Fun art class ideas

It's SO EASY to make beautiful yarn art! Create a colourful yarn 'painting' by gluing leftover yarn onto a dollar store canvas. It's such a fun craft to experiment with colour and texture! Yarn art is the perfect art project for groups at summer camp or sleepovers. You can make a picture of a landscape, like we did, or create a simpler, abstract design. Either way, it's so much fun to make this unique fiber art! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we…

Discover how to transform everyday beans into stunning mosaic art with this easy, fun tutorial. Perfect for DIY decor! You can make this with no crafting skills.

Making a cat squeegee painting is SO MUCH FUN!! This easy art project is simple and quick enough for kids and teens to make, but also fun for adults. No need for a paintbrush or any special art techniques when making these cat scrape paintings! Have you ever painted with a squeegee?! We had a blast making abstract art with our squeegee paintings, so we decided to make more squeegee art. Read on to find out how to transform a simple line of paint into an adorable cat painting! This post…

I created this culture jars art lesson for an 'Art and World Cultures' class, and continue to use it in art classes because it is so well received. This

Check out this easy butterfly craft for kids! Using just a few cheap craft supplies (hello Amazon), kids can paint butterflies with tissue paper! What a fun idea! These beautiful painted paper butterflies are made even easier with our free butterfly printable. This may be the perfect craft idea for spring and summer!

To begin class, we talked about the basics of portrait drawing: your eyes are in the middle of your head, your head is 5 eyes wide, your neck is as wide as your pupils, etc. I had the students make…

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Art is a great way for kids to communicate, explore the world, and build a better understanding of their own creativity. These 25 Picasso for kids and worksheets are a great way for you to

Hey parents, this project will keep the kids busy for a while: You will need: A ruler, markers, a pencil and a piece of typing paper. Here is what you do, trace a shape on the typing paper using a …

8th Grade – The Art of Dale Chihuly – In the K-8 Art Studio with Anita Sagastegui