What child doesn’t want to have super powers? Our second graders just completed a two-part super hero self portrait project. First, they drew themselves as a superhero. Next, they created a super hero mask and photographed each other in super … Continue reading
Guess what? The Eiffel tower is not hard to draw. Our sixth graders drew the Eiffel tower, then created a Paris scene in the style of American artist Marz Jr. The Art of Marz Jr. We looked at the Marz Jr. … Continue reading
Here is a nice butterfly watercolor resist project that teaches symmetry. It was very popular with the kindergarteners and first graders. Materials: white paper, 9″x12″ oil pastels in bright or dark colors (NO yellow, light pink, light blue, white, etc.) … Continue reading
Our 5th and 6th grade students did a quick 40-minute cut paper notan collage project. Our inspiration came from these beautiful notan artworks at the MiniMatisse blog. If you are unfamiliar with notan, it is a Japanese design concept of dark … Continue reading
It’s winter! Time for a snowflake project. Our sixth graders just finished their cut paper snowflake projects, with a special twist: all the snowflakes were designed on iPads. Materials: round coffee filters (I got a pack of 150 at my … Continue reading
