A third grade class made these mini Macchias after studying Dale Chihuly’s sculptures. While I could go into Dale Chihuly and his artwork I could never do it justice so I will just say here that he made colorful — … Read More ...
Art Face
Even though this post isn’t written in English, I don’t think you need to be able to read about this art project to be able to understand it (of course, if you want to read it, you can easily translate … Read More ...
Easy Aluminum Foil Kids Project
For some reason, when I first saw this project it seemed very familiar… I think perhaps I did something like this when I was a child. Hop on over to Let’s Lasso the Moon and check out this fun art … Read More ...
Glue Art on Canvas
If you are looking for a wonderful art project to do with the kids, check out colorful canvas creations made by Jean, from The Artful Parent, and her daughter. They used glue and stretched canvas first and then uses watercolors … Read More ...
Groovy Tie Dye Art for Kids
Can you believe this amazing tie dyed picture is made using oil pastels and an eraser? Yeah, me neither!
While Sarah, from How Wee Learn, usually is more focused on the process while doing art projects with her kids, she … Read More ...
Tissue Paper Flower Art
This art project is a great way to older kids to get creative and experiment with different colors and designs. It is also a great activity for the young kids as it gives them an opportunity to work on pinching … Read More ...
How to Make Your Own Scratch Art Paper
Have you ever made your own scratch art? I remembering doing it years ago using color crayons. I never knew you could make scratch art using paint! Talk about a time saver, a crayon saver (one black crayon only goes … Read More ...
Crayon Pointillism for Kids
Using melted crayons is a great way to teach kids about pointillism. Not sure what pointillism is? Merrian-Webster defines it as “the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that … Read More ...
Printable Blank Comic Book Pages
This is a great resource for both teachers and parents. Ellen, from The Chilly Dog, created these great printable comic book pages, in part, because her neighbor (who is a teacher) was looking for something similar and couldn’t find anything. … Read More ...
Lego Self Portraits
This was an art project for a class of 5th graders. Art teacher Abby Schukei challenge them to use Lego people as inspiration to creating a self portrait. I think using Legos as part of this project probably made even … Read More ...
Printing Texture
This is so simple yet so stunning! Vicki, from Art with Kids, explains how easy it is to make prints using a variety of easy-to-find items. The print pictured here was made using items she found lying around her house. … Read More ...
Make your Own Inspiration Jar
I absolutely love this idea! When I was young, I loved to write stories but sometimes wouldn’t know what to write about so a jar like this would have come in handy. I think it would also be handy for … Read More ...
Kandinsky Trees Art Project
Jen, from Draw the Line At, is an art teacher who made this project with her students while learning about Wassily Kandinsky. To make these amazing trees, they started out painting a sky using blue and purple tempera paint … Read More ...
Sand Paper Art
Turkey Mom, from Blog Me Mom, let her kids have some fun experimenting with art supplies and sand paper. They tried painting on super fine sand paper using liquid chalk that she made using water, cornstarch and food coloring. On … Read More ...
Wild Flower Art
This project is a great way to get everyone outside exploring and being creative. Go for a walk to find wild flowers and then use the ideas presented by Becky on Fakin’ It for using them to create a work … Read More ...