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Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.)...

This is one of the most unique Heart crafts! Bring in the holiday spirit with this easy-to-make paper-weaving Heart craft.

Have you ever wanted to have your students create an expressive work of art, but didn't know where to start? Last year I took a workshop at the Expressive Arts Institute in San Diego. It was an amazing weekend that opened up my mind to the possibilities of working through emotions in art. There was one exercise that I really loved and I immediately saw how it could benefit teenagers. I tweaked it a little bit for my high school art class, and I can honestly say it was the best art project I…

Make easy bean mosaic art using dried beans! These bean mosaics are so BEAUTIFUL and they're so simple to make using old pantry items!

Here is a list of my top 10 non-clay sculpture lessons for upper elementary through high school. Each includes a short description of each lesson and what students learn.