Tempera Paint

Tempera vs. Acrylic Paint

Tempera Vs. Acrylic Paint I avoided paint for a long time. I was happy with my liquid tempera and watercolor paints and didn’t see the allure of acrylics. Now, for...Learn More

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Here, Near & Far Snowy Tree Landscape

One of my favorite things to teach children is landscape because it involves concepts that they see often, but may have never really thought about before. One of those concepts...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Art at Home, Nature & Landscapes, Quick Art Lessons, Tempera Paint, Video Tutorials, Winter Art

Paper Plate Poinsettia: Holiday Craft for Kids

PAPER PLATE POINSETTIA HOLIDAY CRAFT With Poinsettias undeniably in flavor for the holidays, this easy holiday craft for kids can vary in paint colors to compliment any season. I’ll admit...Learn More

90 Min

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Christmas, Flowers, Tempera Paint, Video Tutorials, Winter Art

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? Art Project

This is an adorable, skill-loaded art project that you can do with your little ones. The book inspiration for this lesson, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? is...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Tempera Paint

Fall Leaves for Kinders

Looking for a quick Fall art project for your Kinders? In this one day lesson, students focus on line and shape as they draw, color and outline their beautiful Autumn...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Pastels & Crayons, Quick Art Lessons, Tempera Paint

Happy Flower | Georgia O’Keeffe Art Project

When I was teaching art to hundreds of children, one of my favorite ways to teach children how to use paints was to begin with kid-friendly subjects like fish, butterflies,...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: Art at Home, Blog Posts, Flowers, Nature & Landscapes, Quick Art Lessons, Spring Art, Tempera Paint, Video Tutorials

Cut Out Poppy | Remembrance Day Art Project

Growing up in Canada, late Fall meant more than the anticipation of Halloween. It was the appearance of bright red poppies on the lapels of every citizen in our small...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: Blog Posts, Fall Art, Flowers, Pastels & Crayons, Tempera Paint

Textured Fall Leaves

I look forward to doing this project every year. Anytime you take a real object, in this case, fresh leaves and apply paint to the underside, something magical happens. For...Learn More

40 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Fall Art, Quick Art Lessons, Tempera Paint

Large Scale Tropical Flowers & Leaves

Last summer, I hosted a workshop in Santa Barbara. The event center was rather bland and barren, so my team of fantastic 16-year olds painted large scale flowers and leaves...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, Art at Home, Quick Art Lessons, Spring Art, Summer Art, Tempera Paint