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Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Love printmaking? Try these lessons!

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I've rediscovered  printmaking over the last month or so. I love printmaking because it is easy and can be done on the cheap. Well, sor...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Colonial Leather Jugs and Mugs With Printable PDF

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When I was with my family at Plimoth Plantation , I saw a craftsman making these neat  jugs and mugs  entirely from leather. I didn't ac...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Survey Says: CLAY!

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I'm going to be returning to my teaching schedule soon and wanted to poll my previous after school students to see what they wanted to ...
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Friday, August 24, 2012

Rockin' Robins

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In Art/Nature Camp, we talked about birds. We went on a hike and I gave each of the children a homemade pair of binoculars to help them wit...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Dollar Store Flip Flop Collage Craft

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I live in my flip flops during the summer (and have the tan lines on my feet to prove it!). So when I saw this cute project on Artrageous Af...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Inspiring Art Books: "Only One You," by Linda Kranz

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I'm an avid reader and I'm always looking for ways to create a multi-layered experience in the art classroom: music, movement, looki...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Claes Oldenburg Giant Food Sculptures

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I just started my latest after school art class and the theme is Modern Art ! I'm so excited! I love Modern Art and children usually do ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

SHARK! A Dollar Store Birthday Party

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My littlest guy turned 5! He's a firecracker, and he decided he wanted a shark party (mostly because he saw a shark cake dripping fake b...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Last Minute Valentine: "I Love U"

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This is a nice project to teach positive and negative space and symmetry and makes a cute last-minute Valentine for the wall or as a book...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

Easy Valentine's Cards: Stamping with Wine Corks

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I love homemade cards! This year, I used a wine cork and acrylic paints to churn out a few simple cards for my hubby and kids. This is a fun...
Friday, February 3, 2012

St. Valentine's Day Craft: Pom Pom Critters

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One of my sons loves stuffed animals and any funky little critters with googly eyes! One year we made a ton of these to give away to his cla...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Mini Craft (Popsicle) Stick Snowman

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Snowman's Valentine by Leland B. Jacobs I have a jolly snowman, The best I've ever had. I'm giving him a valentine ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Artist Trading Cards

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Ahhhh...the internet. I need to set limits because there are just WAY too many good sites out there with WAY too many great art ideas and I ...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Last Minute Bunny Basket & Filler Ideas

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No art class for me this week--the cooperative is closed for Holy Week (Easter is this Sunday). I thought this would be a great time to writ...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Gargoyles in Clay

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Last week, with my art class, I thought it would be fun for the children to create gargoyles from clay (carving seems too messy and frustrat...
Monday, March 28, 2011

More References: Optical Illusions

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Sometimes things just work out great! I love the fact that my children are absorbing all of the "stuff" I'm doing with my art ...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Technique: Watercolors

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Everyone has used watercolors--it is usually the first paint that parents introduce to their children because it is inexpensive and so easy ...
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