Traditional Mexican Papel Picado is a craft that features colorful paper sheets with intricate cut-out details. This is a great free choice activity or a

This fun art project was inspired by artist Jeff Koons' iconic Balloon Dog series. Students will create their own brightly colored balloon dog from a series

Two beautiful Gustav Klimt art projects using metallic paint, tempera paint, oil pastels and brown paper, children create from the elegant Klimt taking less

Line & pattern is one of the most basic elements of art that sets the foundation for art making. Teaching children about this element empowers them how

Clipper ships glide over the ocean at top speeds. The tangle of nets, ropes and sails, however, can make drawing a clipper ship daunting. Breaking down the ship’s parts into basic shapes helps with the drawing efforts. By the end of the drawing lesson, my students felt empowered with their impressive achievements. I detailed the

Ted Harrison is one of Canada’s favorite painters. He was born in England in 1926 but immigrated to Canada’s Yukon in the 1950’s. His vibrant paintings of the people and the landscape of the Yukon Territories has brought Harrison many fans. I would highly recommend the book Ted Harrison Collected by Robert Budd for the wide

This 16-page lesson plan on Emily Carr is divided into two techniques: tempera paint and oil pastel on black paper and tempera paint on white paper.

Are you looking for some colorful inspiration for your art room? The bold colors and comic book imagery of famous artist Roy Lichtenstein are sure to grab

This lesson combines many techniques: drawing, cutting and shaping with paper, painting waves and composition. I chose to do this lesson with an upper grade class but it’s suitable for much younger children as well. Supplies: Brown, black, white and gray construction paper (I cut the white, black and gray paper in 4″ x 6″

The paintings in the book, Paintings of the American West, depict the lives of Native Americans, complete with beautiful sunsets, buffalo hunts and vast plains. As part of my unit on Native American Costumes, Customs and Culture, this “buffalo hunt” was a huge success with my 2nd grade students. We talked about buffalo and bison

Whether inspired from Oh, The Places You’ll Go, The Lorax or the buildings in Who-ville, the common thread is fun!

These are some of my favorite art lessons for kids. It combines a couple of my favorite techniques…double-loading of the paint and black paint outline. Inspired by the French artist Georges Rouault, these lessons are designed to teach the children about light and how to achieve it within a painting by painting a still life

What better way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and guide your students towards thinking on a more global scale than to have your students create a portrait

If you're looking for an easy approach to teaching kids art, there's no better system than using the elements and principles of art. I'm talking value,

A beautiful art project that's perfect for third grade students. Learn how to make a mixed media jellyfish art painting project using paint and chalk pastel

Who says all Valentine’s Day art projects require a red heart? This abstract art project with seasonal red, pink and purple colors is based on the cover art in Brigette Barrager’s beautifully illustrated book, Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire. Experimenting with oil pastel resist never gets old

This is my biggest PDF lesson plan booklet to date and is the result of over 5 years of portrait making. I’ve broken down the secrets of teaching a portrait lesson into THREE TECHNIQUES.

This lesson combines many techniques: drawing, cutting and shaping with paper, painting waves and composition. I chose to do this lesson with an upper grade class but it’s suitable for much younger children as well. Supplies: Brown, black, white and gray construction paper (I cut the white, black and gray paper in 4″ x 6″

Creative Art Projects for Busy Teachers

A beautiful art project that's perfect for third grade students. Learn how to make a mixed media jellyfish art painting project using paint and chalk pastel

Drawing perspective is not always easy. The idea is to recognize that as a tree grows tall, it narrows. With some oil pastels, some paint and a bit of black

Using the classic double-loading paintbrush technique, and drawing using black paint, children learn how to create these fantastic fairy tale royals of king

I selected the sassy sombrero as my subject and also did Poncho art. The kids loved it. My art room was an explosion of color and styleof Mexican art!

In light of the recent tragedy, we wanted to make the Notre Dame at Night lesson from the Sparkler's Club available to everyone.

This fun art project was inspired by artist Jeff Koons' iconic Balloon Dog series. Students will create their own brightly colored balloon dog from a series

Monsters are always a popular subject for my youngest art students. My go-to monster lesson for this age group, Monsters Love School art project has always

I love art lessons like this that expose a pattern to an otherwise complicated artist. Teaching children how to paint like Monet and layering their artwork

Paul Cézanne is known for his still life paintings, mostly of household objects arranged with various fruits. Cézanne would spend hours arranging the fruit

Learn how to teach color theory to kids using simple art projects, techniques and teaching tips to engage kids.

Second grade is perfect grade level to introduce primary and secondary color mixing plus creating tints. Start creating your color wheel clowns!

This fun art project was inspired by artist Jeff Koons' iconic Balloon Dog series. Students will create their own brightly colored balloon dog from a series

Creative Art Projects for Busy Teachers

Every grade level loves to make castles. I wanted an easy fairy tale castles project for my second grade students.

An excellent back-to-school project for Kinders, these Shape Robots offer a look into how well a child can cut and paste, identify shapes and apply a little

This art project is part of the Art at Home series of Facebook Live video replays. This art project is based upon the Sun, the closest star to planet Earth and the center of our solar system. Perfect for any age child, children will focus on shape as they cut out the circle sun and

Drawing a dinosaur takes center stage in this dinosaur art project. Students sit up and listen as all are eager to learn how to draw their favorite subject.

Molas are cloth panels that form part of a blouse for the Kuna women of Panama. This lesson teaches children how to create paper cut molas with only a few

Maud Lewis is a Canadian Folk artist from Nova Scotia. Her childlike landscapes depicting life in the maritime provinces are loved all across Canada. I love

Thank you so much for all of your support during the launch of Art Made Easy. I was super excited to see my logo in iTunes New & Noteworthy section of the podcast page (Kids & Family) and as the TOP podcast in iTunes Education (k-12) Category. What a thrill! And it was all because

Teach your Kinder students about line, shape, watercolor and fairy tales with this watercolor castle lesson. Learning how to combine squares, rectangles,