Art book portfolios to keep and showcase your children’s artwork

The best way to make art book portfolios I've always had the problem of what to do with the children's artwork when they are done. I always feel

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Homeschool art: What makes it better than art done in a school setting

There are two very basic, very important elements to a homeschool art program that a traditional art curriculum cannot have no matter how excellent it is. The first one is the amount

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Popsicle craft stick project idea: Homes out of craft sticks

Popsicle crafts stick projects are usually pencil holders or jewelry boxes  made by stacking up crafts sticks on top of each other. I saw this idea on Pinterest,

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How to help children process what they see being advertised

This is really cool. I had just finished writing a post on 6 negative effects of television and I noticed this link I had saved about how  Kate

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Two Favorite Watercolor Techniques Combined

If you  like watercolor painting then this activity is for you. Jean from The Artful Parent, had her daughter work with 2 watercolor techniques at the same time.

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Developing an art curriculum.

There are many different ways to develop an art curriculum. In Deep Space Sparkle, Patty answers some questions in this post about putting together an art curriculum. Even

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A Letter to a First Year Art Teacher

If you are a first year art teacher or want to be an art teacher then go read the advice written here to a first years art teacher.

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Make Your Own Room Art With A Paint Sample Collage

This is actually a great idea of how to match up a child’s room with artwork that matches their linen. In this post they took the blue and

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Make leather coasters with dyes

If you would like a really cool way to make coaster out of leather by dying the leather then here it is. By using dyes in a spray

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Five tips for painting with preschoolers

Sleepyhead design studios did a class with some preschoolers making some pretty abstract paintings. In the process she writes about 5 things she learned about when painting with

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