Let's Create a Folk Art Flower Crayon Batik!

I Hey, y'all! Have you ever tried doing a crayon batik with your students? It's something that I've seen art teachers do and have always wanted to try but...just didn't seem to know how to make it happen. Do I use ink or acrylic paint? Do the kids rinse it off or wipe it with a sponge? Do I dilute the paint or no?I decided to give it a go and I will say this: there was a huge learning curve! I tried...

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15 of my Favorite Lessons for Spring!

One of my favorite lessons (and more popular vidoes) is this Heather Galler-inspired floral painting. We did these in April and they were always an art show show-stopper! Not to mention, a great gift for Mother's Day! Full lesson with video here.I even love them in black and white! If you are short on time, these could be completed with tissue paper squares...see my lesson below for more details on...

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In the Art Room: Leaf Relief

A lovely leaf relief with a dotted background by one of my former students. Hey guys! This post has been very popular...if you are interested in other leaf related projects, be sure to look at this Leaf Printing post and my Leaf Press Project. Thanks! While second grade was completing that project, I was working with my third graders on these Leaf Reliefs. It's a very spring/summer kind of project,...

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