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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.
Children's Art featuring colorful cylinder sculptures made from paper and cardboard, displayed with the text "Cylinder Sculptures".

Cylinder Sculptures for Kids

I saw this post by the Art Bar Blog which gave me the idea to make these cylinder sculptures with my…

  • July 26, 2017
  • 1st grade, abstract, mixed media, sculpture, second grade
Wooden train tracks and drawing activities. Blank outline drawing of train tracks colored in vibrant patterns and artful designs.

Art Using Train Tracks

In my last blog post, I reviewed the book Old Tracks, New Tricks.  It is a super cute and creative…

  • April 1, 2017
  • 1st grade, abstract, book review, books, first grade, second grade
A pile of colorful tissue papers with a group of people seated at tables in the background.

Mixed Media Collages by Kids – Inspired by Sabrina Ward Harrison

In my last post, I showed you some of Sabrina Ward Harrison’s artwork and talked about what she shared with…

  • March 22, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • abstract, artists, collage, fabric, fifth grade, fourth grade, mixed media, third grade
A colorful heart filled with multicolored dots in blue, pink, purple, yellow, and orange on a white background.

Kindergarten Confetti Hearts for Valentine’s Day!

Here is a fun and beautiful Valentine’s project!   I call it “Confetti Hearts”  with a side of Matisse. Start…

  • February 9, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, abstract, hearts, holiday, kindergarten
A collage featuring colorful, patterned animal art and a book titled "Zigzag," created using paper scraps. Text reads "Make a Creature Collage.

Make Your Own Creature with Fabric and Paper Scraps

Little artists love digging into a big box of fabric scraps to find the perfect patterned piece that speaks to them.…

  • January 25, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, abstract, animals, books, collage, fabric
Abstract painting with colorful, irregular shapes and patterns. Artist Reggie Laurent's influence is evident in the vibrant abstract shape collages.

Abstract Shape Collages and Artist Reggie Laurent

  Reggie Laurent:  Contemporary Artist Reggie Laurent is a self-taught artist living in Georgia.  He creates very intricate abstract shape…

  • November 26, 2016
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, abstract, collage, first grade, kindergarten, pattern, second grade, shapes
A collage of six animal personality drawings blending human and animal features, including birds, dogs, and wolves.

Animal Personality Drawings

Here is a really fun twist on self-portraits!  I teach the grades K-4/5 at my school and the middle school…

  • November 4, 2016
  • 2 Comments
  • abstract, animals, middle school, self portrait
Colorful abstract drawing with swirls and curves in shades of pink, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow.

Frank Stella Inspired Pictures

First, I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who follows my blog.  I appreciate your support in…

  • August 4, 2016
  • 3 Comments
  • abstract, contemporary artists, drawing, fifth grade, painting, printmaking, sixth grade
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