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FOIL ART ALA WILLIAM DANIELS

William Daniels is a young artist, born in 1976 in Brighton, England.  Daneils uses oil paints on wood to create his trompe l’oeil styled art. Before making his art, inspired by famous historical paintings, he constructs models of what he … Continue reading

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APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

Click on April Showers to take you to the project shown above. Every day we’re one day closer to summer fun!!  

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FOURTH OF JULY

Every kid, young and old, loves watching   fireworks on the Fourth of July. Great memories are made while the  family enjoys the brilliant, colorful explosions of light.  And the noise!    We do this piece of art on black construction paper, color the display with oil … Continue reading

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WIRE COAT HANGER TURTLE

 ” Speedy the Turtle,” is just one of our wire coat hanger projects. This project also  uses wallpaper pages, colored construction paper, tape and glue as well as a wire coat hanger. Full sized pictures, the   patterns and directions for “Speedy the Turtle,” can be … Continue reading

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ELEPHANTS ON PARADE

The Elephant is the most revered, protected and well treated of any animal in India.  The culture of India includes the elephant in its historical, royal, religious and mythological importance. Although the elephant was used mainly for shifting heavy items … Continue reading

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LOADS OF TOADS

Our 1st Grade teacher actually named this project, “Toad”ally Awesome,” for us.  Notice the different shapes, designs and color combinations the kids use.  This project uses a toad picture to color (pattern included), black construction paper, colored markers, scissors and a glue … Continue reading

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PLAINS INDIAN PARFLECHE

When the plains Indians were moving from place to place, they carried their clothing, valuables, tools, etc. in a parfleche, which was made from dried buffalo hide and decorated with brightly colored geometric designs.  The parfleche was used by the … Continue reading

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HE SO LOVED THE WORLD

The colored tissue paper gives this project almost a stained glass look.  I used two colors of blue and two colors of green for the sample, but other combinations of tissue could be used.  Then the background color would be … Continue reading

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