Paul Klee for Kids – 2 Activities

Paul Klee was the artist chosen for these 2 activities  with 2 different classes.The first group (first graders) were given the 2 images below of Paul Klee's to

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Paper mache bowls with fall leaves

A friend of mine sent me a picture of a project she did with her grandchildren of a fall leaves bowl and I thought it was so beautiful

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The art of Reggie Laurent for Kids

Reggie Laurent is more of a contemporary artist but, a great one for kids to copy.(See more of his work here)His style is abstract, his colors are vivid and

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Lines in art (for Kids)

Line is one of the 7 elements of art. Even though I usually do activities with my classes that incorporate the elements into the project we are doing, sometimes I

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Mattisse for Kids

Mattisse was an artist who went through various stages in his artistic life.Towards the end of his life when he was not well, he spent lots of time doing

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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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Impressionism for kids: 10 different activities

 Impressionism for kids usually falls under the banner of teaching kids about famous artists. Since it is quite difficult to have children learn about artists like Renoir and

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Making animals out of square shapes

I really did start this project with squares. You would never believe it looking at these amazing pictures these kindergarten and first grade children created.I started out by

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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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