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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Looking for a fun, low-prep Spring Butterfly Art Project? You will love this engaging, Symmetrical Butterfly with Lines Art Lesson that will have your students creating gorgeous butterflies, all while practicing symmetry and lines.

Butterfly Art Project for Kids + 5 Beautiful Butterfly Books to Inspire Your Lesson

Spring is a great time to explore butterflies in the elementary art classroom. Butterfly art projects are a wonderful way…

  • March 15, 2026
  • kindergarten, science
Colorful paper mittens with patterns like spirals, hearts, and stars create a charming match on the blue background adorned with paper snowflakes—a delightful matching mittens art project.

Matching Mittens Art Project with Free Templates

Matching Mittens Art Project This is a fun winter art project that allows students to use their creativity to make…

  • February 16, 2025
  • 1st grade, kindergarten, second grade
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
Pattern of cute, cream-colored cat faces with black eyes and whiskers on a blue background, created using Amaziograph.

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
Coffee filter snowflakes on a black background with the text "Coffee Filter Snowflakes" on a purple banner. An easy DIY snowflake decoration idea for crafts enthusiasts.

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
Free symmetry challenge sheet featuring half-drawn pictures of an owl, rabbit, frog, girl, pencil, and cat.

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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Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Colorful paper 3D flower garden craft displayed upright, with assorted hand-crafted flowers and green stems, advertised as a fun, low-prep classroom project.
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Free Sub Tub Guide

A colorful flyer titled "Ten Easy Art Activities for Subs" features images of art supplies, a worksheet about creating an “Art Sub Tub,” and highlights free art sub plans perfect for substitute teachers.

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Helpful Line Handout

A chart displays 14 types of lines, including straight, curvy, wavy, thick, thin, loopy, scalloped, dotted, dashed, bumpy, zig zag, castle, spiral, and scribbly.

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A collection of colorful elementary art sub plans and project sheets arranged on a purple background with the text “Elementary Art Sub Plans—Easy & Mess-Free.”.

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