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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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Art Projects that Go Along with Children’s Books

What are some art projects that go along with children’s books? Here are 10 art projects that go along with…

  • January 21, 2025
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  • all grades, book review, books, clay, drawing, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, painting, second grade, third grade
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 Bisque fired dinner plates from Mayco.…

  • May 9, 2018
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  • 1st grade, animals, clay, collaborative artwork, first grade, second grade
Colorful mirror frame featuring a mosaic of painted, raised circles creating a vibrant, rainbow-like border effect.

Class Project for Auction: Clay Mosaic Mirrors

Every year my students and I create artworks for our school’s auction.  If you look here, you can see some…

  • April 30, 2018
  • 33 Comments
  • all grades, clay, collaborative artwork, mosaic
A pyramid-shaped craft featuring a cat drawing on one side and a smiling face with "happy" written on another.

Egyptian Pyramid STEAM Lesson: Art Ed Blogger’s Network

How does ART fit into STEM? STEAM:  Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math This month’s Art Ed Blogger’s Network topic…

  • March 13, 2018
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  • Art Ed Blogger's Network, clay, fifth grade, fourth grade, sculpture, social studies
Three colorful clay masks, including a cat, dog, and another animal, with the text "CLAY MASKS" above them. Ideal for 3rd Grade art projects.

Clay Masks with 3rd Grade

  To make these charming clay animal masks, we used plastic face molds (with a layer of plastic wrap in…

  • March 3, 2017
  • clay, masks, third grade
Several colorful clay art pieces with strings attached, including heart shapes and "LOL" text, ideal for Clay Wall Hangings in 2nd Grade classrooms, and a hand sculpting clay.

Clay Wall Hangings: 2nd Grade

Here is a fun and easy project that I taught to my 2nd graders.  We used regular firing clay and…

  • June 29, 2016
  • clay, second grade
Three clay dog sculptures, each painted differently: one black and white, one brown, and one yellow.

Clay Projects for Kids

Hello!  Today I am going to catch up on some of the clay projects my students have been working on. …

  • February 24, 2016
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  • all grades, clay, sculpture
A clay model of an Egyptian mummy and its open casket, painted with bright colors and designs, created by 4th and 5th Graders as an art project.

Egyptian Clay Sarcophagus Art Project for 4th and 5th Graders

This is a clay lesson that has been a big hit with my students.  You can see my previous posts…

  • January 11, 2014
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  • clay, fifth grade, fourth grade
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