Happy Halloween! We just wrapped up our paper project for the year and I just couldn’t wait any longer to share these awesome paper masks that the students have been working so hard on these …

Invite your kids to enjoy a peaceful art session at home with this lovely Georges Seurat Pointillism for kids art activity! Bathers at Asnieres is a p

My family has been going on quite a few outdoor walks as of late and that's prompted plenty of art sessions once we return home. Nature drawing for kids is a free form expression activity that can also feel somewhat therapeutic at times.

Fun and fab! Kids of all ages will love the process used to make this city skyline silhouette art. A classic art project, perfect for home or the classroom.

Creative Ideas to boost self-esteem in kids including games, crafts, books, workbooks, and more. Ideas for Parents and Counselors.

Learn about countries for kids with Around the WOrld Country Coloring Pages! These coloring sheets are easy way to explore 19 countries!

This Fibonacci activity for kids is a hands-on way to teach the Fibonacci sequence and make some math + art Fibonacci flowers!

Invite your kids to enjoy a peaceful art session at home with this lovely Georges Seurat Pointillism for kids art activity! Bathers at Asnieres is a p

Kids will love making this spooky Blinking Origami Eyeball art project, inspired by Krokotak, a really awesome Bulgarian Kids website!

Easy Ferry-Boat Coloring Page - Download, Print & Color Online

This Picasso inspired art project is a wonderful introduction to Cubism for the kids. This is great for an individual or a collaborative project.

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Looking for a fun and meaningful activity for your school counseling worry group? Help your students make a worry monster! Get details here:

Kids learn about the fine art of printmaking using flat pieces of styrofoam, tempera paint, and rollers to make prints.

A great directed line instruction drawing of the classic children's book, Giraffes Can't Dance. Children learn to create funny, personalized cut-out giraffe

Trumpet craft and jazz music lesson for preschoolers, kindergarten, or elementary kids, focusing on Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Great for Black History Month!

Continuing with our fortnightly artist study I recently hosted a session to look at the work of Banksy. This was a different session to the others that I have run as not a great deal is known about Banksy as an individual. Why Banksy? Throughout the sessions that I have run, I have sought to... Read More

🠛 Jump to List Simple crafts for children are fantastic for them to create using materials you already possess in your home. Crafting with children is an excellent method to ensure your young crafters remain

15 Beautiful Stencils for Watercolor Painting : Explore endless creative possibilities using stencils for watercolor painting - a great technique you can use to make beautiful art!

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Continuing with our fortnightly artist study I recently hosted a session to look at the work of Bridget Riley. This was a fun artist to look at as her Op Art is very unlike the other art we have looked at together. Why Bridget Riley? Throughout the sessions that I have run, I have sought... Read More

Inside Out is a great movie to help kids learn about their emotions! Here are my Inside Out Discussion Questions to help kids further process the story and their own feelings!

Target all kinds of developmental skills with these low-prep, low-maintenance Teletherapy Activities in your next virtual therapy session!

Frida Kahlo faced a lot of pain in her life, but she turned it into art Teach kids about this unique artist with these 10 Frida Kahlo Art Projects for Kids.

Yesterday was the first session in my after school Medieval Art Class! What a blast! I have a great group of kids and a nice mix of boys and girls! Aren't these fabulous?! We did a variation on a project I saw in the book, "Medieval Projects You Can Do" by Marsha Groves. The image is pretty much the one Groves uses, but I used the Contact paper technique that I've developed with my students over the last couple years. I showed the children pictures of stained glass from medieval times, making sure that I had examples of traditional stained glass (tall and rectangular), some details showing the brushed-on enamel details, and an example of a rose window with its circular design. I then provided them with a guide that had the dragon image on it with all of the sections labeled so the children would know what was fire, what was dragon and what was background (sometimes that gets confusing). Using a template like this is actually very traditional. In medieval times artisans would sketch the designs for windows onto wooden panels and the artisans would fabricate the windows on top of the wooden templates. The end results of this project were gorgeous! It is funny how different the pieces can be even thought they are all the same subject. One bit of warning, using tissue paper squares with children can be, um...tricky. This group wasn't bad at all: I had the tissue paper squares in a tray in the center of each table and I warned that crazy movements can cause the squares can fly up and get on other people's work (not cool!). Once the tissue paper is on the Contact paper, it cannot be removed, so the children need to be mindful of their neighbors' pieces and move slowly and carefully. I do hope you try this project, it really is a cool one! Here's the method: Dragon (Faux) Stained Glass Supplies Needed: Template (I copied mine on 8 1/2" x 11" paper) Pencils, Ruler & Sharpie to create your template Piece of clear Contact paper slightly larger than your paper guide Clear tape Four 3/4" x 12" strips black construction paper "(for frame) About four 1/4" x 12" strips black construction paper "(for leading) Many 1" squares of tissue paper, assorted colors Scissors 1 clear sheet protector, optional Directions: 1. Make your template: Draw a border around the copy paper that is about 1/2" wide. Use the pencil & ruler to create a simple, bold image made up of straight lines. Don't make anything too detailed! You can use the dragon image for inspiration. Once you have your design down, use the Sharpie to go over the lines. These will be the guide lines you will use when placing your construction paper leading. You may want younger children to work from a template image you've created, but older children could create their own over a period of classes. 2. Tape the template to the table using clear tape. 3. Remove the paper backing from the Contact paper and place it on top of the template sticky side up. You will be doing all of the work on the sticky side of the Contact paper. Tape the Contact paper to the table using a couple pieces of clear tape to hold it in place while you work. 4. Place the 3/4" pieces of black construction paper over the areas of the template designated as your border. Place the paper strips directly onto the sticky side of the Contact paper and press lightly. It is OK if the strips extend beyond your template--you'll be trimming the piece later. 5. Using your template as a guide, place the 1/4" strips of construction paper over the leading lines on the image you drew. Simply rip (or cut) the construction paper strips to the proper length to cover your leading lines. Cover all of the lines in your drawing. 6. Once you have the border and all of the leading lines covered in construction paper, start filling in the remaining sections with colorful pieces of tissue paper. The squares can overlap each other and can overlap the black construction paper lines a bit (you are actually working on the piece from behind). But take care to make sure the tissue paper goes where you want it to. It is almost impossible to remove the tissue paper from the Contact paper once it gets on there. 7. Once all of the sections are filled in with color, trim the piece down to 8 1/2" x 11" and slip it into a clear sheet protector to protect it. Other options would be to use another sheet of Contact paper on the other side of the piece to seal the tissue paper and construction paper safely inside. Or you could run the piece through a laminator (maybe), I don't have one at my disposal, so I'm not sure of that, but it may work. Place in a sunny window and enjoy! Working on our dragon (faux) stained glass windows. Everything is taped down with clear tape and the tissue paper squares are in the center of the table in cardboard trays.

Very cool printmaking ideas and inspiration for printmaking projects.

20 Fun Conflict Resolution Activities for Kids / Worksheets, activities and games that explore conflict resolution strategies

Farm animals tracing coloring pages are the best way for home school parents and classroom teachers to help their children or students sharpen a wide range of skills while also becoming fully immersed in an

Art and science are things kids can easily study together yet it really never crosses our minds. When you think of Leonardo da Vinci you can see how, of course, art and science blend hand in hand.

Extra-fun abstract acrylic painting project for kids K-12 that gives great results! This project can be tailored to different ages/abilities.

Looking for meaningful and fun Fall counseling activities? Your students will love these fall themed activities in classroom guidance or small groups!

Lesson Plan: Plant Twelve Ways by Stephen Watson for ART 110: Drawing I, Spring 2014 at The University of Alabama and Shelton State Comm...

Invite your kids to enjoy a peaceful art session at home with this lovely Georges Seurat Pointillism for kids art activity! Bathers at Asnieres is a p

Print the template for this leaf tessellation art project! This fun collaborative project combines math and art for a cool result.

These Pennsylvania crafts for kids are a fun way to make geography a hands-on project!