Tag Archives: childrens art projects
BLACK ON WHITE SIMPLICITY
So we’ve been having a lot of fun with colored tissue paper painting, and now we have sheets of black tissue left and need a project to use them in. Looking at Google images, I can across a number of … Continue reading
SHADOWED
Drawing, tracing, cutting and gluing are all skills used in this 2nd grade project. First the students draw a figure, (maybe a football player, a dancer, an angel, etc.)making sure that the arms and legs aren’t too skinny to cut … Continue reading
LANDSCAPE TISSUE PAINTING
Painting with tissue paper is so much fun, that I just had to add another project using the method. I find these landscape paintings unbelievably beautiful considering their simplicity. You’ll find the directions for this project, “Tissue Painted Landscape,” under … Continue reading
KOKESHI DOLL: JAPANESE ART
Kokeshi dolls are characterized by their lack of arms and legs, as well as their brightly painted kimono in floral designs and geometric patterns. We prepared the background, and the paper the flowers were cut from, before coloring and cutting … Continue reading
MY LENTEN JOURNEY
This is a little private journal for recording a “Lenten Journey to the Foot of the Cross.” This little journal begins with four pages inside a cover and held together with a paper ring. The pages can be left blank, … Continue reading
JAMES RIZZI’S ART
Bold, colorful and humorous describes James Rizzi’s paintings. We viewed a Power Point presentation of Rizzi’s art and then the kids did “Rizzi” type drawings of their own. White construction paper, crayons and a black Sharpie were all the supplies … Continue reading
PAPER QUILT DESIGNS
Imagine the colors and designs that make up a quilt block. We took a drawn image and drew in the designs and then colored them. There are alot of free coloring pages online that would work well. Size them to … Continue reading
HUICHOL ART
The Huichol Indians, who live in a distant part of Mexico, illustrate their religious beliefs in beautifully designed yarn paintings called “Nearika.” A traditional Huichol representation is that of the deified face of the sun, the Giver of Life. The … Continue reading





