Fall Art

How to Draw an Easy Guided Pumpkin

You’d think drawing pumpkins is easy. Not so! After watching my students scribble oddly shaped circles onto paper, only to have them not like it, crumple it up and throw...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Chalk Pastels, Fall Art, Pastels & Crayons

What to do in your Art Room in October

Leaves are changing, the days are getting crisp and you’re likely deep into art-making in your classroom. Take this last month before the flurry of the holidays sets in to...Learn More

Related categories: Fall Art, How to Teach Art

Acorn Art Project Using Watercolors

Looking for a quick, fall-themed project that you can do with minimal supplies? This simple acorn teaches symmetry, shape, line and watercolor techniques. Here’s what you’ll need: – 9″ x...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Art Lessons by Technique, Fall Art

Fall Tree Perspective Art Project

Drawing using perspective is not always easy. It can be confusing to draw the three-dimensional aspects of nature on a flat piece of paper, but it is the perfect skill to stretch...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Fall Art, Nature & Landscapes, Pastels & Crayons

Autumn Apples | Cut-out Apple Art for Kinders

While searching for a literature tie-in for these adorable apples, I found Nikki McClure’s exquisite book Apple. The story takes you on a visual journey of the cycle of an...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Color Wheels & Theory, Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Pastels & Crayons

How to Teach Texture | Kitten’s First Full Moon | Elements and Principles of Design

If you’re looking for an easy approach to teaching kids art, there’s no better system than using the elements and principles of art. What is texture and why is it...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Back to School, Blog Posts, Chalk Pastels, Curriculum, EPIC Curriculum, Fall Art, Line Drawing, Quick Art Lessons

Easy Holiday Art Project: Halloween SPARK-TACULAR

Do you teach Halloween art projects in school? If you need to temper the spooky and select friendlier versions of Jack-O’Lanterns projects for your October Art Program, you’ve landed on...Learn More

Related categories: Blog Posts, Collage, Fall Art, Paper Projects

Paper Crow Craft

These paper crows are adorable and yet so simple to make during the Fall season in your art room. This is the exact type of project that I like to...Learn More

40 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Birds, Blog Posts, Fall Art, Paper Projects

First Grade Scarecrows | Two Ways

Have you ever wanted to experiment with different supplies with the same project just to see what happens? Of course you have! For a twist on my Watercolor Scarecrow Art...Learn More

2 Hrs

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Fall Art, Watercolors