Take What You Have and Transform It
Are you looking for a creative art project to decorate for St. Patrick’s Day? Going to be absent and need last minute art sub plans? Fill up your sub tub with engaging art lessons like this St. Patrick’s Day Four Leaf Clover game that engages […]
New in My Shop! It’s important to thank those that help our community and make a difference in our lives. In response to that I developed a new cross stitch pattern – a cute black cat with a medical cap on and a syringe – […]
New in My Shop! Here is the second new cross stitch pattern added to my shop! Having a Mid Century Modern feel to it – this retro cat pattern is designed from a combination of my original acrylic paintings. This is a great pattern for […]
New in my shop! I’ve started adding my original cross stitch patterns to my shop. This retro cat pattern is designed from my Atomic Cat Acrylic Painting. This is a great pattern for a beginner and a unique one for a cross stitch enthusiast. Available […]
This Color Wheel is way easier than it looks! So simple, draw once, make copies…color! I used a blank triangle clip art – had students draw their design inside the triangle with pencil – outline with permanent marker and then I made them each 6 […]
New to my Digital Download Shop! Decorate your little one’s nursery with these cute cow themed prints. Bring the farm life into your child’s bedroom with these adorable cows, a great unique decorating idea. Available in Pink and Blue Buy each print separately or buy […]
Holidays are a great time to do a cute craft with the kids! Do you have kids wanting to learn how to sew? Even really young children can start learning sewing skills now. Sewing is a very useful skill that can be used throughout your life. […]
Valentine’s Day is almost here and I just love crafting something special! While searching through my basement, I found a frame I had bought from a garage sale. I have a whole pile of them that I bought with the intention of using them to spruce […]
This is by far one of the easiest ways to make a wreath and it is so cute and tiny! First, I cut up an old flannel shirt with a wonderful black and white buffalo plaid fabric. This shirt was a girl’s size 7/8 and […]
Christmas is coming soon and I am in the Holiday Spirit! I love drawing and I am so happy that I finally made my own drawing into a collaborative poster for my classroom…wow, was it a lot of work! But so rewarding to see my […]
Native American Blankets – Art Activity for Kids Native American Artists use thick and thin lines in their woven blankets and learning about thick and thin lines is important for Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Artists. So why not combine the two! I developed this great […]
**I was compensated for this post. This post also contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Time to get ready for Christmas! I thought it was a bit early, but since Dollar Tree already has Christmas […]
I just love Hedgehogs, don’t you!! I’m so excited to share this Hedgehog Craft with you that I developed for my classroom. I’m using it in my classroom as an early finisher activity, but you could you use it as a teacher-directed lesson, sub lesson, […]
Here is the second bin I developed for my classroom, for those students that finish early. I developed a worksheet for this box, ready for kids to use their creativity to create cute little drawings from their fingerprints! I included in the bin – 50 […]
I’ve decided to finally get some bins ready for my classroom, for those students that finish early. I had some Roylco Stringing Stars left over from our Yarn Bombing project, so I fixed up a bin so kids can use the 50 stars that I […]
Yarn Bombing started to become popular in 2005 and it still going on to this day. I decided to introduce my students to yarn bombing on a scale that they could handle. Yarn Bombing is usually done with a crocheted or knitted piece that is […]
**I was compensated for this post. This post also contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. I was so excited to open a package recently from Dollar Tree…they said they were sending me greeting […]
Color Wheels are important for many reasons and I make sure to have my students make one every year. The drawing sheets I created for this project are a great starter to teach Color Wheel Concepts, Line Design Instruction, Sub Lesson or for Early Finishers. […]
This is an easy way to add Art History to your classroom or home and introduce famous artist, Piet Mondrian. I love doing this project and I do it with my 2nd grade classes almost every year. We do a lot of projects with Piet […]
Time to make a new batch of body scrub, using natural ingredients! All of my other scrubs lasted for 2 months sitting on my bathroom counter, without being refrigerated! What a bonus, they may have lasted longer, but I used them up! See my other […]
When your camping trip goes all wrong – you realize what you wish you would have had with you! We recently went on a family camping adventure. It rained the whole time – here are 10 must haves that I wish I would have had […]
The second installment of my “Use Up My ‘Crap’ Craft Challenge”! I have a lot of stuff in my basement – art and craft supplies that need to be used up! I developed a challenge for myself to use some of it up, instead of […]
A Great Summertime Collage Project! This is a fun end of the school year project that I do with my Kindergarten classes. It is a good end of the year review to see if they have improved on tracing and cutting skills. We also use […]
My first installment of my “Use Up My ‘Crap’ Craft Challenge”! I have a lot of stuff in my basement – art and craft supplies that need to be used up! I developed a challenge for myself to use some of it up, instead of […]
This is such a fun craft – the campfire really lights up! My daughters and I are working on Girl Scout activities and we thought this little mini campfire would get us in the camping mood! Very simple to make with a plastic cup, tissue […]
My daughter and I already used up our batch of Cucumber White Tea Body Scrub, time to make a new kind! I’m growing quite a collection of go to DIY Body Scrubs! So far, I have had them last up to 2 months sitting on […]
A great, quick project for Earth Day, or any day that you want to make an awesome watercolor painting! I recently finished this Earth Day painting with my 1st – 4th grade Art classes. Every grade had the ability to do it and everyone loved […]
I have been completely out of body scrubs for quite awhile now, time to make a new batch! All of my other scrubs lasted for 2 months sitting on my bathroom counter, without being refrigerated! What a bonus, they may have lasted longer, but I […]
Another Mosaic Project – just for me! I just love mosaics and especially like making my own with decorative paper. Check out the video of me assembling this project – here. I designed this pineapple mosaic for my dining room wall. Pineapples are currently a […]
