Australian art for kids

Celebrate the varied culture, monuments, flora and fauna of Australia with these simple Australia Day Crafts for Kids! Includes koalas, kangaroos and more!

28 Australia activities for kids. Crafts and play ideas for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy this australia day.

3rd Grade's Elementary Art curriculum of world cultures allowed me to "travel" with them to Australia to learn about the country and create some Australian Aboriginal Dot Art! This project came from the ever brilliant Mrs. Nguyen over at her blog. I Can statements: I Can tell you something about Australia. I Can create an artwork in the style of Aboriginal Dot Art. As i've mentioned in other 3rd grade "travels" my goal is to give my students the biggest picture of a culture or country as I…

Learn all about Australian landmarks, culture, and food through crafts, activities, and recipes with these fun Australia activities for kids.

There is something to be said for art that originated when the mere act of surviving and thriving in the environment was a big challenge. Imagine how

Easy wattle art activity for kids using cotton bud printing. This is a fun Australian themed art idea for kids which looks great hanging on the wall!

To make your holiday decorations a little more local and a little less northern hemisphere, use things found in your own backyard.

Fourth graders created Australian inspired art. We looked at Aboriginal (Native Australian) art and discovered some key characteristics of Australian Art. We learned about Aboriginal dot paintings and x-ray paintings. Aborigines use dots to create implied lines and pictures. X-ray paintings are often found on cave walls. These paintings show both the outside and the inside (bones and internal organs) of the animal at the same time. We combined these practices with one of Australia's most…

Time for 6th grade's yearly study of Australian Aboriginal art. We always learn about dot painting and x-ray style drawing and then throw in something a little different for fun. Last year we made the x-ray style stuffies...I'll post this year's wild card in a few days. We start our unit learning a bit about the Aboriginal Dream time stories, symbols and dot painting. We talk about why Dream time stories and symbols differ from region to region and most are not to be shared with non…

6 Australian Animal Craft Ideas | Easy Paper Bag Platypus. Not only do I have a craft for you, but I also have 6 more Australian Animal craft ideas to add to your unit studies. Also, look at this Hands-On Geography: Australia Awesome and Deadly Animal Art. I love an elaborate, involved, detailed craft as much as the next mom now and again but paper bag crafts like this adorable platypus prove that you don't always need expensive or complicated supplies.