Ideas and resources
This set of nameless paint sets is sure to make your child think. The concept is simple, each color is marked only by its mixed colors and not it’s end result. Can you figure out which color is which? It will change the way and probably the speed in which your child learns about colors. What do you think? Is this teaching gone a little too far? is it a learning tool or just a slow way to paint?
I love an easy craft that you can have all the kids make and use to decorate the classroom or even make into gifts for the holiday to give their parents. These crafts are mostly process art activities that could be done any time of year with one kiddo or a whole classroom full, but here they have a heart-filled twist.
For example, painting on newspaper and using it as the basis for a project could be done any time of year, but here Art Bar Blog uses painted paper to make heart postcards.
Or kids can decorate cardboard hearts to make this pretty project from Arty Crafty Kids.
Those cardboard hearts can also be the base for fun collages made with random bits from all over the classroom/house, like these from No Time for Flash Cards.
Or use torn paper to make your collage as in the “I Love You to Pieces” project from Taming Little Monsters. This is a great one to have the kids make for their parents.
Weaving with paper is fun any time of year, but doing it in a heart shape for Valentine’s Day adds a fun twist. Get the tutorial from Red Ted Art.
Scrape painting is a fun and easy way to get a different look from paint, and of course you can use it to make heart shapes a little more fun, like in this activity from Taming Little Monsters.
Crayon and watercolor resist art is a classic any time of year, but I love these hearts that were shared on Instagram by Lori Wenger. Have kids draw their own hearts and secret designs, then paint them and display together. So cute!
If you want a project that’s a little more involved, try this three-dimensional heart wreath from Krokotak. Download and print the template, which kids can color, cut and fold to make into a wreath. This one is so impressive looking but not that difficult to make.
Each kid can decorate a heart and put them together to make a classroom caterpillar full of love. Get the instructions and a free template from Craft Corner DIY.
sounds like it’s common core for art to me. I am not a fan!
I think this is a great idea! Don’t know anything about common core and don’t care….This is an opportunity to improve a child’s comprehension as well as artistic ability…also a great chance to foster creativity and teaching acceptance of “mistakes” during the creative process!