Children will love the rebellious nature of protagonist Elsa in the book, Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Art teachers will love how Elsa was inspired by artists... Learn More

In this lesson, your students will pretend to be a fashion designer who has the task of creating their own unique clothing design.  After drawing a large-scale figure with accurate... Learn More

Cook Island tivaevae is truly an art form. Tivaevae artists create very colorful patchwork quilts by hand. They were traditionally made by women from Polynesia who would usually work in... Learn More

Take your students on an imaginary trip to Polynesia! You find yourselves at a traditional Hawaiian luau where you can feel the island breezes off the ocean and hear the... Learn More

“G’Day, Mate!” features a fun Pointillism technique that students will love exploring! With this technique, students will first mix different values of blue and then strategically place dots of paint... Learn More

3rd and 4th graders will enjoy creating their own outer space compositions. They will learn about space through literature and science connections, preparing them for their creative spin on planets... Learn More

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech that set the goal to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. After many experiments, the... Learn More

This lesson was inspired by the rich, vibrant, quilted portraits of contemporary artist Bisa Butler and features a unique art technique with stunning results. Rather than sewing, students will create... Learn More

This quick portrait lesson uses only simple supplies like paper, oil pastel and cake tempera paint and focuses on line, shape and space. Inspired by the energetic art of William... Learn More

In this lesson, children create layers of Surrealism. Inspired by René Magritte’s painting, The Return, children paint clouds, create a template, paint a landscape and add a nest of eggs.... 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 colorful opportunity for children to research and draw traditional Indian dress. Inspired by the colorful illustrations in Indian Tales from Barefoot Book, children follow a drawing sequence... Learn More

Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor and print-maker. His first paintings were inspired by Cubism and his later works were more magical and dream-like. The art he created during... Learn More

Miró started making prints after he was considered a well accomplished artist. He used two types of print-making: lithography and intaglio. Lithograph: Ink is spread onto the plate and then... Learn More

Hundertwassers use of bold, bright colors and organic lines makes him one of the world’s most famous contemporary painters. This project stemmed from a detailed Hundertwasser collage project that I created... Learn More

This is an easy project that illustrates Calder’s use of line, shape and form and is a great project to introduce children to primary & secondary colors.... 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