I used this simple “Snowflake Starter” to help my 1st and 2nd graders draw their own snowflakes. This is a great way to teach about radial symmetry. If you are going to use watercolor paints or glue thicker materials on to the paper, print the templates onto thicker cardstock. Simply draw shapes or designs on the spokes of the snowflake. If you draw something on one line, make sure to repeat the same shape or design all the way around. … Read more…
The holidays are quickly approaching! While you are thinking about the kids in your life, consider picking up some creative gifts. Please don’t buy those cheap art supply kits with a lot of different cheap crayons, markers and colored pencils. Spending a little more money will allow the child to experience quality art supplies and they will last longer. Here are some of my favorites. 1. Watercolor Paints- Splurge on a better quality set than Rose Art. The child will … Read more…
Are you looking for a fun art project to try over winter break with your kids?  Here is one that is sure to be festive, fun and creative! What you will need: watercolor paints pencil watercolor paper paint brush cup of water markers.  For my own art, I prefer Micron markers, Sakura Koi markers, and Molotow White markers. stickers of your choice glue magazines assorted paper scraps of your choice 1.  Begin by drawing a Christmas tree shape on a piece of … Read more…
These were some pictures we made today with the third graders. The kids used markers and construction paper crayons to draw their snow scene on the globe. Then they added white paint dots for snow. Some glued on white fluff as well. topped snowman!
I had another craft session of making snowmen after school yesterday. Here are the ones we made. You can see a full tutorial here.
Today we made picture frame ornaments with the 3rd graders. First, I cut pieces of thin cardboard into square shapes. Then, I cut tooling foil slightly larger than the cardboard squares. The kids folded their tooling foil around the cardboard. Then, they used Crayola Dry Erase crayons and Sharpie markers to decorate the foil. They left a rectangle in the middle where we will glue their class picture. We also used Deco Art puff paint for additional details. A ribbon … Read more…
I had my first after school holiday crafts class yesterday. I had 14 kids with me making snowmen. You can see the tutorial here. Here are our finished snowmen!
