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Watercolor Pencil Review

By Marcia Beckett | September 23, 2017 - 3:54 pm |July 5, 2024 abstract, all grades, drawing, painting, shapes, watercolor

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A colorful abstract drawing with various shapes and a set of watercolor pencils beside it.

Hi friends! I was given a free set of Maped Watercolor Pencils to review. I decided to practice my skills at making videos and I did a review of these pencils. Stay tuned! In my next blog post, I will give a demonstration of how to use Maped Watercolor Pencils to make a beautiful doodled painting. If you would like to purchase a set, click here: Maped Watercolor Pencils (affiliate links have been used.)

Medieval Paper Mache Figures

By Marcia Beckett | April 18, 2017 - 11:40 am |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, paper mache, sculpture, sixth grade, social studies

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Two medieval paper mache knights, one on a horse with a spear and shield, the other standing with a sword, facing each other.

This is a project from the archives. I used to teach a combined 5th/6th grade class until this year. Every year, we made medieval paper mache figures. The 5/6s studied the Medieval period in their social studies class. We used newspaper and foil to create the armature of these figures. Then, we applied paper mache over the body. Model magic or air dry clay was used to make the heads. Model magic actually works the best, in my opinion. Clothes, … Read more… →