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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 hand-painted plate with a panda holding colorful balloons, surrounded by butterflies, featuring the text "Upper Primaries 2017-2018." This delightful piece would make a wonderful item for a School Auction.

Fingerprint Plates for School Auction

We made 3 fingerprint plates for our school auction. The materials we used were The first was a Dr. Seuss…

  • May 9, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, animals, clay, collaborative artwork, first grade, second grade
A collage of colorful, patterned inspired animals artworks influenced by Romero Britto.

Romero Britto Inspired Animals

Romero Britto‘s colorful and bold style appeals to children and many people of all ages. Why do I love Romero…

  • February 20, 2018
  • 3 Comments
  • animals, contemporary artists, third grade
Two paper birds with colorful feathers in brown nests. Text: "Bird & Nest Art Project" at the bottom.

Bird and Nest Art Project

Visual textures are implied textures you can see such as cloudy, shiny, and windy and can be drawn as such.…

  • January 6, 2018
  • 7 Comments
  • 1st grade, animals, Girl Scouts, sculpture, second grade
Two colorful sharks, one large blue and one small orange, swimming in an ocean-themed watercolor painting, beautifully capturing the essence of marine life.

Watercolor Sharks and Free Shark Drawing Guide/Coloring Pages

Recently, I reviewed the book How to Survive as a Firefly and showed you a firefly art project to go…

  • November 9, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, animals, book review, books, painting, science, watercolor
A child's drawing of a unicorn with a pink mane and horn stands under a night sky with stars and a crescent moon, capturing the scene with the intricate detail of batik art.

Toothpaste Batik on Fabric

My creative and wonderful blogging friend, Phyl, has posted several times about her toothpaste batik process.  I have admired the results…

  • September 8, 2017
  • 5 Comments
  • animals, fabric, fifth grade, fourth grade, painting
Colorful poster with various animals and "Wild About the Arts" text in bold, vibrant letters, celebrating Fine Arts Night.

“Wild About the Arts” Fine Arts Night

It has been several weeks since our Fine Arts Night and I have been waiting until things settled down here…

  • April 14, 2017
  • 4 Comments
  • all grades, animals, art show, art teacher tips, art teaching
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
Colorful drawing of a purple, winged unicorn with a rainbow background and diamond-shaped decorations.

Animal Cloth Paintings inspired by Korhogo Cloths

My 3rd grade classes learned about African Korhogo Cloth paintings. They had been studying Africa in their Social Studies class.…

  • December 15, 2016
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  • African, animals, painting, third grade
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Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Three colorful art award certificates with art-themed illustrations and text, displayed with the title “Art Award Certificates” and a note stating “13 fun designs!”.
A promotional image for yearlong art choice boards, featuring sample boards for August, September, October, February, and December; includes text highlighting 12+ months of activities.

Free Sub Tub Guide

A colorful flyer titled "Ten Easy Art Activities for Subs" features images of art supplies, a worksheet about creating an “Art Sub Tub,” and highlights free art sub plans perfect for substitute teachers.

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Helpful Line Handout

A chart displays 14 types of lines, including straight, curvy, wavy, thick, thin, loopy, scalloped, dotted, dashed, bumpy, zig zag, castle, spiral, and scribbly.

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