Since I was a child, I was kitty crazy. I received a "Big Book of Cats" picture book at nine years old. Each cat was in some kind of themed [Read More]
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Artist Trading Cards Lesson: Great Art Sub Plan Idea!
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]
Snowflake Art Lesson for Kindergarten
Need a quick and simple one-day art project for the last days in December or January? This is my favorite go-to kindergarten snowflake art [Read More]
Marker Painting Video Tutorial | Arts Integration
Marker painting can be a lot of fun if you know what tools and materials you need to get started. In this video tutorial, I'll walk you through [Read More]
Thanksgiving Art Projects for Kids
How do I Disguise a Turkey? Thanksgiving art projects for kids tend to be a lot of the same ol', same ol'. Tissue paper rolls dressed up [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
Is there Room on the Broom? I find that a Halloween art project can be a whole lot of coloring, cutting, gluing, and assembling of [Read More]
Halloween Art Projects for Kids: Design a Pumpkin
Halloween art projects for kids don't have to be so time consuming in terms of prep work, set up, and clean up. I talk to a great deal of regular [Read More]
Bulletin Board Ideas: Design a Pencil Game
Bulletin board ideas can be easy to come by but tedious to implement. There's always lots of prep work from creating templates to cutting [Read More]