This page is a collection of ideas to keep kids making at home with
materials you may already have.
Ideas can combined with other ideas to create new ideas and projects.
The possibilities are endless!
Art Supplies:
While learning at home, it is a great idea to buy art supplies to create your own art kit. This is optional, but I recommend these items to start your own stash of art making supplies. The items on the list are commonly used items in the art room and available at Dollar General, Target, Walmart, Michael's, Joann Fabrics, and Hobby Lobby.
Starter Supplies:
Crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, pencil sharpener, black Sharpies, white glue, scissors, white drawing paper, colored construction paper, watercolor paint, tempera paint, paint brushes, tape.
TIP: Crayola, Elmer's or Prang are always the best quality for the price when it comes to your art supplies.
Beyond the Basics:
Some other fun supplies you may be interested in are oil pastels, chalk pastels, gel pens, metallic markers, model magic, air dry clay, yarn, pipe cleaners, craft sticks and more. There is no right or wrong way to build an art supply stash!
Recyclable materials like cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and lids, plastic or styrofoam containers, newspaper, and bubble wrap are excellent art making materials that you may already have.
Starter Supplies:
Crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, pencil sharpener, black Sharpies, white glue, scissors, white drawing paper, colored construction paper, watercolor paint, tempera paint, paint brushes, tape.
TIP: Crayola, Elmer's or Prang are always the best quality for the price when it comes to your art supplies.
Beyond the Basics:
Some other fun supplies you may be interested in are oil pastels, chalk pastels, gel pens, metallic markers, model magic, air dry clay, yarn, pipe cleaners, craft sticks and more. There is no right or wrong way to build an art supply stash!
Recyclable materials like cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and lids, plastic or styrofoam containers, newspaper, and bubble wrap are excellent art making materials that you may already have.
Some Tips and Tricks for Art Making at Home:
- Encourage your child through the art making process. Everyone needs a boost now and then! I have high expectations for craftsmanship (taking their time, trying their best) and so should you. Don't be afraid to push them to add more detail, color, or focus as needed. That being said, know their limits and find ways to make the process enjoyable for everyone.
- Have a conversation with your child about their art. Don't make assumptions. Instead ask questions...they will tell you awesome things!
- Hang it up! It may seem like a small thing, but putting your child's art on the fridge (or windows) means a lot to them.
- Use art as a break. Our students look forward to encore classes. Being able to express themselves creatively might just be the thing they need to recoup from a difficult activity.
- Use art as an incentive. If your having trouble getting your child to complete their other school work, use encore activities as motivation for a productive time period or day.
- Be kind to yourself. We are all in this together, do the best that you can and reach out if you need assistance.
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Drawing Tutorials: Art for Kids Hub
At home, students can practice drawing with pencil or pen. To expand a beginners selection, start with the Crayola aisle (crayons, markers, colored pencils). Beyond the basics, try color sticks, chalk pastels, oil pastels, and even watercolor pencils. Ink Joy and glitter pens are fun for writing and drawing. Flair pens or Shuttle Art markers are awesome for those who like to color. Fold copy paper in half to make a sketchbook, use a simple folder to keep drawings organized, or use a piece of copy paper to create a single fold book.
The following videos offer ideas, tips and tricks to anyone interested in drawing:
20 Drawing Tricks for Boring Days Single Sheet 8 Page Book Make Your Own Sketchbook
Accordion Fold Doodle Book 9 Easy Doodles to Fill Your Sketchbook
The following videos offer ideas, tips and tricks to anyone interested in drawing:
20 Drawing Tricks for Boring Days Single Sheet 8 Page Book Make Your Own Sketchbook
Accordion Fold Doodle Book 9 Easy Doodles to Fill Your Sketchbook
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Painting: |
Water soluble paints (watercolor or tempera) work well for student projects. Wear an old shirt if working with acrylic paint.
Alternatives to paint: try painting with coffee, tea, charcoal, food coloring, DIY watercolors (use washable markers), dissolve candy/sprinkles...experiment!
The following videos offer ideas, tips and tricks to anyone interested in painting:
6 Paintings for Beginners to Try More Watercolor Painting Ideas Luminex Art
Painting Tricks Make Your Watercolor Painting Look Magical
Alternatives to paint: try painting with coffee, tea, charcoal, food coloring, DIY watercolors (use washable markers), dissolve candy/sprinkles...experiment!
The following videos offer ideas, tips and tricks to anyone interested in painting:
6 Paintings for Beginners to Try More Watercolor Painting Ideas Luminex Art
Painting Tricks Make Your Watercolor Painting Look Magical
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Cardboard Rainbow Collage
Instructions Supplies: cardboard (or heavy paper), round plate (template), paper (scrapbook paper, construction paper, tissue paper, magazines), glue stick or white glue, cotton balls or white pom poms, scissors. |
Larry Loudmouth Paper Collage
Instructions Supplies: construction paper, pencil, scissors, glue stick or white glue. Try using a ruler to help cut straight lines and found objects (lid, bowl, cup) to make circles. |
Arcimboldo Portrait
Instructions Supplies: white card stock, magazines, scissors, glue stick or white glue. |
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Printmaking: |
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Monoprinting
Instructions Supplies: cardboard (circle or square), tin foil, paint (tempera or acrylic) and paint brush, cotton swabs, old cloth or paper towel, paper. |
Styrofoam Printing
Instructions Supplies: styrofoam (take home container), scissors, pencil (to draw on foam), printing ink, brayer, paper. |
Collagraph Printing
Instructions Supplies: cardboard, sticky foam, yarn, puzzle pieces, lace, printing ink, brayer, paper. |
Printmaking supply substitutions: apply paint with a brush to a foam plate or in or color with markers. Use card stock paper or thin cardboard (cereal box) glued on top of cardboard to make a printing plate.
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Fibers: |
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Circle Weaving
Instructions Supplies: cardboard circle (paper plate or CD), yarn, yarn needle, scissors |
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Weaving on a Cardboard Loom
Instructions Supplies: piece of cardboard (square or rectangle), ruler, marker, yarn, yarn needle, scissors |
Finger Knitting
How To Finger Knitted Bunny Instructions Supplies: thick yarn, ruler, scissors, felt (optional) |
Fibers supply substitutions: try a paper clip or ball point pen to punch holes in cardboard or paper plates. Fold a small piece of tape on the end of your yarn to help push it through any hole (punched or the eye of a needle). Use a pipe cleaner to make a flexible needle. Embroidery thread and ribbon could be used in place of yarn.
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Sculpture: |
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Paper Sculpture:
Instructions: Try to make each of the paper building techniques in the image to the right. Once you have practiced these techniques, how can you use paper to create a sculpture? Ideas to try: build a playground, design a bedroom, create an abstract sculpture. Supplies: paper, scissors, glue stick or clear tape How to make Paper Mache Paste
Paper Mache Recipe Ideas to try: cover the top half of a balloon to create a bowl, build something out of cardboard and other recyclable items and paper mache over it for a better surface to paint. Soft Sculpture
Instructions Supplies: felt or fabric, scissors, stuffing, needle, embroidery floss/thread, pins, white glue (optional) |
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Ceramics: |
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How to make Paper Clay
Instructions Ideas to try: flatten a sphere and shape with a cookie cutter, cut a fish out of a piece of cardboard and add paper clay to make it 3D, make "rocks" that can be painted for an indoor rock garden. |
How to make Air Dry Clay
2 DIY Air Dry Clay Recipes Ideas to try: make a pinch pot bowl to keep keys or jewelry, sculpt your favorite animal, stamp found objects into a piece of clay to make a pendant to put on a necklace. Dry pieces can be colored with a variety of materials (try crayons, markers, watercolor paint, acrylic paint). |
Cloud Clay (play doh alternative)
Cloud Clay Recipe Store in an airtight container to extend life. |
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Digital: |
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Pixlr: Photo editing website
Pixlr 101 Ideas to try: digital painting with various tools, alter photographs. |
Photography
Ideas to try: go on a scavenger hunt looking for certain related items (color, letters, objects, shadows). Take 9 pictures and insert them into a 3 by 3 table in Google Docs. Take photographs of the special people in your life. Check out these ideas for ways to display your photographs. |
Stop Motion Animation
Instructions Ideas to try: use your Chromebook (extension in Instruction video) and found objects to make an animated video. |
Art Making Websites/Games:
Art Museums with Activities and Virtual Tours:
MOMA Desitnation Modern Art: intergalactic journey to the Modern Art and Contemporary Art Museum in New York.
https://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/
Tate Kids: Virtual Online Art Museum: art activities, art games, explore artists, and art gallery.
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
Met Kids: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: explore the museum, hop in a time machine, and watch videos about famous artists.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Getty Games: Visit the Getty Museum of Whyville: play free online games with Getty Art! Test your memory, play detective, or solve a puzzle!
www.getty.edu/gettygames/
Country Dog Gentleman Travel to Extraordinary Worlds: video series on adventures to learn about famous artists in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Collection.
https://www.sfmoma.org/series/countrydogs/
NGAkids Art Zone: informative introduction to art history using computer-based activities that encourage exploration and creativity.
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
Curious Corner: visit the Art Institute of Chicago to explore curiosities through story time, match up, and playing with art.
https://archive.artic.edu/cc/index.html
ArtGames: Albright Knox Art Gallery: interactive website with gallery games, art cards, and information about famous artists.
https://www.albrightknox.org/community/ak-innovation-lab/artgames-20
Art K12 Art History Curriculum Designed as Fun: variation of art history games such as concentration, crossword puzzles, and matching games.
https://artk12.com/category/games/
A. Pintura Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting: play as a 1940's noir detective using art history, art compositions, and art concepts to solve mysteries.
https://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
https://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/
Tate Kids: Virtual Online Art Museum: art activities, art games, explore artists, and art gallery.
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
Met Kids: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: explore the museum, hop in a time machine, and watch videos about famous artists.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Getty Games: Visit the Getty Museum of Whyville: play free online games with Getty Art! Test your memory, play detective, or solve a puzzle!
www.getty.edu/gettygames/
Country Dog Gentleman Travel to Extraordinary Worlds: video series on adventures to learn about famous artists in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Collection.
https://www.sfmoma.org/series/countrydogs/
NGAkids Art Zone: informative introduction to art history using computer-based activities that encourage exploration and creativity.
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
Curious Corner: visit the Art Institute of Chicago to explore curiosities through story time, match up, and playing with art.
https://archive.artic.edu/cc/index.html
ArtGames: Albright Knox Art Gallery: interactive website with gallery games, art cards, and information about famous artists.
https://www.albrightknox.org/community/ak-innovation-lab/artgames-20
Art K12 Art History Curriculum Designed as Fun: variation of art history games such as concentration, crossword puzzles, and matching games.
https://artk12.com/category/games/
A. Pintura Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting: play as a 1940's noir detective using art history, art compositions, and art concepts to solve mysteries.
https://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
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