Monthly Archives: June 2022
SPOOKS DIORAMA
Kids always seem to love making dioramas. In a way, it’s like building a little town or farm of their own. I think making dioramas are great for fueling the imagination. Because I know that some teachers are very limited in the amount … Continue reading
PERSPECTIVE BY CLASS
Perspective is the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions. This year we will be working with all our classes to include perspective in our drawings. Perspective gives our drawings a 3-D (three … Continue reading
Kids & Glitter is this blog where all the art projects I used while volunteering as art teacher at Holy Trinity Elementary, can be found. All are complete, with patterns and directions, and free for you to use. Since I … Continue reading
CALENDAR PAGE BUTTERFLY
Teachers: I think you and your students will love making these butterflies. They look beautiful adhered to a mirror or on a window. I’ve always hated to throw away old calendars because of the beautiful colored photos. This project is … Continue reading
BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY SUN CATCHERS
Make your classroom bright and cheerful by displaying a beautiful array of butterfly sun catchers on your windows. You’ll need transparency film and sun catcher paints for this project. The sun catcher paint gives the best results, but you can use permanent … Continue reading
FOIL ART ALA WILLIAM DANIELS
William Daniels is a young artist, born in 1976 in Brighton, England. Daneils uses oil paints on wood to create his trompe l’oeil styled art. Before making his art, inspired by famous historical paintings, he constructs models of what he … Continue reading
HAPPY EASTER BUTTERFLY CARD
This is an easy Easter card for the kids, in any grade, to make. Because everyone can use the colors they want on the card, you’re sure to get many unique cards. I used colored pencils to color this card, … Continue reading