Art folder ideas

Need an easy place to coral all those precious projects that come home from school wtih your child? These artwork keepers work great, are inexpensive & fun!

It is often assumed that artists are born with a natural talent for drawing and that you could never be as good as the artist your admire. This is not true.

My youngest child’s school doesn’t have an art teacher on staff (hello, funding cuts) so a couple of years ago a group of parent and community volunteers started an art docent program t…

Great blog post regarding the importance of honoring art. One way is to not send it home piecemeal stuffed in a backpack.

Have I got something for you, y'all! Check this out: Finish the Drawing! I explain it real quick in this video but more details on the supplies used and how it works below... I got this idea because of the following: * I got lots of paper scraps. Like, LOTS. So this helps me not waste any of that paper! * I got lots of kids who wanna do Free Draw but LOOK HERE: my art classes are 30 minutes long! And we all know how they be treatin' that paper that they draw on for a minute and then toss in…

To the left is how I keep track of all of my classes. Each class gets a clothes pin that can move up or down, depending on how well they do in art. The more great days, the more rewards (listening to...

Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders are all diving right into the Elements of Art whether in review or in depth. Fourth grade is reviewing with an all in one composition. We wrote ‘ART’ in…

How often do you join in when your kids are creating? Doodle Names is a drawing project that parents and kids can enjoy working on side-by-side. I find that my girls and I always have interesting conversations while we sit and draw together. Plus, doodling is fun and relaxing! To get started, write your name … Continued

If you hate putting a memory book together, then I've got the solution for you! Plus, students are responsible for putting it together throughout the year.