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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A colorful handmade rattle wand with a wooden handle wrapped in twine and string against a white background.

Paper Mache Rattles for Kindergarten with Native American connections

Creating Shakers from Paper Mache Introducing the project: To start I simply tell the kids we are making rattles.  I…

  • January 30, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • kindergarten, paper mache, sculpture
Abstract artwork featuring a large heart with a star in the center, surrounded by smaller hearts and various patterns, making it an ideal project for kids on Valentine's Day.

5 Valentine’s Day Projects for Kids

Each year, I tend to try something different for Valentine’s Day.  I like to spice things up, don’t you? Here…

  • January 24, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • clay, collage, drawing, first grade, hearts, holiday, kindergarten, painting, Valentines Day
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How to Paint Gorgeous Clouds with Watercolor Paints – 5th and 6th Grade

Clouds.  Aren’t they amazing? Two years ago I took a very helpful watercolor painting class.  One of our assignments was…

  • January 19, 2013
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  • fifth grade, painting, science, sixth grade, watercolor
A pencil sketch of a bird in flight with a long beak and black and grey shaded wings, using cross-hatched animal drawings techniques.

Cross Hatched Animal Drawings- 3rd and 4th grade

These lovely cross-hatched animal drawings were made by my 3rd/4th grade class.  The students used pictures from Zoobooks magazine for…

  • January 16, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
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