It’s time for another great giveaway, this one from Partycraft Secrets . They offer many wonderful ideas to help make a child’s party specia...
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Student Art from Georgia
This student art was sent in by Laura Kim of Roswell, Georgia. She was writing to share what her students did with my Landscape Collage pr...
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Chagall Inspired Watercolor
Marc Chagall, one of the most successful artists of the 20th century, created many paintings that were a dreamlike, surreal tribute to his n...
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Art Journaling 131
I’ve been wanting to start a rubber stamp collection for the longest time, and finally broke down and bought a few at Michael’s for my next ...
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Kinder Portfolio Art Project
I found this art and book combination over at Teach Kids Art . The book by Peter Reynolds titled “The Dot” is short and sweet and has a won...
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Kinder Line Art Project
Starting a kinder art class with a book is very helpful in establishing focus but can also be an opportunity to merge the art lesson with th...
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$25 Gift Card Drawing Winner
And the drawing winner is. . .Blog-on, who wrote: That movie was simply...amazing. After each phrase, I thought, "that is SO true....
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Watercolor & Crayon Name
You can give your painting skills a practice while you make a pretty sign for your home or classroom. 1. I recommend starting with some kind...
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Watercolor Alphabet
This was my after school watercolor project this afternoon, a crayon resist alphabet grid idea that I found over at artsonia.com. I wanted t...
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Art Journaling 131
I like to try new products on the market, and had fun today with Crayola’s new “Mixing Mediums”. They’ve made “Texture It”, “Pearl It” and “...
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Contour Tree Drawing
I’m stilling enjoying the artwork of Friedensrich Hundertwasser , who inspired this contour drawing of a tree trunk. 1. I used a square pape...
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Art Journaling 130
I am still on a quest to find simple layering techniques for my afterschool art journal class. Many detailed adult journals that I've ad...
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Kindergarten Hand Print Quilt
Brag alert! I was organizing my room and came across a long-lost photo of a quilt I made with my son’s kinder class. (He just entered high s...
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Snowflake Resist Watercolor Grid
I was looking for a quick and colorful project for an upcoming holiday art fundraiser. I think this might work well for all skill levels inv...
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Want to see what inspires me? I love collecting images on the internet for ideas and themes that I might find useful in developing new lesso...
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Back To School Portraits
I'd been looking for a different approach to self-portraits for a back-to-school project. I wanted something that would ask the students...
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Over and Under Snake
Learning to draw overlapping shapes is the first step to working with depth. I found this project to be a fun way for students to think abou...
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In Your Face Cow Drawing
This idea comes from a funny painting I found in a home decor catalog. I love how it exaggerates the proportions of the cow. 1. I started wi...
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Collage Name Card
Lately I’ve been inspired by scrapbook artists and the layered-looking collages they often create. I plan to start the school year with this...
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Van Gogh Pastel Sunflowers
This is a tribute to Van Gogh’s famous “Sunflowers” painting. 1. Instruct the students to draw a line for the table, and then the outline o...
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