February art projects for kids elementary

Kids will use an easy watercolor resist technique to make this colorful watercolor heart art! Click through for an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial.

A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you a work-in-progress painted tree project by my second grade students (ya'll can visit here for the full post as it will cover everything I'm about to skip) and I'm excited to say these masterpieces are now complete! After learning about Japan's cherry blossom trees and their lovely blooms which are cause for celebration, the kids painted blossoms on both their practice paper and their watercolor painting. Because their practice papers were just as…

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

I doodle all the time. For me it is very meditative and relaxing. As my doodles accumulate, I realized that many of them can become coloring pages. I hope you find these coloring pages as relaxing as I did. Also, sometimes I make coloring pages of well known paintings for my kids or the art

This Tangle of Knots Cake Drawing Art project goes through the steps of drawing a cake and then decorating it with colored pencils.

Teaching Art to Kids leading up to Valentine's Day can be fun! Here is an art project tutorial that teaches elementary students how to create a Valentine's puppy using oil pastels and paint. Teach how to use a variety of art mediums with this quick and easy art activity that will have kids making a fun illustration. Perfect teaching resource for grade 4 and grade 5 students.

Inside you'll find easy chalk pastel art project ideas for kids. Stop by and learn about three fun project ideas.

Students learned how to take a hue and mix tints and shades for their background blending as they went. Then they designed a silhouette to add to their background. They are all different and...

Last week, 2nd grade started this beautiful and colorful, wintry picture inspired by the blog, Deep Space Sparkle! . This project was originally inspired by the book, Snowballs, by Lois Ehlert. She's an artist, auther, and illustrator, who has written many books! Look her up, when you get a chance! Here's how we created our own! Materials: Oil Pastels Watercolor paint cardboard black tempera paint Construction paper 90lb paper Day 1: I showed them Lois Ehlert's books, and we read her book…

Simple and fun Halloween papercraft in 3D. Free printable papercraft template to download for an awesome STEAM project for kids.