My posting is going to be limited for a little while. I burnt four of my fingers on a hot glue gun yesterday and had to go to the urgent care. Basically the glue dripped on four fingers on my left hand… I was sitting in the teacher’s lounge peeling the hot glue off my fingers and crying. Definitely a shock to the system. They are ok now… just some throbbing on and off. I ordered low temp glue … Read more…
We made tiles for Mother’s Day with the Kindergartners… I know it’s early, and it’s a bit crafty, but it is something the parents love to get! Here is what we did: 1. I purchased a bunch of glossy floor tiles (glazed already) at our local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store (which is like a surplus/recycling store for building supplies). Super cheap… like 25 cents each I think. I love these tiles and they are fun to just draw on also, … Read more…
The kindergartners made Maps of their Hearts! They included things that were important in their lives. We drew with permanent markers first, then watercolor painted them in.. I got this idea from the book “Playful Learning” which would be a great book for a classroom teacher. It was interesting to read, but most of the activities are math, science, reading related.
We had fun painting paper and then layering construction paper hearts and doilies on top. We used gel pens to decorate the hearts. I got this idea from We Heart Art!
These traditional snowflake paper cuts are so simple, yet so fun. I know other art teacher bloggers have posted them recently too. Here are some we made this week.
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!
Here is an easy, no-sew snowman that my after school art class is going to make. I’m so excited to try it with the kids and of course I will post pictures to show you their results. 1. Gather supplies: rubberband, fabric scissors, white tube sock, colorful infant sock, stuffing, rice, buttons, felt and ribbon. 2. Cut off the top of the tube sock. Experiment to see what works best for you. 3. Drop a large handful of dry … Read more…
2nd graders learned about Day of the Dead by reading the book Pablo Remembers. They looked at diagrams of skeletons and drew them with pencil on black paper. Next, they used white paint to paint the skeleton. They added flowers with other colors of bright tempera paint.
What can you do with a 2 year old to decorate pumpkins? STICKERS!
For my Halloween Crafts class, I had 34 kids sign up and I split it into two days. We had the first session yesterday! One of the crafts we made were wreaths. I purchased all kind of Halloween fabric, garland and trinkets and we wrapped, wove and tied them on to the wreath forms. We used hot glue to attach the little trinkets. K-5th grade! A student’s finished wreath All of the kids started with a wreath base and then … Read more…
This project is fun for any grade, but especially the kindergartners because it is so cute to see what they come up with. We painted broad strokes of WARM COLORS in the background with watercolor paints. Then, using black and white pieces of paper, we cut out spooky shapes– haunted houses, bats, ghosts, etc. We used a black marker to draw extra details.
