Animals

Jeff Koon’s Inspired Paper Balloon Dog

This fun art project was inspired by artist Jeff Koons’ iconic Balloon Dog series. Students will create their own brightly colored balloon dog from a series of traced ovals and...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: Animals, Blog Posts, Collage, Contemporary Artists, Famous Artists, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, Video Tutorials

Draw Along Chameleon Art Project

This art project is part of the Art at Home series of Facebook Live video replays. This colorful chameleon offers 2 different variations to do with your children, depending on...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: Animals, Art at Home, Blog Posts, Quick Art Lessons, Reptiles & Dinosaurs, Video Tutorials, Watercolors

How to Make Cute Paper Animals for Earth Day

These simple endangered animals are easy enough for the youngest of kindergartners to create, and are a forever favorite subject for younger students. Students will focus on shape in this...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: Animals, Blog Posts, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Nature & Landscapes, Paper Projects

How to Teach Kids to use Colored Pencils | Earth Day Coloring Pages

Have you ever started a project using colored pencils where students rushed through their work and end up with scribbles instead of a nice, evenly colored space? If so, then...Learn More

Related categories: Animals, Art at Home, Blog Posts, Fish and Sea Life, How to Teach Art, Video Tutorials

Recycled Cardboard Lion

This lively little lion, inspired by the illustrations of Clare Youngs, is sure to have your students roaring with excitement! With only a few basic shapes involved, students can easily...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: Animals, Art at Home, Blog Posts, Recycled Art Materials, Video Tutorials

How to Draw & Paint a Koala

Living in Santa Barbara means we are no strangers to fire dangers. Devastation from wild fires can affect an area’s ecosystem for decades. These beautiful animals are fighting to survive....Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art at Home, Tempera Paint

Christmas Flamingo Santa

Do you celebrate Christmas under a palm tree? Or perhaps on a beach? For this Canadian born gal, it took a good long time to get used to walks on...Learn More

Related categories: Animals, Art at Home, Birds, Blog Posts, Christmas, Tempera Paint, Winter Art

Valentine’s Day Cat

For this art project, I’ll show you how you can use marker, liquid watercolor paints and colored pencils to create a simple Valentine’s Day project that looks great with multiple...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art at Home, Blog Posts, Quick Art Lessons, Valentine’s Day Art, Watercolors

Llama Art Project

Llamas have gotten a lot of attention lately. I’m pretty sure its because they are just so cute! My interest is closer to home. Quite literally. Our new neighbor owns...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Culture Based, Line Drawing