I really love torn edges and all the irregularities that come with them. Kids tend to want the control of the shapes they make by using scis...
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Ceramic Snowman
Sometimes the simplest of projects can turn out to be anything but. My students loved making these snowman, but they did turn out to be a c...
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M.C. Escher Eye Drawing
M.C. Escher was one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. He created many visual riddles, and an amazingly detailed piece titled “Eye”...
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Draw a Snake with Texture
You can buy plastic texture plates for making crayon rubbings, or you can be thrifty and use one of those convenient store coffee cup holder...
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Year End Accordian Book
This can be a fun journal project for your child to record some of their favorite memories from last year, or write hopes and wishes for the...
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Lois Mailou Jones-style Drawing
This Lois Mailou Jones -inspired drawing is in honor of Black History month (coming up in Feb). During Lois’ remarkable life, she painted, d...
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Nutcracker: Oil Pastel on Black Paper
This is a breakdown of my Nutcracker drawing project, this time using oil pastels on black construction paper. My large construction paper c...
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Tinted Christmas Tree Painting
This picture looks best with just white crayon lines (no pencil) so my lesson plan uses mostly tracing of cut-out shapes instead of drawing ...
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Matisse Murals from British Columbia
I’m getting all kinds of great stuff from up north this week. Megan from Port Alberni, BC worked tirelessly with her 2nd and 3rd graders (an...
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Free Christmas Card Coloring Download
I love the illuminated letters at clipartETC.com and I've used them to create this template for a last-minute Christmas card. Click he...
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Nativity Mural from Canada
This mural comes from Notre Dame School in Dawson Creek, BC, Canada. Jenna Gilbertson shared how her 4th grade class colored my Nativity M...
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Giraffes from Chandler, Arizona
Mylien, a parent volunteer from Chandler, Arizona shared her very successful paper mache project that is sure to inspire others. These giraf...
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Gingerbread House Marker Drawing
Ask kids to draw a house made out of candy and their imaginations can can take off pretty fast. 1. I had students start their drawing with t...
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Abstract Snowman Card
I needed a simple and quick card project, and was inspired by some stock snowman art. After deliberating on all my options, I settled on usi...
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How To Draw a Santa Stamp
I had really good results with this Santa drawing today. Any colored paper works, but my favorite is just a swatch of a brown grocery bag fo...
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Tissue Paper Christmas Tree
I’ve seen some really beautiful decorations made from just clear contact paper and tissue paper. 1. Cut two matching rectangles of clear con...
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Santa Claus Drawing
I helped students draw a Santa today, and they had no trouble thinking of situations to put him in – on a roof, in front of a door or a tree...
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My Top Ten Favorite Projects from 2011
It’s that time of year when Top Ten Lists are popping up everywhere, so I thought I’d make my own. Here are my ten most favorite new projec...
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Quilling Snowflakes
Quilling is an art form that involves rolling, and gluing strips of paper together to create decorative designs. If you use bread ties ins...
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Mosaic CD Picture Frame
Looks like mosaic glass, right? It’s actually just an old CD cut up and glued to a wooden frame and painted with green metallic paint. 1. I ...
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Cut & Tear Candle Card
This is a simple card project that has been my holiday staple for kinders for years. Just change the colors to blue and gold for Hanukkah, o...
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Paper Chain Christmas Tree Card
I call this my “minimalist” tree card. Art stores like Michael’s have lots of pretty scrapbook paper these days; I prefer ones with a small ...
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Highlight and Shadow Snowman
This shaded snowman project comes from “For the Love of Art” blog. Great idea that can have many upward levels of complexity added. Thanks ...
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Watercolor Gingerbread Cookie
My new watercolor project, Gingerbread Cookie Boy (or Girl, of course). Kinders can concentrate on just drawing a large, symmetrical shape ...
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Shop Project HOPE Art’s CafePress Store
I just created this new journal over at Project HOPE Art’s CafePress Store . It’s made with the mural students painted in Haiti during my vi...
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Juice Box Apartment Buildings
I've found that turning a juice box inside out creates a great pallet for 3D art, especially when building features are applied. Using c...
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I’m featured on the new Strathmore ATC packaging!
Here’s a peek at the new packaging for Strathmore Art Trading Cards , made with Bamboo paper. This package of 120 blank cards includes an in...
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How to Draw a Snow Bear
This very simple bear drawing worked well today as students could concentrate on their coloring technique. Careful filling in of the backgro...
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“My Pet” Art Journal Page
This was a lot of fun today, watching kids make adorable little creatures based on color prints of real animal eyes. They were allowed to dr...
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Symmetrical Elf Feet
My Halloween Witch Feet project prompted one of my readers to suggest elf feet for the holidays. Thank you, whoever you are, as it was a gre...
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Watercolor Cardinal
I’ve been on the lookout for a new way to draw a simple cardinal. This one, inspired by a stock art illustration is built on some very simpl...
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“Where I Live” Art Journal Pages
My Art Journal class is focusing on themes that describe their life as they know it. Here is a collage page in my Strathmore Art Journal Kit...
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“Thankful” Bubbles Art Journal Page
I love finding ways to have students write in a non-linear fashion. Here is a writing and painting page that I made in my Strathmore Art Jou...
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Snowman Drawing
One simple change to a snowman’s face can add a ton of charm to a picture. I tried this out in a drawing class today and really liked the re...
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Like to Sew? Support Create HOPE Designs
I recently learned about an organization that seeks to raise funds for orphans of the world through the sale of electronic sewing patterns. ...
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Scrafitti Indian Corn Card
You can buy your own scratch art paper, but it’s a lot more fun to make your own. Just be sure to test out your oil pastels first as I’ve fo...
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My Guest Post at Art of Education
I am happy to announce I have my first guest post over at Art of Education , a site dedicated to the development of art teachers. I illustra...
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Fall Landscape Drawing
My first step in teaching perspective drawing is that foreground features are larger than similar background features. I recenty showed my n...
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Kandinsky Watercolor Painting
This project worked really well with my last afterschool watercolor class. And that was with over 40 kids (kinder through 5th) in one not-so...
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One More Turkey Drawing
I’ve found a lot of great drawing ideas over at www.fotosearch.com. If you ever get stuck for new ways of drawing common items, try searchin...
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Turkey Coloring Page
Need a quick activity for class or family get-together? Here’s a turkey that I drew (inspired by a stock art illustration again) that can be...
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