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Loving all the beautiful colors all around us!  My students are so excited for this time of year. Pumpkins, beautiful changing leaves, apple cider and field trips to the local apple orchard and grist mill. Students have been creating projects based upon this beautiful time of year.   Painted Paper Trees One project that I did was to discuss the fall trees and  how tree branches

My post at Pre-K and K Sharing. In my primary classes we have been looking at the beauty of Autumn. We are so blessed to have the four seasons in Ohio and experience the cycles of life.  This year the fall colors were spectacular! In Art class we discussed the beautiful colors that you see in the fall and the foliage and flowers in bloom.  One fabulous flower is the Sunflower.   

I am totally smitten with Owls lately. I would create owls all day long if I could!  3rd graders created these large owls inspired by Ginger over at Paintbrush Rocket.   I love these and wanted to put my own spin on her fun project.  Class One: First, students used a tracer to create the owl. I know some people don't like using the tracers but this class needed the shape to get them

In the past, a hot air balloon was a common sight to see at local state and county fairs.  We ended our fair unit with 5th graders creating the patterned balloons with analogous liquid watercolor backgrounds. Our inspiration was from Ginger over at paintbrush rocket who's talented students created a beautiful mural containing balloons. Week 1 We looked at various hot air balloons, then

Living in a rural area of Ohio,  the fair is a big thing for little ones. In fact, they have a junior fair day, an adorable pet land for children to touch small farm animals,  and a day of low cost rides where everything is $1.00!  My young artists love creating animals.  We created pigs, cows, chickens, rabbits and sheep. The sheep were so fun. First, students created a

I have done these adorable cows in the past with various background colors but this time I thought I would have the kids create ribbons for their cows.  I had various colors for students to choose for their ribbons but they all choose to have blue  "1st place" ribbons!  Week One: Students drew out the cow and painted the shapes in with black paint.  Week Two: Students used

I just love fall and the vivid colors that it puts forth. To promote those beautiful colors my 2nd grade classes created these fabulous pumpkins all on their first day of art!  I love how excited they get when they create fun items  that represent their lives and experiences.  In these classes, every kid loves a pumpkin and tempera paints!  "Krimpart" Pumpkins  I "