclusive to all your students…
Save your spot for the 2027 Art Workshop in Reston, VA, July 16–18! Create 15 inspiring art projects, earn 14 professional development hours, and start the school year feeling prepared and energized. Weekend tuition is $850 and includes lunch, supplies, and ready-to-use classroom inspiration. (Limited space available, balance due in spring of 2027.)
Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step how to draw 3D Love Letters tutorial video lesson for elementary students.SaveSaveSaveSave These stacked letters were inspired by the work of Robert Indiana, an American artist, famous for his series of LOVE posters and sculptures. While the first LOVE sculpture was crafted in 1970, the origins of its design can be…