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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Child's crayon drawing of a smiling person with black hair, red flower ear clips, and an orange and black outfit.

Printed Faces with 1st Grade

Printing with Cardboard To print faces, cut cardboard rectangles.  Dip in paint and stamp to make faces.  We colored these…

  • February 2, 2013
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  • 1st grade, printmaking
Abstract art with black shapes, a blue circle, a red triangle, and green and yellow blocks on a white background, resembling the creativity seen in 2nd-grade collograph prints.

Jasper Johns Collograph Prints | Printmaking for 2nd Grade

These collograph prints by 2nd graders were made by gluing cut out foam letters and shapes to a piece of…

  • November 18, 2012
  • 5 Comments
  • printmaking, second grade
Artwork featuring two white leaf silhouettes against an orange background, bordered by a yellow frame evokes the simplicity often found in kindergarten creations.

Gelli Printing with Leaves | Printmaking for Kindergarten

Always a popular fall activity, we made leaf rubbings last week. Then, using our new Gelli Plates, we pulled prints…

  • October 11, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • kindergarten, printmaking
Teal abstract print with white shapes, including a scalloped circle, star, and various textured patterns created using Gelli Art Plates.

Gelli Art Plates Giveaway!

A representative from the Gelli Arts company emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to try…

  • September 15, 2012
  • 26 Comments
  • printmaking
Abstract painting with colorful brushstrokes and shapes in red, blue, and orange on a light background. The border patterns add a playful touch.

Paper Weavings– Kindergarten

The kindergartners made these lively paper weavings with colored paper strips and paper strips cut from scrapbook and wrapping paper. …

  • March 22, 2012
  • kindergarten, printmaking
Abstract pattern of brushstroke asterisks in green, brown, blue, and black, arranged like Adinkra stamps in a grid on a white background.

African Adinkra Stamps

The 5th/6th grade class has been carving stamps from soft cut blocks.  They used acrylic paints to print their stamps…

  • February 6, 2012
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  • African, fifth grade, printmaking, sixth grade
Stacked artistic paper cards with colorful numbers, letters, and symbols in purple, blue, and green on a table, ideal for engaging 2nd-grade students in creative activities.

Collograph Art Project for Kids – Printmaking with Letters

2nd grade Collographs: We read about the art of Jasper Johns.  He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so…

  • December 14, 2011
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  • printmaking, second grade
Child's drawing of a person with the text "I LOVE U" and "I LOVE BIRDS," featuring flowers, a bee, and the name "Ariel," showcasing 1st Grade creativity.

Finished Printed Faces: 1st Grade

In this previous blog post, I showed you how we started our printed faces project.  We finished our printed faces…

  • December 3, 2011
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  • first grade, printmaking
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