SUBSCRIBE TO FEED:
Tag Archives: easy art projects for kids
HEART AND FLOWER
Artist Kathy Kromer has a website at, http://www.kathykromer.com/_hearts001.htm that not only shows her art, but also has an artists’ bio page. Intensity is her trademark. Although she uses acrylics on canvas, with this project we attempt to copy her art … Continue reading
Posted in Valentine's Day
Tagged art and craft projects for kids, easy art projects for kids, easy classroom projects for kids, easy valentine projects for kids, hearts and flowers, kathy fromer inspired art for kids, kathy kromer art, kathy kromer inspired art for kids, oil pastel heart art, oil pastels, valentine, valentine art, valentine art for kids, valentine day craft project
Leave a comment
BE BOLD WITH BRITTA
One of the interesting things I learned about Romero Britta, when I looked up his biography, is the fact that when he started painting he painted on scraps of cardboard and newspaper. Britta’s optimistic, fun-loving approach to life is reflected … Continue reading
PREHISTORIC BIRDS
As many different kids there are in the classroom, thats how many different starbursts you get. The kids and I decided these looked like what we would imagine prehistoric birds looked like so we added a head—and in some instances … Continue reading
LEAVES
Beautiful fall. If only fall lasted longer and winter was shorter! We used leaf stencils (the pattern included is Cricut friendly), colored chalk, oil pastels and glitter glue to make this autumn project. The directions and patterns can be found under the … Continue reading
Posted in 5th Grade, Fall Projects
Tagged 5th Grade, art projects for kids, autumn leaf projects for kids, classroom autumn leaf art, colored chalk, colored leaves, Cricut, easy art project, easy art projects for kids, fall art, fall art projects for kids, fall leaves, fun things for kids to do, glitter glue, leaf stencils, oil pastels
Leave a comment
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
TROPICAL FISH
Tropical fish, in pictures anyway, always seem to have bright, beautiful coloring. Since calendar pictures are also bright and glossy, they seemed to be the perfect scales for our fish. So, this project uses calendar pictures, colored markers, chalk, … Continue reading
Posted in 1st Grade
Tagged art and crafts for kids, art projects for kids, calendar art projects, calendar page crafts, calendar pictures, chalk, classroom art projects, colored markers, craft projects for kids, easy art projects for kids, easy craft projects, glitter, glue sticks, pattern
Leave a comment
PERUVIAN RETABLOS
Retablos were wooden boxes that depicted scenes of historical, religious or important everyday events in the lives of the native peoples of Peru. Originally they were small highly decorated wooden boxes with complex Christian-theme images inside (Nativities, Crucifixion, Last Supper). They … Continue reading
WIND AND RAIN
In February we start to seriously think about the coming of warmer weather and Spring. Of course that means April showers and usually wind. We give our cloud and raindrops a 3-D effect by folding and allowing part of the … Continue reading
