This art project offers kids the opportunity to create their own rock art petroglyphs using terra cotta clay and white paint. You can use kiln or air dry clay. Sometimes... Learn More

With their long tusks and shaggy fur, woolly mammoths were unique animals that lived during Prehistoric times. Just as Prehistoric people were inspired by these giants and included them in... Learn More

Art projects don’t come more colorful than this! Students learn about coral reefs through children’s books such as Life in a Coral Reef by Wendy Pfeffer or Peek Inside Coral... Learn More

Wenzel Hablik was a Czech artist (1881-1934) who specialized in German Expressionism. His paintings of Utopian cities and imaginary universes are thought to have been inspired by nature. Hablik collected... Learn More

Every teacher has their pet projects, projects that they talk about most often. Mine are the ceramic tile mural projects that I did with the sixth grade classes every year at... Learn More

Embarking on a paper mache projects takes more planning than a regular drawing and painting lesson. You need to prep lots of newsprint, paper towels, collect egg cartons and any... Learn More

Students will learn about and use pottery clay, tools and vocabulary. After studying henna designs, students will create a 3D clay henna hand dish. This introduces students to the concept... Learn More

This is a great way to teach the color-wheel for young children. It takes about an hour to roll out the grapesize balls but it’s worth it!... Learn More

Instead of battling metal clothes hangers to create a mobile, pipe cleaners make quick work of this easy and calm-inducing art project for the younger set. This is a perfect... Learn More

While pipe cleaners are used for this project due to availability and ease of cutting, feel free to use a heavy gauge wire for older students. Alexander Calder introduced a... Learn More

This standing MOBILE project requires a small amount of time to make the components but offers much opportunity to extend the lesson to understand balance & weight. The heavier the... Learn More

This STABILE project requires a small amount of time and offers much creative opportunity. Painted cereal box cardboard would make a great substitution for card stock and would offer more... Learn More

Calder combined Mobiles and Stabiles to create standing mobile units. Often these were in abstract shapes and animals shapes.... Learn More

Alexander Calder introduced a new element to art by adding movement through hanging sculptures called mobiles. The movement creates a new art experience based on the changing direction of each unit.... Learn More

This bird project uses the exact same techniques as most of my general slab construction projects. It is suitable for both air-dry clay and kiln-fire clay. The one difference with... Learn More

If you can make a pinch pot, you can make a mouse, elephant, pig, sheep, cow…anything! The idea is to create two same-size pinch pots and score together. Add a... Learn More

Learning how to make a pinch pot leads to an infinite amount of possibilities for other projects. In this lesson I’m going to show you how to teach the pinch... Learn More

Creating anything with clay is one of my students most loved art projects. What I love about sculptural projects like this is that some kids can create better with form... Learn More