Spring brings to sight many baby animals. Fuzzy ducklings and ruffled goslings to name a few. These wonderfully textured creatures can come alive in art using a few easy techniques. Today’s textured goose craft is created by using paper. Flat pieces of paper can become three-dimensional simply by cutting, ripping, folding, scrunching or curling the […]
Upcycled 3D Umbrella Craft for Kids
Being able to decipher between two dimensional and three dimensional objects is not an easy expected task for primary students. 3D shapes are not flat like 2D shapes. They have corners, edges and depth. Learning this skill is an essential part of art and geometry. In today’s activity, we take flat pieces of cardboard from discarded […]
Shamrock Door Decoration for Kids {Learn Shapes, Layering, & Patterns}
Decorating for the holidays, like St Patrick’s Day, is always fun especially when a kids’ craft is involved. This shamrock door decorating craft, that is kid-friendly, includes cutting, sorting patterns, and layering. This activity practices the fine motor skill of cutting and sorting heart shapes by sizes or patterns to create a shamrock. assorted […]
Shamrock Cutting Craft Using Simple Shapes
Cutting is an important fine motor skill that builds a child’s hand and eye coordination. Everything can be drawn or cut by breaking down objects into simple shapes. With todays St. Patrick’s Day cutting activity your child will learn to cut curved lined objects to create a shamrock. Three or four hearts glued together make a […]
Pumpkin Art Project for Kids Using Elements of Art
This pumpkin art lesson is designed for the regular classroom teacher who either a.) doesn’t have art as a special class for their students or b.) wants to incorporate visual lessons with measurement. Unfortunately, in many of our schools here in Chicago, arts are cut to help with school budgets. Often times, the regular classroom […]
