Hokusai for Kids: Easy Paper Craft Ideas for Children
Today we dive into the world of Katsushika Hokusai and his mesmerising woodblock print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Primary School Art Lessons
6 Adorable Easter Bunny Crafts for Kids to Make and Enjoy
Get your kids excited for Easter with our fun and easy Easter Bunny crafts for kids. Ideas for all ages and hop into the holiday spirit!
6 Heartwarming Kids Crafts For Mother’s Day
Try these fun and easy kids crafts for Mother’s Day. Simple yet effective gift ideas that will make Mum’s day!
20 Fun St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids to Make at Home or School
In this article, we’ll explore some of the most popular and easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts that your students will love creating.
Super Fun Cardboard Puppet Theatre Craft That Kids Will Love
Kids with big imaginations, silly personalities, and love to tell stories will love, love, love this cardboard puppet theatre craft! A really great project to follow during World Book Week or to complement a story your class has been reading or learning about.
Easy DIY Paper Puzzle In Under An Hour
What better way to pass the time than with a good puzzle? My kids love to do short and simple but super fun art activities on paper. This DIY paper puzzle is one of our favourite quick art class project ideas because this project can be done in just about an hour, but the kids can play with them time and time again.
Super Fun Monster Artwork Mural For Kids To Do Anytime Of Year
This paper Monster crafts art mural is a huge hit with my youngest Primary school kids. Perfect for Halloween!
5 Leaf Art Projects To Get Your Kids Outdoors
Here are 5 fun leaf art projects to get your kids running around outside, exploring their environments and getting creative with their findings.
3 Awesome Kimmy Cantrell Inspired Paper Mask Projects For Kids
In this lesson we create paper mask projects inspired by the sculpture artist Kimmy Cantrell. A perfect lessons for primary school kids!
Design For Fabric Painting That’s Easy Enough For Kids
In this art lesson we used ‘Zentangle’ designs for fabric painting on tote bags and T-shirts that the kids were so excited and proud to wear home.
Super Simple Warhol Pop Art Prints For Kids (with art lesson plan!)
When I introduced my Year 6 class to the work of Andy Warhol, unsurprisingly they were excited and inspired by the bright colours and strange ideas of his work.
11 First Day Of School Art Activities That Are A Hit With Kids
Here are quick and easy first day of school art project ideas that will be a hit with your class to get your new year off to a great start.
How To Assess Your New Student’s Artistic Abilities On The First Day of School
Last year, during my first week as an art teacher at a new primary school teaching multiple grade levels, I came up with a few quick and fun first day of school art ideas that could easily help me understand my new students abilities and skill levels right off the bat on the first day.
Henri Matisse For Kids: 6 Collage Art Lessons Inspired By The Famous Artist
I introduced my Primary school art students to the creative mind of artist Henri Matisse. It was a pleasure reviewing his work, life, and story in preparation for teaching this art lesson. This was a great way to follow up project from our lessons on positive and negative shapes. Year groups 1 to 6 (Key … Read moreHenri Matisse For Kids: 6 Collage Art Lessons Inspired By The Famous Artist
Easy Remembrance Day Art Activities For Kids To Do In Under An Hour
This year I got the whole school to take part in creating a Red Poppy Remembrance Day art project display. It was touching to see all these uniquely decorated poppies, individual to each child and teacher lining the halls of the school. Here’s how it turned out.
Super Simple Portrait of Frida Kahlo For Kids (with art lesson plan!)
When I first introduced Frida Kahlo art to my primary school kids art classes, they just couldn’t get enough of her weird and interesting surrealist paintings and her eclectic fashion style full of colour.
Peter Thorpe Inspired Space Art Project
This space art project inspired by artist Peter Thorpe is a simple mixed media project that is out of this world.