Stick Drawing Halloween Costume
This is me in my Stick Drawing costume this morning. Can’t say I’d want to walk down the street very long with the mask I made, but I was proud to be the ONLY stick drawing in our school’s parade....
View ArticleBlack Paper Cat
The credit for this super cute paper cat idea goes to an old Family Fun Craft book. I just worked out a few details about the size and materials, that I am happy to share. 1. Cut body from black...
View ArticleGlowing Cat Eyes
These glowing cat eyes are made from blending a few layers of pencil crayons. White on the bottom, then yellow, and for those interested in more detail, a bit of brown. Please note though, that the...
View ArticlePositive and Negative Pumpkin
I like how this is an example of using both positive and negative shapes, with some built in symmetry. 1. Student start with 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of cream paper and a 5.5″ x 8.5″ black sheet of paper. To...
View ArticleDIY Orange Paper
Having trouble finding orange paper in the store this time of year? That happened to me when I needed some to decoupage with, so I made my own. Coffee filters dipped in liquid watercolor and dried on a...
View ArticleBlack Paper Cat
A couple of tweaks to an old project turned out to be a real favorite with 1st – 5th graders last week. I learned that this kitty just needed to be glued to a base to keep him (or her) standing nice...
View ArticleClover’s Watercolor Monster
My students painted some very free-form monsters today. Sometimes I think it’s fun for them to just draw things completely from their imagination. Thank you Clover for letting me share your amazing art!
View ArticleDraw a Cartoon Vampire
Students traced an old CD to help draw the head of this not-so-scary vampire. The hair could be shortened for a boy drawing, and the simple red cape make it easy to finish the body. • View and download...
View ArticleStep by Step Pumpkin Painting
My goal this year is to fully diagram lessons steps on my board as often as possible. That means not just writing them down, but illustrating them as well. Not to worry, lots of creative additions are...
View ArticleMila’s Monster
I brought out monster painting for kinders last week, and I was reminded how much I love how kids draw them. Something about big heads and pointy teeth are just too cute! Mila is in third grade now,...
View ArticleHalloween Coloring Page
For the early finishers that are in every class, here’s something to occupy their time. Kinder and 1st graders can just color, but older students could add a little shading to moonlight sky. • View and...
View ArticleSpiders from Santa Maria, CA
This is such a great extension of my posted spider project that I thought I’d share it again. It turns a symmetry exercise into a beautiful work of art. • View and download PDF Half Spider Template...
View ArticleStudent Art, by Genevieve
One of my favorite “Franken Kids” drawings done this week, by a sweet little girl named Genevieve. The orange hair with colored streaks are just too perfect!
View ArticleSuper Close Up Monsters
I just tried out this today, quite possibly the world’s simplest monster painting. Students used a roll of masking tape to draw the eyes, one of which needed to be going off the page. I’m sure this...
View ArticleMake Your Own Glitter Paint
I was happy to stumble across the joys of glitter watercolor paint this week with lots of Day of the Dead artwork, but sad to read that my supplier was discontinuing it. I had a McGyver moment though,...
View ArticleHalloween Silhouette
My newest, most favorite Halloween project. Students draw a silhouette on a large coffee filter, fill it in with a Sharpie marker, and then paint the background with liquid watercolor paint. PREP: I...
View ArticleStudent Halloween Silhouettes
Here are a few 3rd grade examples of my Halloween Silhouette project. I think I love them so much because they are just plain BOLD. And the lighter ones are certainly a great example of contrast, so an...
View ArticleCubism Costume
Here’s a reposting of one of my favorite costumes from a few years back. It may be better for posing than walking (unless you find a smart way to add good eye holes) but still a respectable art teacher...
View ArticleSymmetrical Pumpkin
One more Halloween project that makes for a very graphic image. 1. Give each student a square piece of black paper and an orange piece that is half the width of the black. With the orange lying on top...
View ArticleBone Letters
You could make this a lesson about anatomy and what the different kinds of bones in your body look like – or you could just make some creepy looking name signs for Halloween. 1. Draw examples of some...
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