Unleash Your Inner Artist: Create Stunning Pet Portraits

My entire classroom is safari theme. I went on a safari last winter and fell completely in love with it. I just had to have my classroom theme be a safari. I have different table names, each after an animal (lions, tigers, rhinos, zebra, giraffes, and tigers). We recently have been working on researching a topic and writing about it. We researched and wrote about penguins as a class. We researched and wrote about polar bears as a class The kids LOVED it. I decided it was time for them to do some research in groups and create books about their animals. They are already in tables with an animal so we just used those! The books came out GREAT! The kids had such a fabulous time reading books and researching the animals. I even created non-fiction animal books for each of the tables to use when doing research. I have some writing samples that I will share later on (I don't have the pictures with me currently), but I do have pictures of all the covers we made for the books. The kids loved having a special craft that they got to do and loved showing off their animal! After creating the title pages, the kiddos added the title to their book and their name. We displayed our books proudly in the hallway :)

We love footprint crafts in our house. About 6 weeks ago we embarked on a journey through footprint animals crafts from A – Z. The intent is to make a collage of all of the animal footprints from A – Z & hang them in our daughter’s new playroom in our new home. It was […]

Learn about story elements and friendship with Zester the Zebra and His Missing Stripes written by Christen Conrad. Lesson includes a fun zebra craft.

{So I have spent the last few hours, trying to catch up on the last month of preschool. They are fast posts, and only really show the fun crafts that we have made. But, if you want to see what we have been doing, spend some time and catch up on Spark Preschool} Today was a great day. Not only because we made it to the 26th letter of the alphabet, but because we just had a good time! We did however miss Kaden and Cannon! Hope your having a wonderful day. Can’t wait to see your little zebras. Today we made these cute little zebras. Aren’t they adorable?! I thought this was fun to make… I think the kids did to!!! No two zebras stripes are alike. I think that is so neat… but they aren’t nearly as adorable as these!!!

Make this cute handprint zebra craft with the kids! It's an easy paper craft that's great for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten children. Download the free printable template and make today!

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Here is another resist I was experimenting with yesterday. It is wax crayon on newspaper. Using a reference photo I drew a zebra directly on newspaper using the stock pages. It was hard to see so I added some lines in fine sharpie. You then take a white crayon and color in where ever you want it to stay white. Using black tempera I then painted over the crayon. With newspaper you don't want to over saturate it with water/paint as it will just tear on you. I added some darker areas using a small brush with a black acrylic or you could use ink just to have some more contrast in the details. To add some interest in the frame I added some strips of newspaper which I glued down and then trimmed. I then glued down the resist. I also finished another giraffe. I was trying a glue resist for this sample. I painted a undercoat in a light tan/yellow using tempera or wc. When it dried I added the pattern of the print using regular white school glue. Set aside to dry flat. Then painted a coat of darker brown on top. The glue resists the paint and the pattern shows up like this. Sorry I didn't complete the picture but when I'm developing projects for next year I'm just trying out as many ideas as I can. Remember to visit me tomorrow for my first giveaway! See you then.

Making an 'Z is for zebra craft' is a fun way to introduce the very last alphabet letter. This Letter Z Craft is one of our favorite letter Z activities

These Melanie Mikecz Collaged Zebras will leave you inspired! Check out what we made this week in our children's art studio in Charlotte, NC!

The most common myth people have about ostriches is that they bury their heads in the sand to hide from danger.

Hi Everyone, There are currently a few spots remaining for "Animal Anatomy" with Jonathan Kuo (Spring 2015 term - Tuition $600 for 10 weeks). http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/4714771-animal-anatomy-with-jonathan-kuo It is a great class for both beginning and intermediate artist alike, who is interested in learning how to draw & understand various animals' design & structure. This is a very important class for any character and creature designers as it will sets a level of understanding and believability needed for invented design work. Bellow are some samples from Jonathan's in class demonstrations. Enjoy your viewing and thanks for your time~!! :) Here are some demo samples of the creature invention assignment at the end of the class:

Want to know more about safari animals? Enjoy this free printable rhino craft template to color or create easy safari-themed craft projects for toddler, preschool, kindergarten and early elementary. A simple printable rhino craft template

Sorting Shapes with Food [From the Mamas]

Are you looking for an easy zoo craft for preschoolers or kindergarteners? Our build a zebra is an easy diy animal activity. A great boredom buster for kids