My 10 Favorite Earth Day Art Lessons!

Hello, friends! 

I know many of you are coming off of Spring Break which means you are officially in the home stretch. That is...unless you teach until the end of June. Then, well, all I can say is...I'm sorry. 

BUT I do have some fun Earth Day lessons for you! Nearly all of them are video format which means you can just hit play. I created them during 2020 so most are just simple supplies. I hope you enjoy and find something here that will help you and your students celebrate Earthy Day which is on April 22nd. 

Here's the first Earth Day project...

You can find this lesson right here. 

If you are in need of a fun How-to-Draw and printing lesson, you may like this project right here. Complete with instructional video!

There is something truly magical about a pop-up card! My students are always fascinated when we make these. You'll find all the kid-friendly instructions in this video right here. 

Have you ever made Salt Dough Clay? This would be so fun to do with a small group of students. Perfect for an after school activity, homeschool, scouts, you name it. Using cardboard means you can recycle which is always great for Earth Day. Here's the lesson and video!

So you want to paint with kids buty ou don't wanna get out the paint? I hear ya! My students always love the marker-meets-water trick! Try it out with this lesson! 

Of course, not every Earth Day lesson has to be Earth-art focused. You could simply use it as a jumping point for landscape projects! Here's a fast one that helps students understand the difference between foreground, middle and background. 

If you'd like a project that includes the whole school, you may want to try making a map of the Earth with self-portraits! You can find details on this lesson here.

If you still have some homemade salt dough clay leftover, you can try making a whole solar system with it! 

If you are looking for a fun and happy kindergarten Earth Day (or any day!) lesson, look no further than here!

And what better way to celebrate Earth Day than a mural dedicated to it? We made this huge mural based on the song What a Wonderful World and it stayed up all year. 

Also! Just incase you missed the news...

My book Larry the Line now has a companion...

That's right! I just launched my new book Alfred the Ape Knows His Shapes last week and I'm so excited! I'm working on a series of Elements of Art books as I always wished there was something like that. I did a limited print run and I'm currently...signing all books as they head out the door. So! If you'd like a copy, you can check it out here! 

5 Earth Day Art Projects You'll Love!

Hello, friends! Earth Day is coming up and so I thought I'd put together all of my very favorite Earth Day videos and lessons right here! I'm even placing the videos in this post so you don't need to hop all over the place. That's right, it's a one-stop-shop today on my blog. Enjoy!

First up is this Draw-Along Give the Earth a Hug.

Supplies needed:

* Scissors

* Paper

* Markers

* Crayons

* Glue

This project is another Draw Along but you also get to add color with a fun printmaking activity! Here's what you'll need:

* Black permanent marker

* Markers

* Paper

* Aluminum Foil

Making salt-dough clay is a blast! Just by itself! But to make something with it is even more fun. Here's what you'll need:

* Cardboard

* Flour

* Salt

* Food Coloring

* Crayons

* Markers

This pop-up poster involves turning markers into paint! Here's what you'll need to have:

* Paper

* Construction paper

* Markers

* Cup of water

* Paintbrush

* Scissors

* Glue

Who doesn't love to make a pop-up?! And this one just requires a few supplies:

* Crayons

* Paper

* Scissors

That's it!

Have fun creating!

5 Fun and Easy Earth Day Projects!

Hello, friends!

Earth Day is next week and I thought I would share 5 fun and easy projects for the occasion! I created these lessons last year during the shutdown. So if you are teaching virtually or homeschoolin' and limited supplies, you might find something here! Each one has a video that I've added. You can also learn more about what supplies you'll need by clicking on the link. Have fun!

More lesson details right here!

More lesson details on this project here!

Creating your own salt dough clay is super easy! Learn all about it here. 

Make your own pop up Earth here!

Make a fun Earth Day poster by following along here. 

Summer Vacation Week: A Wrap Up!

Summer Vacation Week was so fun! And the perfect way to kick start summer. We wrapped it on Friday with this pop-up hot air balloon. Here is the video:

From there we made this Origami Ocean Collage! This one was a huge hit. Kids love origami!

Our last salt dough clay project (for now) was making this garden. It was so fun and the Art Class with Cassie kids got so creative!

We kicked off the week with this Summertime Selfie. I'm actually thinking of starting our school year with this one!

Have fun!

Pet Week: A Wrap Up!

Did you miss any of the creative fun of Pet Week? Not to worry, all the videos are now up on my YouTube channel! Let's do a little rewind and start with Friday's art lesson...which was Hipster Pets! Let's draw together. Here we go:

We kicked off Pet Week with a little self-portrait with a puppy filter! This one was so fun:

We had a blast creating origami cats and dogs:

Of course we had to do a little Salt Dough Clay action with this project:

And we wrapped everything up with our Pet Shop Puppets! 

I hope you have fun! 

Summer Vacation Week!

 It's officially summer! My summer vacation began last week but I'm going to continue to teach live art classes one more week! Here is our line up for this week. I go live every week day on my Instagram and my Facebook page. You can of course catch my videos afterward over on my YouTube channel. New videos are added all the time so be sure to subscribe! 

Here is our line up for this week. We'll kick things off with a Summertime Selfie!

It wouldn't be a week of creating with me without Salt Dough Clay!  

 Last week, the kids really loved origami so I decided to do another origami project! 

 On Friday, we'll sail away to other adventures and beyond in this hot air balloon pop-up! 

See you soon!

Let's Make Black Light Clay!

Bet you didn't even know you could make clay that glows under black light! Let me show you how to make Salt Dough Clay with my simple three-ingredient recipe...and then how to make it glow! I'll also share how to create a deep sea scene. You'll need the following:

1/4 cup of water
1/4 cups of salt
1/2 cup of flour
Prang Fluorscent Paint
Cardboard
Crayons

Let's create!

Under the Sea Week: A Wrap Up!

Under the Sea Week was so much fun! If you missed any of the LIVE art classes from last week, they are now all up and on my YouTube channel! I add new videos there all the time, so be sure to subscribe! 

On Friday, We created a Mermaid and Poseidon and then did a cool printing trick in the background!

On Thursday, we had a blast drawing Sharks Eating Snacks!

Wednesday was big fun as we made Salt Dough Shoe Print Sea Turtles...a HUGE hit!

On Tuesday, we put our collage skills to good use by creating Coral Reef Relief Collages!

And on Monday we made Bubble Print Snorkelin' Selfies!

Be sure and tune in this week as we celebrate Pet Week! I go LIVE everyday at 11am CT on my Instagram and Facebook page!

Pet Week!

The Art Class with Cassie kiddos have been requesting Pet Week since we started doing LIVE art classes and it's finally here! I'm excited to share this week's lineup of creative fun. 

We are going to kick things off with a Pet Filter Selfie! All live art classes happen at 11am CT on my Instagram or my Facebook page. If you miss any art classes, don't worry. All of them end up on my YouTube channel. I add new videos to my channel all the time so be sure to subscribe. 

Origami is one of my favorite things to teach! We've not really done much origami yet in art class...my students always love creating these origami pets!

I know, I know, more salt dough! I love this stuff! Let's create a fish bowl this week. 

 If you've never made these puppets, you have got to join! They are so fun and easy to make!

 Honestly, I had the most fun drawing these cuties! I am looking forward to this lesson. 

See you real soon!

Under the Sea Week: Sea Turtle Salt Dough Shoe Print!

 Did we have the most fun yesterday making these sea turtles! The Art Class with Cassie kids loved this one, especially since we got to STEP on our clay! Here's the supplies we used to create our own clay:

 And here's the video for you to follow along:

Today we are creating Snackin' Sharks! You can join the LIVE art class on my Facebook page, my Instagram or catch it later on my YouTube channel. See you real soon!