Spend quality time with kids getting creative during this pandemic crisis! Experiment and explore your inner artist with children.
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Try watercolor techniques for children including salty watercolors, watercolor resist methods, and printing. Great for quiet and calming art sessions!
I'm trying to get those creative juices flowing early - not sure if I'm helping or deterring, but I certainly have fun! As I discovered in our art session this evening, she is not yet as enthusiastic about painting as her mommy, but we made it work. Most is hers, but I did my part to make sure the tape effect turned out as I had imagined. This project required: a 2-pack of 11x14 canvas tape (Andy used to do auto pinstriping so I chose a thickness from his stash) gesso crayola paints sponge brushes Note, my inspiration. First, I laid out the tape between the two canvases and applied gesso along the tape lines. This prevents color from going under the tape. Next, I cut the tape connecting the two canvases, then applied blue painters tape around the outside, both to provide a border for the paint and to hold the tape in place. Then, I let her loose with sponge and regular brushes... The final product looks a bit chaotic (as mentioned before, I did fill in the blank spots - I'd ask her what color should go where once she had lost interest in doing it herself) Once the tape is removed, the final masterpiece is revealed! I true work of art for the boring playroom walls! Another recent project - painting snowflake ornaments for the Grandmas... And an ornament for our tree as well!
These leaf people are so fun to make during fall. Gather a bunch of autumn leaves and make this fun and easy craft with your kids or at school.
I teach two classes of Grade 4. Together we have been creating a giant Rainbow Parrot Fish with willow, tissue paper and paper plates. Each group of students have had a chance to work on the willow frame using masking tape as a binding tool to create the skeleton of the fish. We had great fun painting watered down PVA on sheets of tissue paper and draping them over the frame (very messy). The scales are painted paper plates with designs inspired by the beautiful tropical fish. The Fish is coming along well, we are nearly finished but have run out of paper plate scales. Back to work.
12 BEAUTIFUL EARTH DAY ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS
Here's another art history lesson for kids with a simple and easy printmaking art project based on Paul Klee.
We want to challenge you to a crafty challenge - craft with your kids and show us your pictures. Check out this super simple and fun craft idea as inspiration to get you started.
Van Gogh Projects for Kids - 10 Inspiring Ideas to try with your kids, celebrating 'Inspire your Heart with Art Day' starry night, sunflowers, art & craft.
Last month, 3rd grade started this little project, after I was inspired by the Instagram post of the incredible art teacher, Ms. Rogers! You can check out her IG here! I believe they painted their backgrounds, but since we're still art on a cart this year, we had to improvise! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Pencils Hexagon tracer Crayons Sharpie Markers Crayola Oil pastels Day 1: We draw our bees together. I do a little directed drawing, then we trace with Sharpies, and color with crayons. After they draw their bees, they can get started tracing their hexagons to make the background! (some liked the cardboard tracers better than the plastic, btw) After we filled up our paper with hexagons, we colored with pastels! We colored with brown and orange lightly, and then colored with yellow very dark, so they looked beautifully blended. After they colored, they cut out their bees and glued them on! Stay tuned for some more awesome art! DISCLOSURE: LINKS TO PRODUCTS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS, WHICH MEANS I GET A SMALL COMPENSATION FOR SALES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG!
Salvador Dali was no ordinary person, & his art proves it! Teach kids to think outside the box with these 10 Surrealist Salvador Dali Art Projects for Kids.
This is the time of year when trending Pinterest searches are supposed to be back-to-school supplies and first-day-of-school picture ideas. This year, though, back-to-school shopping means stocking up on masks and hand sanitizer, and Pinterest searches for homeschooling resources are at an all-time high. Across the country, parents are faced with impossible choices of sending their children back to school with masks and distancing, virtual school at home, or all-out homeschooling. The challenges and concerns of each decision are almost paralyzing…and yet, we have to choose SOMETHING. I think we all realize that even for those that are …
Research says, the subjects kids are introduced to while they are young tend to stay with them for life. That's why as little as they are right now, we introduce them to colors and arts
Spice Painting is a fun way to make some creative art - with a sensory twist! The following post contains affiliate links, which means that at no extra cost to you I can make a tiny bit of money to help support this blog. Thank you! To make the spice paint we poured washable white paint into four small bowls, then added paprika, turmeric, cardamom and cinnamon. Depending on what you have in the pantry - any ground spice might be worth trying! The more spice you add, the deeper the colour. My son was very keen to be responsible for
Bust summer boredom at home, school, or camp with Squirt Gun Painting, an amazing art experience for kids of all ages.
Create this Starry Night Masterpiece with your students! This Van Gogh inspired Art Project for Kids uses simple materials you already have in your art supply closet. Free Step-by-Step video and tutorial at The Crafty Classroom.
This splat art is a fun way to help kids explore science through art. Take the splat painting outside for even more creative possibilities.
I found Alice on Instagram, searching through #fiberart, I found her mandalas and I knew there was so much behind them, I wanted to learn more about the person making them: who is she, how did she know to produce them, and what might she teach us? Alice was kind enough to meet me for...
An inexpensive and highly engaging process art experience for young children.
Our Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes is a fun way to explore tie dye without the worry of permanently stains! Huggies Wipes from Walmart work great!
Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.) …
Isn’t this a great idea for a family portrait? So much sweeter than a tiny hand presses in plaster (although, i have one of those and it is pretty sweet). This is by DetroitMommy on flickr. o…
Try these fun and educational activities for kids. Make a volcano, a tornado, glitter jars (like snow globes), giant bubbles, dry ice bubbles, and more.
What I love about this styrofoam printmaking process is the super small materials list and the fact that the results are so sophisticated.
Kids study the flower paintings of Georgia O'Keefe and use their observation skills to paint with watercolors.
Put an end to their boredom, once and for all.
This is a fun project that I got from my cooperating teacher when I was student teaching last year. She did it with her emotionally handica...
Looking for ways to incorporate artist study into your homeschooling plans? 'm sharing my favorite ideas in this guide to homeschool artist study.
Today I want to share with you some fun and silly eye candy in the form of this amazing collection of monster plushies. I’m sure there are tons of tutorials out there but these are simply a c…
Have some empty cereal boxes on-hand?? Don’t throw them away! Here are 10 inspiring ways to transform ordinary empty cereal boxes into amazing home decor items, organizational bins, toys, and more! Cereal Boxes for Organization from Urban Nest from Martha Stewart from Katydid & Kid Cereal Boxes for Home Decor Can you […]
