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March 31, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Earth Day Activity for Kids

Need a simple art project for Earth Day? Use our free heart-shaped Earth template with your students for a simple and graphic Earth Day craft! With Earth Day approaching, we headed to the library to find Earth Day read-alouds.  We love The Earth and I by Frank Asch.  The watercolored illustrations in Asch’s book inspired our watercolor […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, Blog, Earth Day, fine motor skills

January 8, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Valentine’s Day Craft Using the Element of Art: Color

valentines day heart craft activity using the elements of art color for kids

A color theory heart craft is the perfect element of art to feature for Valentine’s Day! Sharpen your child’s color knowledge with our Elements of Art Heart pack all the while honing in on their fine motor skills! Create this simple heart craft in your classroom. It makes the perfect parent, sibling, or grandparent Valentine’s […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, Blog, classroom printables, fine motor skills, free printables, kids craft, shapes, Valentine's Day

November 18, 2014 By Karen Whiteside

Turkey Hat Craft for Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving have the kids create a turkey craft that is festive and fun! We provided a template and easy-to-follow instructions below.  Once the kids create a hat, have them wear it and share what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving. Pass the hat around and get the whole family involved with sharing what they too […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, fine motor skills, freebies, Thanksgiving

October 22, 2014 By Karen Whiteside

Glitter Pumpkin Craft

Pumpkin crafts are a great way to decorate the walls of your classrooms, windows or hallways. Even those fall and Thanksgiving bulletin boards! This painted glitter pumpkin craft is something your preschoolers and kindergarteners are going to love to create! Help build your children’s fine motor skills and sensory processing with this fun activity for […]

Filed Under: Blog, elements of art, fall, fine motor skills, kindergarten, preschool

October 9, 2014 By Karen Whiteside

Mixed Media Acorn Craft {Measurement Idea too!}

Often pumpkin and scarecrow crafts receive a lot of attention in fall, but we want to highlight a lesser used craft material for fall: the acorn. To help decorate for autumn, my son created this adorable acorn craft. This mixed media fall art project can be differentiated across many grade levels and ages. It’s straightforward […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, Blog, fall, fine motor skills, kids craft, math

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