February art lessons for elementary

Inspired by a sparkly roll of craft tape, this lesson ended up being less about the glitter tape and more about math (mosaics). It’s a familiar art form and the physical act of piecing shapes together to form a beautiful pattern is filled with learning opportunities.

Explore the Japanese concept of Notan with this cut paper heart art project!

Our heart sunburst painting idea makes watercolor painting with kids super fun and encourages kids to fully experience color through creative play and experimentation. A great art project for Valentine's Day or for simply studying colors.

Op Art Hearts is the perfect art lesson for Valentine's Day! See the art techniques that make these hearts really pop! This op art heart lesson is easy enough for upper elementary students and middle school students. See how using mixed media is my secret for creating just the right amount of contrast in my op art hearts.

Jim Dine Hearts is one of the most beloved themes, central to the artist’s historical body of work. … A self-described romantic artist, Dine has embraced the heart as a template through…

My fourth graders are wrapping up their Candy Heart Sculptures and I thought I'd share how they turned out. The kids loved creating these and were thrilled with their work. I'm not much of a project-repeater but this one might have to be done again! Here's the process video I created to share with my students and you: I know several of y'all did this project with your students and mentioned that paint was flaking off. I only saw a little bit of that...so I'm thinking it might be the paint…

Welcome back! It's been a minute (okay, several) since I last blogged and while I missed you all dearly, you guys: I needed a break! In all truth and honesty...a couple things have been going around here on the homefront that have kept me away. First of all, I'm just not feeling it this year. There, I have said it. I've actually said it quite a bit here. And I know this is normal, a season in the art teacherin' life, it's still frustrating. I'm not hopping out of bed with excitement about…

Heart art for kids. Pointillism art with heart template.

Who's ready to kick off this new year with a whole lotta love, color and bright, fun lessons? BUT who's also not done any real thinkin' about said lessons?! If you said ME to both of those questions than I gotta tell ya, YOU AND ME BOTH. Luckily, I've done a whole lotta love lessons over the years and put all 21 of 'em right here in this blog post. If you follow the links to these, you'll find videos for most and lesson details for ll of them. Have fun creating! Learn how to draw each of…