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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 colorful vision board collage featuring cut-out images, words, and phrases related to goals, creativity, positivity, friends, and the year 2026.

How to Make a Vision Board with Kids | 2026 Vision Board Inspiration and Printables

Are you looking for a creative way to set goals and share your inspirations in an expressive way? Creating a…

  • December 11, 2025
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Three hand-decorated lunch bags: one with sunflowers and a paw print, one with a large sunflower, and one with a rainbow, sun, and heart. Messages include "You are Pawsome" and "You Are Worth it!" This makes for an ideal service learning project.

Decorate a Lunch Bag- Service Learning Project

Recently our school participated in a service learning project for all of our grades, K-8. The local senior center approached…

  • March 31, 2024
  • all grades, Uncategorized
A drawing featuring various colored shapes and textures, including stars, leaves, and abstract forms. Text reads "Shape Texture Drawing." This kids' art project includes texture rubbings for added depth.

Texture Rubbings Art Project for Kids

Here is a fun project to do for the element of art texture. It is great for the little kids…

  • February 26, 2022
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Peace Sign Art with Kids

Here is a fun art project I taught kids awhile back. I have been going through my picture files and…

  • July 18, 2021
  • 1 Comment
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A black-and-white vase holds colorful, patterned flowers with various designs, including polka dots and stripes.

Spring Vase of Flowers Art Project

We are in the depths of winter here with lots of snow and cold weather. I am so looking forward…

  • February 13, 2021
  • distance learning, Uncategorized
Illustration of a girl in a fancy dress with mice on her shoulders. Text: "Monday Mousterworks with Angela C. Hawkins.

Monday Mousterworks with Angela C. Hawkins

You are invited to follow along and join in with Angela C. Hawkins, a children’s author illustrator, as she recreates…

  • December 29, 2020
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Close-up of a document camera set up on a stand in a classroom, with shelves of books in the background, facilitating distance learning.

My Camera Set Up for Distance Learning

When I first started distance teaching, I tried all different types of camera arms and stands. This is the one…

  • September 20, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • distance learning, Uncategorized
A mural showcasing two hands shaking inside a heart, surrounded by leaves and flowers on a blue background, symbolizes equality.

Equality Murals, Part 2

This is Part 2 in my blog posts about the Black Lives Matter murals in downtown Madison, WI. There were…

  • July 15, 2020
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