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Colorful Paper Flowers for Cinco De Mayo

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Colorful Paper Flowers for Cinco de Mayo

These colorful paper flowers for Cinco de Mayo are fun and easy to make. While orange marigolds are customary for Day of the Dead, you'll find Cinco de Mayo flowers in every color of the rainbow. The annual celebration of Cinco de Mayo (held each year on May 5th), commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. … [Read more...]

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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

How to Start an Art Program at Your Child’s School

By Cheryl Trowbridge 7 Comments

Art Show poster by parent volunteer

The one question my readers ask more than any other is something along the line of, "Do you have any advice for parents who want to teach Art in their child's class?" And my answer is, yes.... actually, I do! This topic is near and dear to my heart because this is exactly how I got my start in Art Education! I began my career in Art Ed as a parent volunteer.  When my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Show, Famous Artists, Inspiration, Philosophy, Tips for Teaching Art, Uncategorized Tagged With: art program, cross-curricular, famous artists, parent volunteers, teaching art

2012 Art Ed Blog of the Year – Voting Is Open!

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AOE-Art Ed Blog of the Year 2012 badge

I'm thrilled that Teach Kids Art was selected as one of the top 20 finalists for The Art of Education's 2012 Art Ed Blog of the Year!  This is my first time being nominated - it's such an honor to be listed among so many exceptional Art Education blogs! Be sure to check out all the other inspiring blogs.... many were already among my favorites! I love our fantastic community … [Read more...]

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Origami Crane Ornaments

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"An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury.... In Asia, it is commonly said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person's wish come true. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family." (from Wikipedia)Origami cranes make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, holidays, Japan, multicultural art, origami, ornaments

Wild ‘n Crazy Picasso Portraits

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"Picasso Portraits", taught by Mrs. Mendence to her 2nd graders,after attending my teacher workshop, "Teach Kids Art with Markers"Nothing beats abstract art for getting kids to loosen up and just have fun with being creative! Not having to worry about making your picture look "realistic" really takes the pressure off, and for many, can be a totally freeing experience!Pablo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: abstract art, artist Pablo Picasso, cubism, markers, portraits, teacher workshops

Teachers Make Awesome Students!

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Dedicated teachers hard at work.... being students! (And on their day off, no less!)One of my favorite things about the teacher workshops I've been giving is that I get to spend time sharing ideas with other teachers. Teachers not only have lots of great ideas (learned from experience), but most importantly they love to share them.... I guess that's why they're teachers! I'm … [Read more...]

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