Summer Art

Watercolor Seal Art Tutorial

Watch my Facebook Live Tutorial Here as I demonstrate how to teach this simple seal & seascape lesson for kids. This past summer I took advantage of having my niece,...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art at Home, Fish and Sea Life, Summer Art, Watercolors

Summer Workshop 2016

An entire week has gone by and the excitement & frenzy of hosting my second workshop has settled and been replaced with warm satisfaction. I love waiting for feelings to settled to...Learn More

Related categories: How to Teach Art, Summer Art

Foil Sea Turtle and Fish Collage

This tin foil sea turtle and fish collage was a huge hit with my third grade class. The kids loved how the sea turtle and fish looked, swimming in the...Learn More

90 Min

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Collage, Fish and Sea Life, Line Drawing, Markers, Recycled Art Materials, Summer Art, Video Tutorials

Hawaiian Dancers Art Project

What you’ll need: – 12″ x 18″ white drawing paper (or watercolor paper if you have it) – Black waterproof marker (I use Sharpie brand) – Watercolor paints (I use...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, America, Culture Based, Summer Art, Watercolors

How to Draw & Paint Ferry Boats

HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT FERRY BOATS Growing up on Prince Edward Island offered me the opportunity to travel to the mainland by ferry boat. We loved discovering which ferry...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Boats, Cars and Trucks, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Quick Art Lessons, Summer Art

How to Draw & Paint Garden Flowers Video

I must admit. I’ve gone a little flower crazy since reviewing Julia Rothman’s Nature Anatomy. I can’t stop painting flowers! And I created this little video which ties in nicely with...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, Nature & Landscapes, Summer Art, Watercolors

Jellyfish Art project

One of the prettiest projects my third graders created this year happened during the very last days of school. I get rather desperate for ideas and organization towards the end of...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Chalk Pastels, Fish and Sea Life, Summer Art, Tempera Paint

Fancy Glitter Fish

I love seeing the expressions on the faces of my second grade students as they arrived into the art room and view the whiteboard. Eyes wide, big smiles and yes,...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Fish and Sea Life, Line Drawing, Pastels & Crayons, Summer Art, Watercolors

You Be You Watercolor Fish Project

YOU BE YOU WATERCOLOR FISH PROJECT Looking for an adorable art lesson that bridges literature and art? You Be You by Linda Kranz (author of Only One You) sets out to...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Fish and Sea Life, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, PreK Art Lessons, Quick Art Lessons, Summer Art, Watercolors