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 picture: a black cat in a black ... Read More
Katherine Bernhardt Pattern Painting Project
What do PAC-Man, Storm Troopers, Garfield, corn chips, plantains, toucans, hamburgers, and toilet paper have in common? Give up? Absolutely nothing! But that's the sheer genius of ... Read More
James Rizzi Cityscapes Art Lesson
Kids can’t resist drawing funny, zany doodle faces—especially when they’re part of a James Rizzi cityscapes art lesson. In this project, those silly smiles pop up on unexpected ... Read More
Onomatopoeia Pop Art Word Projects
"BAM!" This onomatopoeia pop art project is by far one of my favorite 5th grade art lessons. It might be because I like to pepper my teaching with constant sound words like, ... Read More
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Projects
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Art Project Henri Matisse began his art career as a painter. And for many years, he dazzled the world with beautiful painted compositions of fruit, ... Read More
Metal Tooling Using Visual Texture
Metal tooling, also called "repousse" and "metal embossing" is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on metal. This centuries old ... 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 lesson. It reinforces prior knowledge ... Read More
Kindergarten Collage Project: Mixed Media Fun!
Creating a collage project with kindergarten is a great skill-builder and problem-solver activity. Hear me out. Kindergarten is all about learning through exploration. It's a ... Read More
A Cute Pumpkin Art Project for Elementary
A Cute Pumpkin Art Project for Elementary Tired of your standby pumpkin art project for Halloween? Here's a fresh idea that you can do with lower elementary students (and ... 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 with construction paper turkey feathers. ... Read More
Pencil Art Project for Elementary Kids
One of my favorite elementary back to school art projects is designing a pencil. I mean, what says 'back to school' more than a pencil, right? Chunky pencils. Skinny pencils. ... Read More
The Dot Book Bulletin Board Ideas
The Dot book by Peter H. Reynolds is my favorite way to kick off a year of art with my kindergarteners. Not just because September 15th is International Dot Day, but ... Read More
