Rainbow Names art activity for elementary students

The Kindergarten artists and PreKinders also created some artwork inspired by Mondrian. The PreKinders glued down black lines creating squares and rectangles they then colored some of their shapes …

a collective projects kids ages 5 and up

Over 50 fun science ideas and experiments that are perfect for 7-9 year olds to do at home.

We finished up this monumental lesson today. This lesson took a good three hours to complete. The kids were champions for taking it on and finishing so nicely. We were all happy. This is another lesson that I grabbed and ran with from Cassie Stephens. She did this with 1st graders, my student's were a year older. I did modify the lesson. We used construction paper for the faces and head and neck tracers. We used oil pastels for the face without using pencil first. Yikes. We also did not paint the paper that we wove for the royal tunic. They used Instant Metallic Playcolor sticks and Prang Metallic Markers. These metallic sticks are amazing! I plan to order more for my classroom this fall. No mess and you can even paint over them with great results too. I was challenged with my hair color mixing ability, since I am not the hair expert. They loved painting the hair, but I would recommend premixing some colors like blond and black/brown. I monitored the class, and helped with the styling! My co teacher made tracers for the crowns and we used metallic scrapbook paper for the crowns instead of painting them. I had a lot of jewels for them to pick from so that they could bedazzle themselves silly. A few pictures from my trip to London in 2004 (My oldest daughter, 10 years ago) We are leaving London today for Paris. See you on the other side of the pond!

Studying the Middle Ages and looking for a great art projects? Take Time for Art % Welcome to Take Time for Art's The Middle Ages!

Daffodils are blooming, the grass is green, and children in our town are happily trading homework, backpacks, and reading logs for spring

This fabulous art project with foil and marker pens is perfect for school aged kids. We love the results!

Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.

Each student was given one page to color with either crayons or colored pencils. They could use any colors or combinations that they wished. When they were all done, they cut out each Collaboration Square. The squares were put on a table and an attempt was made to group them with 3 others of similar colors and style. Not alway easy. The four matching squares were glued on various colors of construction paper. The completed pictures were hung in the hallway of the school for about a month. At the end of the month, the pictures were removed and placed on the whiteboard tray. I randomly chose student names using my class tongue depressors. Only those that had pictures were able to choose a completed square to take home.

Kids will have fun learning about Jesus' 12 disciples with these fun games, activities, printables, and cute Craft for kids of all ages.

Bust summer boredom at home, school, or camp with Squirt Gun Painting, an amazing art experience for kids of all ages.

Ways to explore Medieval Europe.

We started this project at the Contemporary and Modern Art Museum of Trento and Rovereto (MART) in Italy, with Grade 7 students. The Education Department of MART organize lots of interesting art pr…

Learn all about the medieval manuscript making process with a fascinating but short documentary, several living books, and simple DIY project.

Make cool DIY dinosaur fossils from salt dough and dinosaur toys! This dinosaur kids craft is great for toddlers, preschoolers, and school aged kids.

For our last project of the Art Room year, I was looking for a quick and easy project that could be completed in one 90-minute class, and which would touch on some of the techniques and skills we learned this past year. I opted for this cute, easy and pretty much fool-proof dandelion project. It incorporates pen and line techniques, illustration, and watercolor techniques.... all things my 6-7 year old age group covered this year. We began by looking at simple illustrations of dandelions. We noted their lines, the shape of their 'dandelion puff' (the white puffy stage of the dandelion, after it's seeded), and the shape and structure of the individual seedheads, which look like downey parachutes. We discussed how, when the wind blows, these seedheads blow off the puff and dance through the wind, disseminating the attached seed elsewhere. I demonstrated on the white board how we might illustrate seedheads. Students were given many options, from a double horseshoe shape, to a simple dotted shape. One student opted for little heart shapes. Drawing We began with watercolor paper, the borders of which I had pre-taped, and a pencil. I did a guided drawing demo on the board. Students had to draw three dandelions. For good composition, one should be larger than the others, and none overlapping, in the left half of their paper. We began with three simple circles, and added stems to these. We noted that dandelion stems are generally not super straight, but may have a slight curve to them. Then we sectioned our circles off into lines, the way you would cut a pizza or a pie. These initial lines are the outer seedheads. We then added extra shorter lines in between these longer lines, (slicing the pie even smaller) and made these shorter seedheads. Our goal was to draw full, fluffy dandelion puffs. Students each chose what kind of downey parachute shape they wanted at the end of their seedheadss. Most opted for a different shape for each of their three dandelions. Just like in our pen and line techniques classes earlier this year, students were encouraged to draw carefully, neatly connecting their line points, and thinking of symmetry and even spacing. Where puffs looked too 'naked' students were encouraged to add some extra seedheads for a fuller puff. Next, we drew a few detached seedheads dancing in the wind. These should be dancing towards the right side of our paper. For good composition, their placement should be varied with some upside-down, some sideways and one trailing off towards the top right corner. This carries our eyes all the way to the other end of the paper. We noted that the parachute shape on these should match the ones on our dandelion puffs.... since they originate from these puffs. My students got this concept without a problem! We traced all our lines with a fine permanent marker and erased our pencil lines. For that added illustration quality, we chose to write something whimsy at the bottom of our paper. Since these students are very young, and many are English as a second or third language learners, I wrote a few options on the board for them to copy, like 'Wish', 'Make a Wish', and 'Summer'. Rubber Cement Resist I opted to use rubber cement on our puffs to resist the paint. Rubber cement is a rather unfriendly glue which should not be breathed in. Because I did not want my young students working with this material I decided to apply it myself to their puffs. I worked at the wide open window sill and work briskly, applying the glue to each student's puffs as they brought their work to me after finishing with their pencil erasing. We then dried these with the blow dryer and moved on to our background. Watercolor Background We used a wet-on-wet watercolor technique for our background. We dropped dabs of 2-3 analogous colors on our wet background, moved the paint around a bit, but not overworking it. We applied salt and dabbed with a tissue for texture. There were then dried with the blow dryer. Lastly, we rubbed the rubber cement glue off of our dandelions using a rubber cement eraser. I recommend using an eraser specifically for removing rubber cement, as regular pencil erasers will likely simply glide over the glue, smearing and smudging what's nearby, without properly lifting the glue. The lifted glue revealed beautifully white dandelions beneath our watercolored backgrounds. Finally, we removed the taped borders for a crisp edge. Voila! A quick, fun and summery project incorporating pen and line, illustration and watercolor techniques. A great entry into summer! Students aged 6 and 7

These Coffee Filter Dragonflies are so colorful! Planning some fun summer crafts for kids? Then you'll want to add this coffee filter dragonfly craft to your plans. Easy to make at home or at school.

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!

My daughter and I love the famous artists. We also love playing around with different paint techniques. We combined the two for these Monet inspired landscape sponge paintings. The sponge created a wonderful backdrop for these impressionist style paintings. We chose Monet’s Water Lilies and Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies as our inspiration. […]

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Remontons le temps avec les élèves de Coco . Et quand je dis "remontons", c'est d'une fameuse remontée dont je parle puisque c'est à la préhistoire que nous nous retrouvons. Merci à toi, Coco , pour le partage de ce travail qui date de l'an dernier....

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

We talked about pointillism and looked at famous examples by Seurat. Then we drew flamingos and divided the shapes for each of the different...

Fun acid/base experiment for kids of all ages. Uses only common household ingredients. No heat required.

This friendship wheel art project for kids is a great way for kids to get to know each other and learn about each other interests.

Discover engaging back-to-school cryptogram code breakers to boost student problem-solving and promote a growth mindset.

It’s summer camp time! That means, intensive weeks of focused instruction in one area. Still ages 6-12, but unlike after school classes, I have 15-25 students for 4 hours. I’ve skipped…

Making rock candy is a really fun activity for kids that doubles as a great lesson in science .

String Pull Painting is a perfect art project for all ages. It will make almost anyone an artist!

Use these hands-on engaging crafts and activities as part of your all about me unit.

(So, I'm going to pretend like I've been blogging this whole time! Long story short, class was misery and I'd rather not think about those k...

Banish back to school anxiety and worries with these homemade worry stones for kids. A simple craft that can become part of your anxiety toolbox.

Students love creating cave art paintings! Lots of art materials are used for this layered project. I like to have my students create these projects at the beginning of the year to build their conf…