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As summer days turn into fall, and kids all over the country begin heading back to school, it’s not too early to talk about fall leaves. This fall collage teaches about painting with paper – which is what is collage means in French. Paint a layer of glue on a leaf shapes and add the…
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Kids love surprises. Why not try folding a paper in half and then folding again? You can design a colorful drawing that is folded to open into a folded surprise. Pop up books are always fun projects, well get kids starting to think three-dimensionally, with this fun activity. All you need is a piece of…
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The feel good Disney Lilo and Stitch 2002 movie has been remade into a live action film. I went into it skeptical that I would have a good time. However it makes you want to go to Hawaii and hit the beach right in time for summer vacation. The adorable Stitch made me want to…
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April showers bring May flowers. After months of waiting, the landscape is ready for your students to experience plein air drawing and painting. Flowers blooming and spring landscape studies are great ways to get kids thinking about the paintings by the impressionist masters – Monet, Degas, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley, just to name a few…
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The Orlando Fringe Festival, each year allows people the opportunity to see some new local theatre productions at a fraction of the cost of other arts centers and theatres. Last night I enjoyed a remake of the charming film Sweet Home Alabama, that starred Reese Witherspoon, among other notable actors. The 2002 film explored the…
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A fun end of year spring activity students can enjoy is the opportunity to design their own flower pot. Flower pots make an interesting expressive way to plant the seeds of the Elements of Art and Design. Line, color, shape and texture all come into play as students design their flower pot arrangements. Art# Art…
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The Catholic Church’s newly elected Pope marks the first time an American has been crowned the Pontiff in the Roman Catholic Church’s 2000 year history. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, originally from the South Side of Chicago, is the Catholic Church’s new leader, Pope Leo XIV. “We got what we never expected,” said the Rev. Lawrence…
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Printmaking and painting can be learned by drawing in pen and ink, Help your students explore landscape art in black and white, and learn how details can be drawn. Pen and ink is one of the most timeless artistic applications. Printmaking can be learned by practicing with pen and ink. According to metmuseum.org: “Drawing inks…
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In honor of May Day, get kids drawing spring bunnies and blooms or painting a bouquet of flowers – just in time for Mother’s Day! Spring is in full bloom and we’re halfway to summer, according to https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/01/what-is-may-day-2025/83345870007/ “May 1, known as May Day, has long been celebrated as the midway point between the spring equinox and…
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Nothing says summer like sitting on a park bench and drawing in the plein air. Help students draw out their favorite park experience, while reflecting on nature around them. Park drawings#Plein air#Summer drawing!
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