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Our homeschool association hosts Enrichment Classes during the fall and winter/ spring. This semester, I am teaching two preschool classes… a book club and a famous artist class. I am going t…
As you know all my books have easy art activities that go with them. And Splatter is one of my favorite books and activity set! I do this because it makes reading SOOO much fun! And because I love…
Our Kindergarten teachers approached me with a request for an art project for the back cover of their memory books. The kids have filled out pages in their memory books all year and they wanted a colorful back cover. I found a fun and easy way to make fingerprint art on the Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails blog. Then, we used a great end of year poem by Helen H. Moore. We started by dripping water in pans of … Read more... →
O'Keeffe's paintings make great inspiration for kids' art projects, so let's check out 10 of the best Georgia O'Keeffe projects for kids!
During the last few weeks, students have been pointing out lines they noticed on their clothing, and lines in objects found in our classroom and around the school yard. They were excited to show me their lines and identify them by name. One morning during outdoor play, S. C. proceeded to tell me more about lines: "Lines are everywhere! Our bodies are lines! We can make lines with our feet and our hands! We can make lines out of wood chips!" It was interesting to see that looking closely at lines was starting to pick up momentum with the students again, so I asked them if they thought they could find more lines outside during our outdoor exploration? Take a look at their findings! Sharing the pen Since the beginning of the school year, we have been exploring and investigating lines through various art forms: pencils, crayons, pastels, charcoal pencils, paint, plasticine, and wire. In adding another element, we decided to try creating a collaborative line art piece. A large piece of paper was placed in the center of the carpet with a pen. The students sat in a circle around the paper all asking each other what this was for, and what we were going to do? The objective of the art activity was for each student to have a turn creating a desired line and passing the pen to their friend without removing the pen off the paper. The students marveled at each other's lines and supported one another when passing their pen to their friend by reminding them to leave it touching the paper. *Thank you for the wonderful activity Havergal College (Junior School) Collaborative line art piece board display
This week, kindergarten continued their exploration of line, and started these fun line paintings! We used a new medium, to them, oil pastels and tempera cakes. 😄 Here's how we did it! Materials: Sax 90lb paper Crayola Oil Pastels Jack Richeson Semi-Moist tempera cakes First, we reviewed the different types of lines. Then, I showed them how to draw the lines from side to side of their (vertical) paper. I also talked about how you need to make the lines dark with the oil pastels, or they won't show up as well,when you paint. After that, I went over each color with the tempera cakes paint. I used rainbow colors, but told them they could use different colors if they liked. Many of them have not ever painted before, so we discussed how to hold a paint brush on the grip part of the handle, and to not get on the metal part of the brush. (As Cassie Stephens says, "the DANGER ZONE!") We go over the process of DIP, WIPE, and SWIRL, in the tempera cakes. We dip it in the water, wipe it on the rim of the cup, and swirl our brushes gently in the paint. We wanted our paint to go side to side as well, and try to stay in the lines we created. Here's some great artists from Mrs. Garcia's kindergarten class! Stay tuned for more awesome art! After the kids get done painting, we're going to use shapes (another element of art) to turn them into monsters! inspired by Georgetown Elementary's blog! I'll get them to draw the monster shape, on the back, with me Then, we'll draw the shapes out on black and white paper. If they want to go a step further, they can add accessories! Ms. Placha's class has some super cut and scary monsters!! Great job Mrs. Garcia's class! Here's some scary cute little monsters from Mrs. C. Campbell's class! Here's some super spooky, and precious monsters from Mr. Gonzalez' class! Here's Mrs. Kerr's adorable little monsters! “Lauren Stacey is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.”
Lines are an excellent starting point for lessons with Kindergarteners. To begin this line unit, we read the book Lines That Wiggle. The students used colored tape to make straight lines across their paper. We talked about horizontal, vertical, diagonal and ziz-zag lines. During the next class period, the students used tempera cakes to paint a variety of lines: wavy, loopy, dotted, dashed, squiggly, spiral, jagged and more. Aren’t these lovely and expressive? After the painting project, we moved … Read more... →
Fall process art activities are so fun for little learners to create with their warm colors and adorable themes that I have gathered some of my favorites! Keep reading for 19 fall process art activities hand-picked for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
Fun free printable symmetry drawing activity for preschool and kindergarten kids! If your kids enjoy drawing and coloring pages, then these symmetry drawing worksheets will be another fun activity for them. Children will finish the
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A printable game called Taco, Taco, Salsa (letter identification and cvc word options) are the perfect Dragons Love Tacos activities.
I have a bookshelf in my classroom that students can go to when they are done with their class assignments. I also have free choice days where students can select from a wide range of activities. Since students finish at all different times it is a good idea to have art enrichment activities for them to do. I like to have low mess activities with little extra guidance needed for those students that finish early. Here are some of the … Read more... →
Crafts for kids can be fun AND educational. Here are some tips for creating art based on famous artists and ideas for inspiration!
Your kids will love this magic melting Skittles experiment. With just a few steps, your kids can watch the Skittles melt in water and grow a beautiful rainbow!
If you haven't seen part 1, click here. #209 Modern Art found on this site. Supplies needed: black tempera paint, Elmer's glue, watercolor paper, watercolor paints. #210Watercolor ATC found at Art Projects for Kids. Supplies needed: watercolor paper, watercolors, brush or eyedropper, lemon juice, tissue, ballpoint pen. #211 Fluffy Stuff found at Play Create Explore. Supplies needed: bowl, 2 boxes of cornstarch and 1 can shaving cream, powdered tempera paint optional. #212 MYO Rainbow crayons. Supplies needed: broken crayons, empty cans, empty pill bottles, pan, water. #213 Gigantic Bubbles. Supplies needed: 6 cups water, 1 cup corn syrup, 2 cups regular strength Joy dish soap #214 Backyard Alphabet Hunt by Play Dr. Mom- Supplies needed: letters, objects that start with each letter of the alphabet. #215 Lego Maze found at this French blog. Supplies needed: legos, lego mat, marble. #216 Sharpie and Solo cup stained glass found here. Supplies needed: Sharpies, clear plastic cups, hole punch, string/ribbon. 1) Color the cups with the Sharpies. 2) Place the cups on foil sprayed with Pam. 3) Melt the solo cup in a 350 degree oven for 3-4 minutes 4) Immediately after taking them out of the oven, pat them down to completely flatten them and make hole if desired. #217 Smash Balls found on Time For Play blog. Supplies needed: some flour, water, food coloring and cotton balls! Place them on a greased cookie sheet or aluminum foil, bake for about 45 minutes at 300 degree's. Yep, that's it. Maybe a hammer too. #218 DIY Outdoor Scrabble found at Constantly Lovestruck. Supplies needed: 12x12 paper, giant letters, fun friends #219 Tissue Paper Stained Glass Windows found here at Kinder-Craze. Supplies needed: tissue paper squares, 2 borders, clear contact paper #220 Glowing Rainbow Rice found here at Growing a Jeweled Rose. Supplies needed: rice, ziplock bags, flourescent or glow-in-the-dark paint, rubbing alcohol. #221 Glow in the Dark Slime found at Domestic Charm. Supplies needed: clear or blue Elmer's glue, water, glow-in-the-dark paint, neon green food coloring, Borax #222 Target practice from Family Fun. #223 Apple Pie Play-Doh found on Little Wonders. Supplies needed: I just used our regular recipe, a lot of red food coloring and apple pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice). #224 Cinnamon Spice Play-Doh found on Be Organized. Supplies needed: 2 c flour, 1 c salt, 4 t cream of tartar, 5 t cinnamon, 1/2 t nutmeg, 1/2 t cloves, 2 c water, 2 T oil, food coloring #225 Beautiful Dough Ornaments found on Pinterest. Supplies needed: 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 cup baking soda, 3/4 cup water. Bake at 175 for about an hour. #226 Yarn embossing found at We Heart Art. Supplies needed: foil, yarn, Sharpies, and spray adhesive. #227 Sharpie stained glass found at 2me4art. Supplies needed: Sharpies, inexpensive craft paper. #228 Paper Plate Weaving #229 Watercolor mosaic found on this blog. Work in progress, come back tomorrow for more.
Experience abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler's vision for color with your kids through this easy and fun soak stain art project.
Handprints are the perfect shape to make a campfire craft! You could make a single handprint campfire, or use 2 or more hands to make a handprint bonfire.August Theme... CAMPING!nbspWere r
Back to School Preschool Worksheets with all kinds of great activities for preschoolers to use all year round. Counting, letter recognition and much more.
Scissor salad is a fun way to practice how to use scissors and build fine motor scissor cutting skills. Get free labels and worksheets!
There's so much more to do with kindergartners than finger painting.
Salad spinner art! How amazing are these Halloween cut outs using the @ikea_australia salad/lettuce spinner with their paints.Watch the magic unfold of these spinner patterns. We add some blutac on…
Use the five senses in the spring time printable worksheet to encourage your child to explore the 5 senses by describing what they hear, see, touch, taste and smell during the spring time.
Today we're sharing with you three books to inspire children during the creation of self-portraits and tips on how to use each book. Click to learn more!
