These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
This Claude Monet craft for kids is a fun way to make art in your homeschool or classroom! Children will enjoy creating a fingerpainting that mimics his style.
What are the dos and don'ts of gel printing? It's all here along with gel printing resources, a downloadable guide and free videos!
Sun prints are so easy, fun, and exciting to make with kids. They are also called cyanotypes and can be made on fabric as well as paper.
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Earlier this year, my co-worker Jayne found the idea to make a collaborative school-wide paper mural based on the artwork of Thank YouX. The idea for a student mural originally came from Jenell Novello and you can see the lesson plan write-up on Artsonia. She also so generously provided the lesson plan and templates on Google docs. Thank You X got his name by accident. In 2009 Andy Warhol’s spray painted portrait was spotted on a city street in L.A.. … Read more... →
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step how to draw a Minecraft Self Portrait & Minecraft Coloring Page. Stop by and grab yours for free.
Explore Your Crochet's free patterns blog and discover inspiring ideas to ignite your creativity. Read our post, 'African Flower Square Fall Ideas'.
Hello, how are you today? Welcome to our blog About Knitting. We hope you are very well and looking forward to a new Free Knitting Pattern or Tutorial. Today we want to share with you
Earlier this year, my co-worker Jayne found the idea to make a collaborative school-wide paper mural based on the artwork of Thank YouX. The idea for a student mural originally came from Jenell Novello and you can see the lesson plan write-up on Artsonia. She also so generously provided the lesson plan and templates on Google docs. Thank You X got his name by accident. In 2009 Andy Warhol’s spray painted portrait was spotted on a city street in L.A.. … Read more... →
Découvrez un bricolage pour apprendre le vocabulaire de la maison en anglais, des idées de jeux et un conte musical entièrement en anglais.
Check out these gorgeous Romero Britto inspired art activities...
Rubber-band Powered Butterfly: This little widget doesn't take much building, and will flutter across a room. (No video because I ran out of bands in prototyping, and I need to get this posted before the deadline.)
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Learn how to make origami pumpkins, a perfect Autumn craft or a cute Halloween craft that you can use as wall decor, photography props and so on.
In an unprecedented act of blogging fanciness I decided to make a video documenting how I create the woodgrain texture (so thoroughly p...
Make this adorable crochet sea turtle in one hour! Free crochet pattern + detailed follow-along video. This little guy is the perfect gift for littles and also a great addition to your market prep list!
How to make a big shirt smaller - take a too large t-shirt and cut it down to size - Photo and video tutorial by Melly Sews
This is one of my FAVORITE art lessons for 2nd grade!! I LOVE each and every one of them!! (More info. and how they were created below! Plus a little virtual gallery walk video!) &nbs…
Are you bored and looking for something to do? We first discovered crocheting when we were kids on the set filming our first movie. A co star's Mother was crocheting while watching her son do
8th Grade students studied Van Gogh’s art works and his specific painting technique. We specifically examined The Starry Night, one of the most famous painting of Van Gogh. First every student to…
This is a crochet pattern to make this super cute mini ghost. And it's no-sew! There is a full free Youtube tutorial to make this ghost here! Yarn used Hobbii Baby Snuggle in White Other Items used- US G/4.5mm Crochet Hook - 9mm safety eyes - Yarn needle - Poly fill - Stitch markers *Please note that safety eyes are NOT recommended for children under the age of 3 years. Abbreviations and stitches • MR: Magic ring • St(s): Stitch(es) • SC: Single crochet • HDC: Half Double Crochet • BLO: Back loops only • FLO: Front loops only • Inc: Increase (Stitch 2 SC into the stitch) • Dec: Decrease using the invisible method • (...) x n: Repeat instructions in brackets n times • Bobble: Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull through a loop. DO NOT complete the stitch. Repeat the steps 5 times in total. There should be 11 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all 11 loops on the hook to complete the stitch. Please see the video tutorial for further detailed instruction on this **This pattern uses US Crochet Terms** Pattern R1: 6 SC in a MR R2: 6 inc (12) R3: (SC, inc) x 6 (18) R4: (2SC, inc) x 6 (24) R5-8: 24SC (4 rounds) R9: 6SC, 1 bobble, 10SC, 1 bobble, 6SC (24) Eyes: between R7 and R8, 5 sts apart R10-11: 24SC Mark first and last back loop of R11 with markers R12 (FLO): ([SC, HDC, SC] into 1 st, sl st into next st) x 12 R13: In back loops of R11 (1st and last sts were marked earlier): 24SC R14: (SC, dec) x 8 (16) Stuff R15: 8 dec (8)
I love the look of 3 dimensional art and metal embossing is a fun way to come up with a unique project. This week, I took one of my older patterns, Holiday Partridge, and made her into a brilliant foil embossed piece of art. This easy DIY project is based off of grade school memories.
How to hand quilt in 3 easy steps! In this blog and video tutorial I'll list out all of the supplies you need and show you how simple hand quilting is!
PRINTMAKING WITH KIDS + LAKESHORE LEARNING REVIEW
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Make an origami cat using this fun and easy tutorial for beginners! This can be made as a two-piece origami, or a head only.
Let's travel to France in this France homeschool unit! It's packed full of France crafts, activities, Van Gogh paintings, books and more!
Free Crocheted Poppy Pattern with video tutorials (left and right handed). Help us reach our goal of 10,000 poppies to create community art projects of Remembrance to honor our Veterans. #poppyproject
Learn how to make paper claws in less than 5 minutes! Or download and print our free template to make things really easy! These paper claws are a little bit scary, and a whole lot of fun. Use basic origami folds to transform 1 piece of regular printer paper into a menacing paper claw! These paper wolf claws are great for pretend play and are the perfect addition to a Halloween costume. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make Paper
Blank books provide a great way to encourage kids to write. Here are 3 easy ways to assemble blank books for your writing center, literacy center, and beyond.
