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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Colorful drawing of a face with yellow hair, pink flowers, and green leaves, labeled "Minnie Evans."

Minnie Evans Art Project for Kids

Minnie Evans was a new-to-me artist that I became fascinated by her beautiful and intricate face designs. At the end…

  • August 20, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • distance learning, fifth grade, fourth grade, symmetry
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Snowflake Template: Easy to Draw!

I used this simple “Snowflake Starter” to help my 1st and 2nd graders draw their own snowflakes.  This is a…

  • December 19, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, all grades, Christmas, second grade, symmetry, winter
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Digital Tessellations on Amaziograph- My Daughter’s Artwork!

This month we were very proud that my 2nd grade daughter’s artwork was selected to be in her school’s Youth…

  • March 30, 2018
  • digital art, ipad, math, second grade, symmetry
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Fun and Easy Mandalas with Metallic Gel Pens

One day this summer, my daughter came home from camp with a circle design drawn using metallic gel pens.  I…

  • December 14, 2017
  • 2 Comments
  • abstract, coloring, drawing, fourth grade, symmetry, third grade
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Easy Coffee Filter Snowflakes

My kindergartners recently made these pretty coffee filter snowflakes.  The process is simple.  First, color the coffee filter with Crayola…

  • February 20, 2017
  • 1st grade, kindergarten, symmetry, winter
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How to Make a Watercolor Mandala

Earlier this summer I wrote a blog post about how to make watercolor doodled flowers.  These mandalas I created were…

  • October 11, 2016
  • 6 Comments
  • all grades, painting, pattern, personal artwork, symmetry, watercolor
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Free Symmetry Challenge Sheet

I have been working on making printable activity sheets to put into sketchbooks for my students.  My plan is to…

  • August 19, 2016
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades, symmetry, Teachers Pay Teachers

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