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HubPages CRAFTS GALLERY
I’ve mentioned before that I write articles on HubPages, and at times make and include tutorials for crafts. Since some of these crafts would make great classroom art projects, I’ve set up a gallery for them. If you haven’t made … Continue reading
NATIVE AMERICAN MASK
The Native American used masks as part of their religious ceremonies, as part of ceremonial costumes, for entertainment or for medicinal purposes. The masks were often made to represent the spirits of animals, and the Pacific Northwest Indians believed that … Continue reading
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RADIAL MOTIF DESIGNS
This is an exciting project for the students. Trace a circle shape on a piece of paper. The template included here will make a completed circle about eighteen inches in diameter. To make a smaller circle, trace a circle on … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th Grade, arts and crafts, circle art, kids crafts, projects, radial design, radial motif design, radial motif designs
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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
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Tagged bats, black cat, diorama, dioramas, dioramas for kids to make, ghosts, Halloween, halloween diorama, i believe in spooks i do i do i do, idea, ideas, projects, pumpkins, spooks
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LADY-BUG BUDS
This project is so much fun. We’re making lady-bug buds on a bush. That’s kind of a tongue twister, but you get the idea. Although I used a variety of colors for the lady bugs in my sample, I think … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th grade, art, arts and crafts for kids, easy, for kids, project, projects, thumbprint, thumbprint lady buds, thumbprint lady bugs
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LETS MOVE IT
I believe that it was on Artsonia that I saw a project like this a couple of years ago and thought it was a great lesson for the kids. The class started this by discussing how we know an animal … Continue reading
SUNSET IN CHALK
Any elementary class would love this art project. To begin with, they are fascinated with the method we used for the sunset. We used torn brown grocery bags for this. Then made the colorful sky using different colors of chalk. … Continue reading
BACK UP
A number of art sites have this body perspective project. It’s a project the kids enjoy, and they all seem to know what they want to portray. The kids traced their hands and feet on colored construction paper, glued them … Continue reading
