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• Caterpillar Drawing

  

  A good lesson for kindergarteners on up. Reading “A Very Hungry Caterpillar” before drawing is recommended. 1. Students draw about 7 vertical lines in the middl... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mosaic Tape Rainbow

  

  I was happy to make a recent discovery of colored paper tape at my online art store. It really makes any type of mosaic work a slam dunk, with no messy glue. 1. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Dino Skeleton Plaster Casts

  

  I believe that kinders in CA are learning about dinosaurs right about now. This project is a great combination of art and science. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Having Fun on Instagram

  

  I’ve dabbled with Instagram before, but am just now having a new appreciation of how quickly you can share photos with the it. The fun part is that they can... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Large Scale Color Prints

  

  One of the benefits of the advances in color printing is that the costs come down and the quality goes up. I recently decided to enlarge some of the extra... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Magazine Color Collage

  

  Collage is a French word which means “glue.” The term was coined by Braque and Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century, when collage became a distinctive... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Happy Earth Day

  

  I found this really great free font called Wild Wood at Font.DownloadAtoZ and made a quick coloring page for those still celebrating Earth Day today. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• April Fool’s Eyeglasses

  

  Here’s a popular project I thought I’d repost before April 1st. The glasses are pretty much guaranteed to create lots of giggles, just be sure that children... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Positive / Negative Flower

  

  This is a simple exercise that uses positive and negative shapes and lines. 1. Students start with a 6" x 9" sheet of white drawing paper, and a 4.5" x 4.5"... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Teachers Pay Teachers

  

  I’ve joined Teachers Pay Teachers, which is an exciting new open marketplace for teachers. I'll be gradually adding many of my products to their site, but for... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Flower Watercolor Painting

  

  Almost every elementary student can draw a flower, but are they aware of the many different shapes and sizes that exist? 1. I started by drawing a large... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Laurel Birch Cat

  

  You can use this idea to turn any silhouette into a 3-dimensional shape. Just make sure you use a thick paper so your design will stand up nice and straight. 1. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Ceramic Planter Face

  

  Making this ceramic planter and then planting seeds for hair makes the growth process a lot more fun. 1. Use a wire cutter to make about 3/4" thick slabs cut... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• World’s Skinniest Terrarium

  

  I’m continuing my plant experiments in CD cases. An earlier bean seed grew too fat, so I thought I’d try some thin grass. 1. I started with just a couple... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Japanese Wind Socks

  

  I found this project idea at “That Artist Woman” blog, and love how it made very batik-looking fabric, which usually takes hot wax and expensive dyes. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Butterfly in a Box

  

  I was inspired by a painted butterfly, and simplified the look for kids with Sharpie markers and an origami box. BOX: Start with an 11" square of white cover... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Yellow Duck Collage

  

  Magazine pages are great to collage with. The colors are bright, and they have a built-in shine. My step-by-step instructions for this duck can be found HERE. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pastel and Pattern Eggs

  

  One arts standard for elementary students is to learn to tint colors. My kids seemed to really enjoyed seeing how many colors they could make by just mixing... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Tinted Hand Painting

  

  I am on a quest to find simple layering techniques for my afterschool art journal class. Many detailed adult journals that I've admired have had as many as 5... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Handy Monsters

  

  These creatures were made by three girls in my afterschool fabric craft class yesterday. Turns out they are all monster friends that are girls scouts, complete... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING