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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Marcia
Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.
Obey the Impulse Collage
Obey the Impulse, July 2010
Clay Camp for Kids– Week Four– Clay People
These are my examples above. I think I’m going to paint them and make an assemblage out of them. grades K-3 figures One child’s elf figure I made this little guy and put him in a bowl to support his…
Balloon Prettiness
Balloons in Madison, July 2010
Sunflower Prettiness
Wagon of Sunflowers, July 2010 This photograph I took at the Farmer’s Market in Madison. This wagon was just sitting there unattended while the owner went to go purchase some more vegetables. It just is a nice symbol of…
Clay Camp for Kids– Week Three– Birds in a Nest
Here are some of the things we have been working on during clay camp for kids. The kids are going into kindergarten-6th grade. Week 3 I taught the little ones (entering K-3) how to make pinch pots for birds’ nests…
Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists
I purchased Carla Sonheim’s drawing book, because I’m always interested in looking at new drawing books or new mixed media art books and this is a combination of both. She has a lot of drawing exercises on her blog also. …
Weaving Wonders Camp Part 4
Part 4 of my Weaving Wonders Camp: Some of the kids tried finger weaving or finger knitting. It was too hard for the youngest kids to figure out, but 3rd grade seems about the right age to start. Detailed directions…
Clay Monsters for Elementary Art
We are having a great time at the summer Clay Camp for kids that I taught. The second week we made clay monsters. To make a monster, first, start by making a pinch pot. Next, gently squish the pinch pot…
Weaving Wonders Part 3
Paper Weaving. One of the projects I did with the kids for my Weaving Wonders Camp was Paper Weaving. Paper weaving is, of course, one of the first and most basic types of weaving. Kids in kindergarten, first or…
Bohemian Shadows: zendoodling
When I taught middle school art, one of the sketchbook assignments I had the kids complete was a page of doodling. They looked very much these. Bohemian Shadows blog gives a nice tutorial for this type of doodling. There are…
Collage July 2010, July 2010, mixed media, photographs
Collage
07-10 Collage, made in July 2010, mixed media, collage, photo and fibers
Tie Dye Prettiness
A beautiful tie dye stand at the Farmer’s Market.
Clay Camp for Kids- Week One
This summer I have also been teaching a clay class for kids. It is only 6 sessions, one hour each session. I have 2 groups of kids: K-3, then 4-7 (roughly, there are some overlaps). Some of the weeks I…