Bite-sized foods. Itty bitty kitties. Mini horses! I think it's safe to say that people are obsessed with small things. And big things, too. [Read More]
4th Grade
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Projects
Henri Matisse began his art career as a painter. And for many years, he dazzled the world with beautiful painted compositions of fruit, flowers, [Read More]
Metal Tooling Using Visual Texture
Metal tooling, also called "repousse," is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on metal. This centuries old [Read More]
Color Wheel for Art: Spin, Spin, Spin!
One of my favorite elements of art to teach students is color. When I pull out the color wheel for art class, my students instantly know a [Read More]
Elements of Art Cootie Catcher Game
The elements of art are the building blocks used to describe and create works of art. These components include line, shape, color, texture, [Read More]
Kindness Nation Poster Project Freebie
Kindness Nation: That's what I'm searching for right now, a nation where kindness is the norm and disagreement doesn't need to foil into [Read More]
Thanksgiving Art Projects for Kids
Thanksgiving art projects for kids tend to be a lot of the same ol', same ol'. Tissue paper rolls dressed up with construction paper turkey [Read More]
Fall Leaves Drawing Activity [Part 2]
As promised last week, here are some works in progress on our Fall leaves drawing activity.It took them a little longer than expected to [Read More]
Fall Leaves Drawing Activity [Part 1]
Fall leaves are so beautiful. They're mini pieces of artwork hung loosely from trees that, when called upon by nature, cascade to [Read More]
Halloween Art Project: Design a Witch Hat
I find that a Halloween art project can be a whole lot of coloring, cutting, gluing, and assembling of parts. In other words, it's a [Read More]
