We all know pinterest is addicting!  Well, those of us who are on it.  Today I was reading a magazine and saw a cool picture of a robot mad...

     So, in one of my previous posts, I talked about making string balls .  All you need to do is blow up a balloon, dip yarn in glue and w...

The 3rd/4th grade classes thought about what art means to them.  We also read the book Art Is , by Bob Raczka.  They made a poster that us...

Self Portraits in the Style of Andy Warhol 2nd grade             How are tools properly used in the art room?  What is a self-portrait?  W...

My 5/6 classes just started reviewing the elements of art.  We watched a short video online about the elements and then we started a drawing...

Grade K learned about the most very basic marks in art... DOTS and CIRCLES.  The class read the book The Dot , by Peter Reynolds. They als...

Sunflowers Last year, when the 1st graders were in kindergarten, they planted sunflower seeds in the garden in the back of the school. Ove...

I was playing around with how to make a fun art doll for 1st grade.  You will need to get either parent volunteers or older helpers to hot g...

I have this cool idea to make a mobile out of string balls.  It's a project where you blow up a balloon, dip strings in glue and place a...

I know many people have different ways to organize painting days.  I just pour the paints into little cups with lids.  I get them fairly che...