To begin class, we talked about the basics of portrait drawing: your eyes are in the middle of your head, your head is 5 eyes wide, your neck is as wide as your pupils, etc. I had the students make…

The August art session with my little "firsties" was a HUGE success. We created "Wild About 1st Grade" self-portraits. They turned out so dang cute! It was a lot of fun to combine some guided art along with "do your own thing" directions. The bulletin board is adorable. We'll be adding their writing prompt responses to "I'm WILD About 1st Grade Because..." as soon as we finish the edit process. I created a file with the guided art directions, supply list, and writing prompts. Feel free to…

famous artists for kids - fun art projects for kids

This birch tree painting for kids is a fun and easy fall art project. Kids will use a watercolor resist technique and gorgeous autumn colors. Easy to follow tutorial.

There's so much more to do with kindergartners than finger painting.

Who doesn’t love a silly pumpkin? This is another great October project to do, especially if you have students in your class who don’t celebrate Halloween. Pumpkins can be associate with Halloween but they are also just a fall staple! I have done this project with K and 2/3 so it is adaptable to the

We love Arts and Crafts for Kids and Salt Painting does not disappoint. Salt Art is so pretty and kids will love glue painting. It's inexpensive and so fun!