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RESTING CATS

This project makes a set of cats, one sitting and one lying down.  Fun tack or glue dot them to the window and they can see inside and outside.  These are quick and easy to make.  The kids loved this … Continue reading

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WIRE COAT HANGER SCARECROW

This is a wire coat hanger project just in time for Halloween.  The patterns are for a two sided project, but if you want, you can use the patterns for (Side I) only.  We did this last year with the 5th … Continue reading

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FAUX LEATHER ART

This is a very nice project for the 3rd grade that, with a little preparation, can be finished in an hour session.  In order to keep this art project from taking too much class time, I prepared the brown grocery … Continue reading

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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

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JUST STACK ‘EM

It’s time to decorate for Halloween, but what to do with all those pumpkins!  This is our plan for this year—we’ll stack them—a “Pumpkin Totem Pole.”  Just a few pieces of construction paper, colored chalk, hairspray and crayons are all … Continue reading

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ANIMAL FRAMES

Snapshots work well in these canning jar flat and lid frames.  They’re quick and easy to make and of course the kids want to give them to parents (Mother’s Day or Father’s Day) and grandparents.  Besides the jar flat and lid, … Continue reading

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ROSINA WACHTMEISTER’S CATS

Rosina Wachtmeister has such a playful view to her art that the kids love to imitate it.  We had a Power Point presentation of her paintings so the kids got a real feel for her style.  Then with the help of … Continue reading

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STARTING OUT

 Today I’ve selected the project, “Torn Birds,” to feature.  This is a first grade project that really gets the kids’ attention.  Special supplies, other than construction paper, for this project are feathers, google eyes, glue sticks and colored chalk.   For directions … Continue reading

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