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An Engaging Art Museum Activity for Kids

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Art Museum Activity for Kids

Here's an engaging art museum activity that's perfect for kids of any age. It's low-cost, low-prep, and guaranteed to get kids talking! Last weekend I was thrilled to visit the Baltimore Museum of Art. (The BMA has the largest collection of works by Henri Mattisse - in the world! But more on that another time!) In honor of Valentine's Day, they were giving out these paper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D / Sculpture, Art Field Trips, Art Games / Activities, Elements of Art, Famous Artists, Matisse, Henri, Museums, Painting, Principles of Design, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: art discussions, art museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, elements of art, field trip, principles of design, talking about art

Better Paint Brush Habits for Kids

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Better Paint Brush Habits for Kids - Is Your Paint Brush Having a Bad Hair Day?

Are paint brushes with unruly bristles a familiar sight in your elementary classroom? Better paint brush habits can prevent damage to your brushes and paint sets, and increase their useful life. When kids learn the correct way to use their supplies, their paintings will improve and your brushes will thank you! How do brushes get damaged? Most kids are introduced to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medium, More, Painting, Tempera, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art, Watercolor Tagged With: No More Bad Hair Days!, paint brush, printable pdf

Mix 100 Colors – a Color Mixing Art Activity for Kids

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Mix 100 Colors - a Color Mixing Art Activity

This fun color mixing art activity is perfect for kids in grades 2 and up. Originally, I created this project to celebrate our "100th Day of School", but kids will enjoy doing this anytime! Your students will gain valuable color mixing experience while creating a frame-worthy piece of art. The example above was created by a 2nd grader in a 50-minute art class. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 100th Day of School, Abstract (Non-representational), Art Challenges, Color Mixing, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: art activity, color mixing, color wheel

Chinese Brush Painting for Kids

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two examples of a Chinese Brush Painting project for kids

Chinese Brush Painting dates back to 4000 BC, with techniques being handed down from master to student. In contrast to what most of us are taught about art today, copying and the perfection of technique were more important and more highly valued than self-expression. Chinese Brush Painting uses simple strokes of a paintbrush to capture a single object or an entire scene. Teach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bamboo, Bulletin Boards, Calligraphy, China, Chinese New Year, Faith, Lessons, Lettering, Nature, Painting, Scripture, Watercolor Tagged With: bamboo, China, multicultural art

How to Paint Colorful Hearts Inspired by Jim Dine

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How to Paint Colorful Hearts Inspired by Jim Dine

These colorful hearts for grades 1 and up are inspired by American artist, Jim Dine (1935 - ). They make a fun, framable project for Valentine's Day or ANY day you want to share some love! You can see my demo (above) and a few of my 1st grade artists' paintings below. Yes, those paintings below are by 1st graders! Keys to success There are two keys to success with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Color Mixing, Greeting Cards, Hearts, Modern Art, Painting, Pop Art, Tempera, Valentine's Day

Crayon Resist Snowflakes with Watercolor

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Crayon Resist Snowflakes with Watercolor

One of the many fun ways to combine art and science is by making crayon resist snowflakes with watercolor. Students as young as kindergarten love learning how to draw snowflakes. And it's even more fun when you draw them with a white crayon so they magically appear when painted over with watercolor! Before you draw or paint... Begin this lesson by sharing some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crayon, Drawing, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel, Painting, snow, Watercolor Tagged With: snowflakes, winter

How to Make Colorful Painted Papers for Collage

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Four colorful examples of painted papers

It's easy and fun for kids to make their own painted papers for collage. The resulting textures, patterns, and color variations will add extra delight to every project. Making painted paper is a perfect "process-art" activity for the first day of school or anytime you need some "art therapy"! What you'll need for making painted papers: 9 x 12 white construction paper, at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Non-representational), Abstract Design, Art Therapy, Carle, Eric, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: collage, painted papers, pattern, process art, tempera, texture

Oil Pastel Flowers Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe

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Oil Pastel Flowers Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe

Elementary students are sure to feel successful with this Georgia O'Keeffe-inspired art project. This lesson is ideal for grades 3-5, although you can adapt it up or down depending on your needs. Oil pastels are the key to achieving this rich and expressive, painterly effect... and kids love using them. They are vivid and bright, easy to work with and yield stunning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Abstract (Representational), Drawing, Famous Artists, Flowers, Mother's Day, O'Keeffe, Georgia, Oil Pastel, Painting

The Stocking Stuffer for Artists

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I recently discovered a handy pocket-size tool that would make the perfect stocking stuffer for any aspiring artist... It's called a "ViewCatcher". At first glance, you might assume it's just a viewfinder, but it's actually much more than just that! What the ViewCatcher does Like any good viewfinder, the ViewCatcher will help you create a strong composition. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Gift Ideas, Drawing, Painting, Product Reviews, Supplies / Products Tagged With: artist tools, gift ideas, stocking stuffers

The Creative Gift for All Ages

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photo of a young girl doing a paint by number

Welcome to part two of my Guide to Creative Gift Giving! In this series, I'm sharing some not-so-obvious gift ideas that encourage creativity and develop habits and skills for success in art. I've loved art ever since I was a kid. Experiencing some early success with art helped to give me the enjoyment and confidence I needed to keep pursuing it to this day. One of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Acrylic, Art Gift Ideas, Birthdays, Painting, Product Reviews, Summer Vacation Tagged With: family activity, group activity, Paint by Number

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