Happy Birthday to the Dutch artist Vermeer, who was born this day in 1632 Johannes (Jan) Vermeer (1632-1675). A painter with a expertise in light and shade (Chiaroscuro). Have a go at using pastels to create your own portrait. Biography of Vermeer... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Roy Lictenstein, a pop artist who reinvented the art of the comic. Tate Biography of Lichenstein for children and activity Tate online activity Dot Shop Take a normal picture and make it into a Lichtenstein! Create a Dot... Continue Reading →
Here are some Halloween Activities free resources: 21 Coolest Halloween Templates and activities Halloween Crafts Free Halloween Quizzes and Printables Halloween Activities from this site Halloween Wordsearch Halloween EAL worksheet Tim Burton Lesson Plan Free Download PDF worksheets on The... Continue Reading →
Today is the Artist Hokusai's birthday 23 – Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) For lots of activities have a look at this link to The Enchanted Learning site http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/hokusai/ Scratch Projects https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23583881/ Art Projects block printing using polystyrene pizza trays/ food containers http://artcuratorforkids.com/japanese-woodblock-prints-lesson-for-preschoolers/... Continue Reading →
Thaumatropes are so great to make in my animation class. Cutting a perfect circle isn't easy so I did a search for circular scissors and bought a couple of pairs for the toolbox and we were able to recycle christmas... Continue Reading →
Just lovely drawings from Ed Boxall who is an artist and educator. There are lots of ideas regarding learning about the Celts on his blog.http://edboxall.co.uk/2016/03/21/celts-and-gundestrup-cauldron-drawings/
A fun online activity using simple paint tools to create your own logo!
This is a wedding site but I thought these cute heart shaped paper seed favours would be great for a valentines gift or a children's party! – Plantable Paper » Hill City Bride | Virginia Wedding Blog http://www.hillcitybride.com/2010/11/diy-from-pulp-art-plantable-paper/
I found a wonderful list of artist birthdays on this site. Each birthday connects to some teaching ideas, things to do for that particularly artist and their Wiki page. Look at this enormous class mosaic that the children worked on... Continue Reading →
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