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Text “Art is Basic” in watercolor style, with colorful markers and foam star stickers on the top left and bottom right corners, against a white background.
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Text “Art is Basic” in watercolor style, with colorful markers and foam star stickers on the top left and bottom right corners, against a white background.
Colorful children's drawings of quirky creatures and rainbows, with the text "Not Just a Scribble Creatures" at the bottom.

“Not Just a Scribble” Creatures

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  • March 7, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, abstract, book review, books, drawing, first grade, second grade
Hand-drawn heart maps filled with colorful illustrations, depicted on a white background with "Heart Map" text below. Perfect for kids' heart art projects.

Heart Art Projects for Kids

Now is the time to start planning for Valentine’s Day art projects.  I am going to share with you a…

  • January 10, 2018
  • 1st grade, abstract, all grades, artists, drawing, first grade, hearts, holiday, pattern, Teachers Pay Teachers, Valentines Day
Creating a colorful abstract watercolor painting with flowers, geometric shapes, and the word "shine" at the top, this artwork makes clever use of white space.

Creating White Space with Watercolor Resist Pens

Today I’m going to share with a fun technique for older kids or your own personal art journaling  I picked…

  • December 31, 2017
  • 3 Comments
  • abstract, art journaling, painting, personal artwork, watercolor
Six intricate and colorful mandala designs on a black background display various symmetrical patterns.

Fun and Easy Mandalas with Metallic Gel Pens

One day this summer, my daughter came home from camp with a circle design drawn using metallic gel pens.  I…

  • December 14, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • abstract, coloring, drawing, fourth grade, symmetry, third grade
Colorful paper lanterns painted with various abstract designs are hanging from the ceiling.

Kindergarten Line Lanterns

This project is relatively simple and takes learning about lines into the third dimension. I posted about this project back…

  • November 17, 2017
  • 1st grade, abstract, kindergarten, lines
A watercolor paint set and brush beside a colorfully painted paper showcasing various shapes in different hues, ideal for kindergarten creativity.

Kindergarten Watercolor Shapes

I am always trying to come up with new ideas for my youngest students to experience painting in a successful…

  • September 29, 2017
  • 4 Comments
  • abstract, drawing, kindergarten, shapes, watercolor
A colorful abstract drawing with various shapes and a set of watercolor pencils beside it.

Art Video: Doodling with Watercolor Pencils

  In this video, I give a demonstration of how to use Maped Watercolor Pencils to make a beautiful doodled painting.  If…

  • September 25, 2017
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  • abstract, all grades, art teaching, drawing, painting
A colorful abstract drawing with various shapes and a set of watercolor pencils beside it.

Watercolor Pencil Review

Hi friends!  I was given a free set of Maped Watercolor Pencils to review.  I decided to practice my skills…

  • September 23, 2017
  • abstract, all grades, drawing, painting, shapes, watercolor
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