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TIP #66: 10 Ways to Save Money on Art Supplies for Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge Leave a Comment

When I taught K-8 Art at a small private school, my budget was always, “Spend as little as possible”. But I found ways to make it work and give my students great art experiences despite the shortage of funding.  If you're in a similar low-budget (or no-budget!) position, I hope some of these ideas will work for you, too. Here are my 10 favorite ways to save money on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Education, Art Fundraiser Projects, Clay, Found or Recycled Materials, Goldsworthy, Andy, Markers / Pen and Ink, Nature, Nevelson, Louise, Oil Pastel, Paper, Supplies / Products, Tempera, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art, Watercolor Tagged With: art fundraisers, art supplies, save money, stretch your budget, wish list

Make a Crazy Crown Craft

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Crazy Crown Craft

Kids will enjoy making this Crazy Crown Craft to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.  A "royal jubilee" is a special celebration to mark the number of the years a king or queen has reigned. It doesn't happen every year, but only certain years. Each jubilee is represented by a precious metal: Silver (25 years), Gold (50 years), Diamond (60 years), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D / Sculpture, Crowns, Europe, Folding, Gluing, Gluing, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink, News & Announcements, Other, Paper, Process Tagged With: crowns, hats, jubilee, paper

5 Fun Art Ideas with Pencil and Paper

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A young girl drawing

If you're looking for alternatives to screentime for your kids, nothing beats going "old school" with a pencil and paper! It's amazing how much fun can be had with such simple supplies. What you'll need All you need is a pencil, some paper, a flat surface to draw on, and my free download, "5 FUN Art Activities Kids Can Do with a Pencil & Paper". An eraser can also be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paper, Art Games / Activities, Drawing, Pencil, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: drawing activities, drawing lessons, free download, teaching tips, tip vault, tips

The Surprising Truth About Teaching Drawing to Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

photo of a boy drawing

Why teach drawing to kids? When you teach drawing to kids, you're giving them a skill that pays big dividends in today’s world. Drawing is the foundation for many forms of art. But you certainly don’t need to be an “artist” or work in an art-related career to benefit from drawing. Anyone can use drawing to explore an idea, solve a problem, give visual form to a mental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract Design, Art Education, Drawing, Markers / Pen and Ink, Paper, Pencil, Seeing Like an Artist, Sketching, Tips for Teaching Art

Break an Art World Record

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Invitation to help break a world record

You can be part of an exciting World Record event, right from your own home! Make art and break a record - all while helping people affected by COVID-19. British author and illustrator Rob Biddulph (together with Art World Records) is attempting to break the record for the World's Largest Online Art Lesson on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 (4pm BST, 11am EDT, 8am PDT). But this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cartoon, Art Challenges, Art Fundraiser Projects, Drawing, Markers / Pen and Ink, News & Announcements, Paper, Pencil, Tips for Parents Tagged With: online art lesson, world record

The Art of Blackout Poetry

By Cheryl Trowbridge 8 Comments

several examples of blackout poetry for inspiration!

Have you discovered Blackout Poetry yet? It's equally fun for kids and adults and you probably have all you need to do it without buying a thing!   Blackout Poetry is a form of “found poetry” where you select words that catch your interest from a newspaper, book, or other printed text - along with a few additional words to make it flow. Then you “redact” all the words you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Markers / Pen and Ink, Art & Writing, Middle School Art, Mixed Media, More, Paper, Words / Letters Tagged With: blackout poetry, found poetry, New York Times

“Collage Who You Are” Self-Portrait

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Collage Who You Are Self-Portrait

For centuries, artists have created self-portraits to give others a glimpse into who they are. Since our likes and dislikes, personalities, hobbies, and skills all contribute to making us interesting and unique, why not include those in a self-portrait, too? And what could be a more fun approach to this than a mixed media collage??! For this project we used a bit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Markers / Pen and Ink, Collage, Cutting, Gluing, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Paper, Photography, Portraits / Self-Portraits, Tempera

Paper Chain of Kindness

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One of the most important things we can teach our kids is kindness. Kindness can be shown by small, spontaneous gestures that are thoughtful, helpful, and caring - done without expectation of anything in return. Acts of kindness are simple to do, yet it's easy to miss the opportunities to show kindness that are all around us, if we're not looking for them. Kids … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Words / Letters, Markers / Pen and Ink, Paper Tagged With: #cmacivickids, kindness, paper chain

Easy Sugar Skull Kirigami for Day of the Dead

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Easy Sugar Skull Kirigami

This easy sugar skull art project is sure to be a hit with students in grades 3 and up. Sugar skulls are a popular icon representing the Day of the Dead holiday. Day of the Dead (or Dia De Los Muertos) is a festive two day celebration (November 1st & 2nd) honoring the lives of loved ones who have died. This colorful holiday from the Hispanic cultures of Mexico, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday / Event, Abstract (Representational), Cutting, Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos, Drawing, Folding, Kirigami, Markers / Pen and Ink, Mexico, Multicultural, Paper, Sugar Skulls Tagged With: Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos, kirigami

How to Make an Origami Flower Ball

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

an image of an Origami Flower Ball

The Japanese art of making an origami flower ball always seems like a fitting thing to do at Christmas. It’s peaceful and calming, almost meditative to work on, and it makes a beautiful decoration when finished!  As with many origami projects, this origami flower ball ornament looks much more difficult than it is. It’s really just the same simple sequence repeated over and over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birthdays, Christmas, Flowers, Folding, Holiday / Event, Japan, Mother's Day, Origami, Paper, Paper Folding, Product Reviews, Valentine's Day Tagged With: DIY holiday decorations, ornaments, snow day projects

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