Pastels & Crayons

Watercolor Resist Sunflowers

Flowers offer the opportunity to explore a wide color palette and endless shape possibilities, making them the perfect subject matter for the end of the year. Using liquid watercolor will...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Blog Posts, Flowers, Pastels & Crayons, Spring Art, Watercolors

Van Gogh Sunflowers in Oil Pastel and Tempera Paint

Van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers are easily some of his most famous, making them widely recognized in the classroom. In fact, many students end up creating their own version at...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Famous Artists, Pastels & Crayons, Spring Art

Symmetrical Butterflies

This lesson is part math, part magic and all art! Get ready to fold, draw, smooth, and paint your way to a beautiful butterfly masterpiece. For this lesson you will...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Blog Posts, Nature & Landscapes, Pastels & Crayons, Spring Art

Spring Daffodils Art Project

One of the loveliest aspects of Spring are the delightful surprises that emerge from the Earth. Daffodils and tulips are the first hints of warmer weather and come at a...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Flowers, Pastels & Crayons, Spring Art, Tempera Paint

Folk Art Santa

Ready for a festive Santa art project that brings the holiday spirit into your art room this winter? There is something wonderful about dipping a paintbrush into a pot of...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Christmas, Pastels & Crayons, Video Tutorials, Winter Art

Fall Tree Perspective Art Project

Drawing using perspective is not always easy. It can be confusing to draw the three-dimensional aspects of nature on a flat piece of paper, but it is the perfect skill to stretch...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Fall Art, Nature & Landscapes, Pastels & Crayons

Starlight Pumpkins | Art Project for the Fall Season

These beautiful, glowing pumpkins have a lot going on! This multi-step pumpkin art project includes drawing from observations and sequence, primary color mixing, adding highlights, cutting and pasting skills and...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Pastels & Crayons, Watercolors

How to Draw an Easy Guided Pumpkin

You’d think drawing pumpkins is easy. Not so! After watching my students scribble oddly shaped circles onto paper, only to have them not like it, crumple it up and throw...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Chalk Pastels, Fall Art, Pastels & Crayons

Fall Leaves for Kinders

Looking for a quick Fall art project for your Kinders? In this one day lesson, students focus on line and shape as they draw, color and outline their beautiful Autumn...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: Blog Posts, Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Pastels & Crayons, Quick Art Lessons, Tempera Paint