Most students love the subject of planets and space exploration. Why not bring that excitement to your classroom with this fun Blast Off to Outer Space Thematic Unit. Project One: Creates an astronaut inspired by the Apollo moon landing. This project is constructed from easy, basic shapes with fun details. Project Two: Creates a beautiful mini solar system using paints and painted paper details Project Three: Creates large painted planets These art lessons are easy to follow while being successful and fun for students. These lessons cover grades 1-4, but any age will love creating these pr ..read more

Bold Blooms and splashes of color make this a fun and simple project for all to create. I love how my younger students jumped right in and added delightful patterns and adorable big, bold flowers! Simple art supplies: construction paper and tempera paper is all you need to create a successful and stress free project. Keep Creating ..read more

My 2nd grade artists created these gorgeous Northern Lights paintings. Basic supplies that are needed are the following: paper, pastel tempera paints, paintbrushes, painted paper, glue and scissors. Keep creating color in your life ..read more

Come and explore the quirky, pattern filled folkloric forest floor. My art club artists LOVED adding their patterns on the simple shapes of mushrooms and leaves. This was such a fun lesson and was created using basic supplies of brown kraft paper, a black sharpie and white tempera paint. We created these in 2 – 40 minute sessions. Keep Creating and Exploring ..read more

Over and Under the Snow. Adapt, hibernate or migrate. We looked at this adorable book for inspiration and create some awesome homes for our forest friends. 4th and 5th graders created these with simple watercolor paints and colored pencils. Explore the forest and create some beautiful art ..read more

Create a sweet Gingerbread House inspired by the delightful book, The Gingerbread Baby, written by Jan Brett. Jan Brett is the author of the New York Times bestselling Gingerbread Friends, The Three Snow Bears, and The Mitten, as well as many other classics. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts. Supplies needed: Paper Pencil Black Sharpie Colored Pencils Watercolors Paintbrushes Placemat to protect table VIDEO DIRECTIONS GALLERY Enjoy creating some memories ..read more

Alpine or Swiss Chalets are wood-framed houses and are perfect for rural areas with uneven terrain, making them ideal for homes for mountainous regions. A chalet-style house is a European-inspired home, known for sloping roofs, simple construction and design. The style is characterized by: gabled roofs with wide eaves exposed construction beams, including large brackets decorative carving and mouldings balconies large windows clapboard What you will Need: Construction Paper in Gray, Tan, Brown Painted Paper in shades of Tan and Brown Glue Scissors Pencil Black Sharpie Brown ..read more

Conifers! My little artists loved creating these adorable trees for our forest unit. Simple materials are used to create these whimsical woodlands. Supplies Needed: Paper Pencil Sharpie Watercolors Paintbrushes Water container Placemat to protect table Keep Creating ..read more

No matter the season, it’s hard to beat a sweet English Country Manor House and it’s garden walls. Add freshly fallen snow on the stone walls or sitting on the rooftops, there is something warm and fuzzy … My students love exploring various locations around the world and this was one of their favorite places to visit creatively. I had found a photo of a piece of art on the web a while ago and thought I would break it down for my students to create. Inspiration What you will need: Brown Kraft Paper Pencil Sharpie Paintbrush White Tempera Paint Placemat to protect table Directions: Gallery ..read more

What you will need: White Paper Pencil Leaves to trace Black Sharpie Markers ..read more