Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Hatch a Baby Dinosaur This Spring
Most young children are fascinated by dinosaurs. They are curious about these mighty creatures that lived millions of years ago. Where did the dinosaur come from? Today we are going to introduce a hatching baby dinosaurs craft activity that children will love. This is a great class activity when you are teaching about dinosaurs. You…
Read MoreTube Craft Flower
Using simple materials such as tube rolls and tissue paper, you can make the most intriguing flower decorations for your summer display! Try it with our R39301 Tube Crafts! Age: 5+ Duration: 5-10 minutes Learning Objectives: Use scissor skills to create beautiful … Continue reading 
Chinese Lanterns
Get ready for Chinese New Year! Learn how to create lanterns can help students work with form and color to create these awesome, decorative projects. We’ll show you the step by step process using our R22021 Color-In Chinese Lanterns and our R55009 Shape Sponges! Age: 5+ Duration: 20 minutes You’ll Need: • R22021 Color-In Chinese Lanterns…
Read MoreOverlapping Stencil Shapes
Blend basic shapes and create a colorful collage art piece! Great for rainy day art projects.Young children will love tracing out the fun shapes. The stencils are easy to manipulate and perfectly-sized for small fingers to handle. Build fine motor skills while combining colors and shapes for interesting effects! Age: 3-5 Duration: 15-20 minutes You’ll Need:…
Read More3D Craft Circle Flower
These beautiful flowers will flutter in the breeze! Age: 3+ Duration: 7-10 Minutes Learning Outcomes: Exercise fine motor skills. Explore early paper sculpting. Create beautiful take-home artwork. You’ll Need: R15701 Craft Circles Glue Stick Washable Marker Large sheet of paper (we used 16 x 16″) Choose six of your favorite craft circles and fold them in half.…
Read MoreBeautiful Birch Bark Baskets
This quick and easy cultural craft is also useful both inside and outside the classroom! This kid-friendly take on a traditional craft is a beautiful take-home piece, but if they stay in the classroom, they’re great for holding pens, pencils, manipulatives and other small personal items. Age: 4+ Duration: 5 minutes (including printing time) Learning Outcomes: Explore the tensile…
Read MoreMake Marvelous Marble Marquetry
Marquetry is the art of using thin pieces of veneer to craft beautiful images and patterns. Now you can create your own beautiful marble marquetry! Age: 5+ Duration: 15-30 minutes Learning Outcomes: Practice fine motor skills while you cut and fold. Encourage early geometry by talking about different shapes, patterns, and types of symmetry. You’ll Need:…
Read MoreSpotlight On: Stand-Up People
Create cute, miniature people who can stand on their own two feet! These sturdy card stock figures are terrific for a multitude of different art projects and as components in presentations for other subjects. Use paint, marker, crayon, pencil crayon and collage materials to decorate your stand-up person. The large size (7 1/4 x 11…
Read MoreMarble Paper Art Tiles
Bring color and beauty to the classroom with these simple but beautiful tiles! The middle of winter can feel long and dreary, so lighten up the atmosphere by creating art tiles! These tiles can be used to create a beautiful bulletin board, classroom door or hallway display. Alternatively, they make a simple but beautiful piece…
Read MoreSpotlight On: Counting Fingers Hand Book
Need a few extra fingers to count with? These hand-sized books make perfect math manipulatives! Each page is printed in fleshtone colors with foldable fingers to use as a math manipulative. Use the pages to practice numbering, writing out equations or for math journaling. Each book has a card stock front and back cover along…
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