3 Easy one-day Christmas drawing art lessons that will delight your students! I'll show you step by step 3 ideas for combining basic art supplies to create cute art projects that will keep kids engaged right up to the holiday!
Texture Rubbing Turkey
See the step by step demo of this fun texture rubbing art lesson.
Make a texture turkey for a cute Thanksgiving craft or activity.
Halloween Pumpkin Face Art Project for Kids
Are you ready for some ideas to add color to your jack o lantern drawing? Here are 3 easy techniques for adding color to your pumpkin face drawings. These art techniques will work for any pumpkin activity.
You can also use the Pumpkin Drawing Pages from Expressive Monkey and/or Pumpkin Coloring Pages for a super fun art activity for a fall weekend or Halloween party. Throw in a little color mixing and adjectives and you've made some nice curriculum integrations!
Using Sketchbooks in the Elementary Art Room
I'd like to share with you why I started using sketchbooks in my elementary art classroom, 7 ways I used sketchbooks, and benefits students got from using them. I'll also give you a few tips for getting started, making sketchbooks and keeping sketchbooks organized.
Op Art Teachniques
Here are 4 mess-free techniques using only markers and colored pencils that will turn your Op Art coloring pages into works of art! I'll show you in these step-by-step tutorials, how easy it is to mix up your media a little and achieve beautiful results on your next art project!
My Favorite Art Supplies
If you like the samples I make for my blog, Pinterest, and product photos, here are some of my favorite art supplies.
Heart Coloring and Color Lessons
See how to use my FREE Heart Coloring Pages for color mixing activities & color lessons.
Selling Art Lessons Online
Do you want to create pages to use in your classroom or even maybe sell ... Here is some info and advice I recently gave about my process of creating PDFs for teachers and the products I use to make and sell them.
Van Gogh Sunflower Art Critique
How can an art critique activity help students add more detail in their drawings? I'll show you how I use the work of Vincent van Gogh in an art critique and also show you some fabulous sunflower drawings by kids.
File Folder Texture Plates
Don't throw away your old file folders! I'll show you how to create your own DIY texture rubbing plate that you can use for your next art lesson!
5 Tips for Encouraging Reluctant Drawers
Drawing is one of my favorite things to teach. I love getting students to know that they CAN learn to draw! Here are some tips that I find helpful.
Leprechaun Colored Pencil Tutorial
Take your leprechaun drawing lesson beyond just a cute leprechaun and turn it into a lesson about shading and creating form.
Shamrock Art Techniques
See the media and techniques I used to create these Op Art Shamrocks. Who says it's not easy being green? ... Oh Ya, Kermit ... well, no matter, it can still be fun finding ways to make green using different mixed media and technique combinations. I hope you'll enjoy trying out some ways to make green yourself!
Fish with Feelings
See art project ideas using markers & water, texture rubbing, and oil pastel techniques to create these beautiful fish with feelings.
Op Art Heart Techniques
Op Art Hearts is the perfect art lesson Valentine's Day! See the art techniques that make these hearts really pop!
A Place Called Home
See how students featured their hometown in this mixed media art lesson inspired by Aminah Robinson. Using burlap, paint, clay, and stitching, students show you what's it's like to grow up in Hilliard, OH.
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