Spring Art

Painted Paper Dancing Duckling

This sweet little dancing duckling is a perfect spring lesson for your little wee ones! Kindergarteners, pre-kindergarteners and even preschoolers will love to build and create their own frolicking duck...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Birds, Blog Posts, Collage, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, PreK Art Lessons, Spring Art, Video Tutorials

How to Draw with Oil Pastels | Tulip Drawing

If you’re wondering how to teach students how to draw and color with oil pastels, today’s video tutorial is designed to do just that. I adore tulips and used them...Learn More

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Flowers, Nature & Landscapes, Pastels & Crayons, Spring Art, Video Tutorials

Large Scale Tropical Flowers & Leaves

Last summer, I hosted a workshop in Santa Barbara. The event center was rather bland and barren, so my team of fantastic 16-year olds painted large scale flowers and leaves...Learn More

45 Min

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How to Draw a Leprechaun

This colorful drawing of a leprechaun and his lucky hat is made easy with simple supplies and a handy drawing guide. Leprechuans are a type of fairy in Irish folklore...Learn More

50 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, Chalk Pastels, Paper Projects, Spring Art

Paint Like Monet

PAINT LIKE MONET ABOUT CLAUDE MONET When Monet was young, he noticed that painters created dark and very serious art during this time. Subjects like history and religion bored him....Learn More

60 Min

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“Petunia” Painting Project for Kids

“PETUNIA” PAINTING PROJECT FOR KIDS Incorporating literature into art projects remains my favorite type of lesson. Last year, I introduced Petunia to my third grade students. Using a painting project technique that I call...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Birds, Spring Art, Tempera Paint

How to Paint without Paint

What? Paint without paint? Yes. It can be done with a most humble product: water-soluble oil pastel. Faber-Castell makes a wonderful Gel Stick in a plastic applicator that looks a lot...Learn More

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Colorwheel Flowers Art Lesson

These happy colorwheel flowers were a perfect introduction to art for my Kinders. Drawing with pastels, painting with puck tempera and creating dots, lines, and patterns with black and white...Learn More

50 Min

Related categories: Color Wheels & Theory, Flowers, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Spring Art, Tempera Paint

Painted Paper Butterflies

I love happy art lessons. The ones that engage children right from the get-go. These painted paper butterflies are a perennial favorite in my art room. My first graders make...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Spring Art, Tempera Paint