Teach Kids to Make Landscapes

How to Teach Kids to Make Landscapes I sat down to write this post on how to teach kids to make landscapes for TAB teachers as it is

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2 Mixed media fall projects using warm color tissue paper

The media used for these projects (mixed media)were bleeding tissue paper and oi pastels. there were 2 different grades that did these 2 projects.A first grade class and

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Back to School Arts and Crafts: Mini murals using mixed media

As kids begin their new school years many teachers start looking for back to school crafts ideas. Focusing on what they did that summer is often a common

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Spending some vacation time in the city? Recreate your kids day with city landscape art

Summer vacations (which it is what we in the States are in middle of now) are a time that many parents spend time with their children exploring the

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Multi Step Flower murals: Great summer project

Spring and Summer are perfect times  for flower projects with kids and this flower mural is such a fun idea. I actually saw the original idea on Pinkandgreenmama.com

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Ocean crafts: Create murals of the ocean

This ocean crafts activity was inspired by this  swarm of sea creatures that I found on Pinterest.As you may know already, I love mixed media art and I also love

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Making landscape pictures with tissue paper for backgrounds

I've done a number of posts here on the blog with activities that teach horizon line and basic perspective issues.This is another great activity with a twist since

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Beginning symmetry with vases and flowers (art class lesson 15 & 16)

As this first 16 week session of art classes draws to a close we ended with a multi step project that included beginning symmetry.(I will recap results of

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3 perspective rules children can learn in mixed media landscape projects

Making landscaping along with coloring and cutting pictures to put on them has become a favorite of mine. Whenever I (and maybe you too) hear about perspective I

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My proof that “How to Draw” lessons can often backfire (art class lessons 13 & 14)

This lesson took place over a few weeks but, for ease of following I am putting it all in this one post.This lesson has really proved an amazing

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