July 2010 - Art Projects for Kids

First Day in Haiti

These are cosmetology graduates with their models, at a ceremony in front of our hotel today. Just amazing!

I’ve often been asked what my favorite art supplies are, so I thought this might be a good time to make a list. For now, these are some of ...

One of the CA Arts Standards for 5th graders is one-point perspective drawing. To be honest, I’ve struggled with covering this concept in th...

Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can painting has come to symbolize the pop art movement. WEEK 1: Give the students a 9" x 12" sheet...

I’m still loving these little popsicle sticks, and made a variation of my other house project I posted here . This one has a more vertical, ...

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was a French painter and sculptor who preferred what he called “raw art”. This came from non-professionals who w...

Halloween can offer lots of creative drawing opportunities, some even with valuable art principals. I got this drawing idea from a piece of ...

Paul Klee was a Swiss artist from the early 1900’s who liked to turn things into simple geometric shapes. This sample is based on his “Head...

I'd been exploring ideas for a back-to-school project combining art with story telling much like a popular art journal technique, in lar...

Kindergarteners learn about patterning, and this is a colorful way of reinforcing the concept. 1. I recommend watercolor paper be used, if ...

Variations of this project are often posted on Artsonia.com , but I like the subtle colors that come out in this version by painting with a ...

Louise Nevelson was a creator of wood assemblages made from found objects doused in paint. She worked hard to get recognition in the mostly ...