Posts by Iris @ Roylco
Craft Spotlight: Mosaics!
Use new materials to create stunning art projects! Our line of Mosaic products will inspire your students accomplish this simply using glue and a bit of colorful imagination. Our videos below showcase some project ideas you can use in your classroom. Have a look below at some of our mosaic products, including R15639 Spectrum Mosaics,…
Read MoreWillard City Elementary Artists use our Tessellations Animal Templates!
The Artman posted his students’ math/art projects that used our Animal Template Tessellations! Tessellations are a great way to build coordination and patterning skills! See more about Artman’s process below. Artman posted many photos of his students using our Animal Template Tessellations. A variety of designs from the pack were used. These included the elephant,…
Read MorePersonalized Art Totes!
Store your art materials in personalized art totes! Make one for yourself (the ever-patient and longstanding art teacher) or invite your students to make one for you. The project is pretty simple and quick so students will love the opportunity to make more! Age: 3+ Duration: 5-10 minutes You’ll Need: • Assorted rubbing plates: R5841…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Masterpiece Fingerpaint Frames
Make a work of art out of every fingerpainting session! Simply slip students’ fingerpaint artwork underneath any one of our R75421 Masterpiece Fingerpainting Frames. Each of the Masterpiece Fingerpainting Frame packages comes with special fingerpaint paper that slips perfectly into each of the frames. Use regular fingerpaint on the paper. To enhance students’ sensory awareness,…
Read MoreUnited Art & Education uses our Color Diffusing Circles!
United Art & Education uses our R24908 Color Diffusing Circles to make rose-window style stained glass images! The process is very simple and can be applied to most other Color Diffusing Circle projects. First, the R24908 Color Diffusing Circles were folded in half twice. A pencil was used to sketch in a rose-window like design…
Read MoreColored Rice Stencil Shapes
Earlier this week, we posted a Craft Spotlight post on Colored Rice. Today we’ll show you how to use Colored Rice with our various stencil shapes to make decorative shapes for your classroom wall! Age: 4+ Duration: 15-20 minutes You’ll Need: • R2114 Colored Rice • R5522 Child’s First Stencil Set • Construction paper /…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Colored Rice
R2114 Colored Rice doesn’t work just as a collage material. It produces artwork that can be used in sensory activities! Non-toxic and easy to use. Check out more below! A basic way to use Colored Rice is to first draw a basic image onto construction paper. Construction paper holds up best against glue, which is…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Fingerpaint Sensations Kit
Our safe-to-use additives provide a pop of sensation to your painting projects! A great way to encourage fine motor play in special needs classrooms. Simply pop in one additive to one color of paint and let the fun begin! Each additive is packaged separately so you can control how much of each you want to…
Read MoreCrayon Shaving Stained Glass Paper
Last year, one of our most popular crafts used a technique with shaved crayon bits to make authentic-looking stained glass images. Try it out for yourself! The stained glass effect can be applied to any of our black-frame designs. Age: 5+ (Adult Supervision Required) Duration: 20-30 minutes You’ll Need: • R52087 Tropical Fish Stained Glass Frames / R52070…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Masquerade Glasses
Bring out your inner drama buff! R52023 Masquerade Glasses are a great way to encourage students to express their performance skills while exploring decorative art techniques.There are several different types of Masquerade Glasses to choose from. For example, some of the glasses are well-rounded, others are cat-like frames, and yet other frames are shaped like…
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