Bust summer boredom at home, school, or camp with Squirt Gun Painting, an amazing art experience for kids of all ages.

Tossing paint filled eggs at canvas- SO FUN! Making the eggs is easy, too! Kids love this art project!

Get inspired by the real thing and create your own fine art inspired creations. Teach art appreciation with these fine art projects for kids.

The Circle Game asks students to come up with as many different things as they can from one circle. I thought this activity was really fun! However, my elementary students were not that interested. Most of my kids' papers were dull circles with a scribble on them. I think older kids might "get it" better. I have included the handout from Ande Cook's Art Starters as well as my lesson plan with all the directions for a sub.

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Trying to sneak vegetables into my son’s diet is like trying to sneak art history into my visual arts curriculum. Sometimes it’s not as easy as it seems, and he gets bored of the same old vegetable, much like my students get bored when I teach art history the same way. Therefore, I frequently try […]

rainbow art party - paper table cloth with picture frames drawn on it

Directions for Making the Art Director Game:1. Cut out the large square, along the thick, solid lines. 2. Color in the dots, crayons, squares and triangles inside the large square. 3. Fold the four corners back, along the solid lines. 4. Fold the four new corners in toward the center of the page, along the dotted lines. 5. Now fold the entire square in half, with the crayons on the outside. Unfold, and then fold it in half the opposite way, with the crayons still on the outside. 6…

Science and Art for Kids: Whirligigs | BABBLE DABBLE DO | downloadable template included in this easy tutorial for whirligigs #papercrafts #kidscrafts

Let’s take a short break from the mustaches today, shall we? And by short break, I mean, we’ll be back to them tomorrow. But it’s the last one…promise! And it’s not so much a Dad’s Day gift, but a fun decor project. Involving mustaches. Trust me, it’s cute. The best things about Mother’s and Father’s... Read More

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DIY tutorial: How to make chocolate painter's palettes -Arts and crafts party

suncatchers made with tissue paper and black construction paper. i used to love making these :)

Here's a handmade kids' Halloween costume idea that's sure to be a trick-or-treating masterpiece: a classic watercolor paint box, topped with a handmade French-inspired beret and a jumbo paint brush made from a pool noodle.

Print out the free summer-themed stencils and start making up your cards. This tutorial uses cork tiles, but rug scraps, foam board or even cardboard would work.Full instructions at Studio DIY.