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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 shadow box diorama in a shoebox features the Wisconsin Badgers mascot resembling a badger, with numbers 30, 3, 24, and 10, alongside a small figure wearing a red and white outfit.

Making a Shadow Box or Assemblage

This slideshow I found in my archives from 2017. I think this is a project worth revisiting next year. It…

  • July 12, 2023
  • sculpture
Tinfoil figure of a person playing volleyball on a sandy beach court with a net and trees in the background.

Tinfoil Figure Sculpture

Here is a fun 3-d project I did with my 3rd-5th grade classes as an asynchronous (at-home) art project. We…

  • May 28, 2021
  • distance learning, fifth grade, fourth grade, sculpture
"Model Magic Insects" showcasing a colorful clay insect with googly eyes, pipe cleaner antennae, and decorated wings, highlighting creative insect sculptures.

Model Magic Insect Sculptures

I often like to connect what we are doing in art to what they have learned about in science class. …

  • August 22, 2018
  • 3 Comments
  • science, sculpture, second grade, third grade
Lego model of a government building with a larger, illuminated Capitol Building in the dark background.

Lego Capitol Building at Madison Children’s Museum

This 12,000 brick model of the Wisconsin State Capitol building was built by my husband Andrew.  It was commissioned by…

  • May 29, 2018
  • artists, Legos, sculpture, STEAM
Two colorful cardboard face masks with yarn hair, painted features, and button decorations on sticks make charming found object puppets.

Found Object Puppets

My 1st graders had a blast making these found object puppets from recycled materials.  We read this book by Hanoch…

  • May 15, 2018
  • 1st grade, books, contemporary artists, recycled art, sculpture, Teachers Pay Teachers
Colorful handmade sailboats with paper sails, crafted from decorated milk cartons, displayed on a white background.

Sailboats from Milk Cartons- 1st grade

Earlier I wrote a tutorial on how to make sailboats from milk cartons. My 1st grade students have finished making…

  • April 19, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, crafts, sculpture
Illustrations: 'Fairy Houses' text with a mushroom house, flower tower, and a fairy with long hair and colorful dress.

Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes- Drawings & Sculptures

What could be more fun than fairy houses and gnome homes?  I don’t know, but let me know if you…

  • April 18, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade, recycled art, sculpture
Craft your own "Milk Carton Sailboat" using a colorful sail and a repurposed milk carton.

Milk Carton Sailboat Tutorial

My 1st graders are working on these fun boats now to go along with their explorer unit.  Okay, I know…

  • March 16, 2018
  • 1st grade, all grades, crafts, first grade, Girl Scouts, science, sculpture, social studies, summer, summer camp
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