100 Excellent Art Therapy Exercises for Your Mind, Body, and Soul
January 9th, 2011 Pablo Picasso once said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." It's no surprise, then, that many people around the world use art as a means to deal with stress, trauma and unhappiness – or to just find greater peace and meaning in their lives.
Embossed Foil Name Art » K - 6 Art
Sixth grade just finished their sparkling foil name art projects. Materials: cardboardyarnscissorswhite glue (such as Elmer’s)foil (I love Pre cut foil sheets >)Sharpies or other permanent marker, black and coloredspray gluesmall squares of feltq-tipspencil/erasers
Leaf Craft Idea
Fall is all about decorating and preparing for the holidays. The leaves, the colors, the tastes; they all lend to gatherings, and sharing food and drinks with friends and family. As much as I like to decorate, I won’t lie, I tend to do more fall DIY projects because…well, it’s cold! Don’t get me wrong, I’m out enjoying the leaves and smells of the season every chance I can get, but this project is a fun and festive craft that you can make on those chilly days you’d rather enjoy from indoors. There’s nothing more beautiful than the fallen leaves. Why not preserve some of that beauty?
Glue & Foil Drawing Tutorial
I was so inspired by a project at “Make It A Wonderful Life” that tried it out today in an afterschool class. It really makes some very inexpensive supplies (chipboard, glue, aluminum foil and shoe polish) look pretty fabulous. 1. Make a large simple drawing on chipboard with a pencil and trace with a thin marker. Trace all the lines with white glue and let dry for at least 24 hours. 2.
Paper Plate Ship's Porthole
There have been many versions of this classic paper plate craft. This paper plate porthole has a different version as well, called the paper plate aquarium. When I created this particular project several years ago, I wanted it to look like your were peering through a ship’s porthole. This was originally published on Kaboose, then that site sold to Spoonful and it didn’t transfer for one reason or another. So I’m putting it up here because it’s one of my favorites! Hope you have fun making it!
Tree Colouring Pages - Färglägg träd
Here's a collection of tree colouring pages featuring trees native to the British Isles, together with their leaves and seeds. Great for nature study! Download printable versions by clicking the links beneath the images below. Here's a colouring page of the blackberry bush, with detailed close-up drawings of the fruit, flowers and branches for the children to colour in. Enjoy this pretty spring blossom tree colouring page for kids which can also be used as a counting activity! There is nothing quite so lovely in spring as the cherry tree in blossom!
we heart art: foil embossing
This was a project that ALMOST never "was". I had envisioned something totally different, and was frustrated after I had the students start this and realized it just wasn't going to happen. Long story short, my fifth graders "drew" on canvas with glue and we were going to let the glue dry and paint monochromatically over the top. It didn't work. I was CRUSHED! ALL THAT MONEY ON CANVAS---we had to salvage them!
Catching Snowflakes - grade 3
As you may have noticed, my past few projects have been decidedly winter themed, but I can't help it - today it was close to minus 40 with the windchill! I feel like I am just completely surrounded by winter and cold and snow right now, and it's definitely affecting my choice of art projects. I originally saw this idea as a collage on artsonia but decided to have my grade 3's do them with pastels instead, just to get them drawing and coloring.
How to take care of your home: expert tips, advice, warnings, information and diagrams
Home on the Range Did you know that one of the most common problems with home cooling units is blockage to cooling fins caused by dirty filters? With tips such as this one, the Home Owner's Manual can provide you with all you need to know to make your house a home - and save some cash in the long run. With expert tips, warnings, detailed information and full-color diagrams that recall airplane safety pamphlets, each book is a hilarious, yet useful, guide for home owners of every experience level.
ART LESSONS LIBRARY
Looking for an art lesson? Click on any of the three categories below to show you my collection of lessons, posts and tutorials for each topic….
Sewing 101 with Gwen, Mitered corners
What a fabulous way to start the new year...a fun new Sewing 101 Guest. Please enjoy Gwen's tutorial on making a mitered corner. Hey!
Made By Rae: (Free!) Buttercup Bag Sewing Pattern
This pattern uses a mere fat quarter of fabric for the outer + a little less of another fabric for lining. If you’re using quilting cotton for the outer fabric, I recommend using a fusible interfacing to strengthen it. You’ll also need a magnetic snap and (optionally) a couple of buttons, although it looks pretty cute without the buttons too.
Watercolor Painting
One of my favorite types of art is watercolor painting. Watercolors are a great way to introduce a child to painting -- they are fun and easy to clean up. It's also the media to try if you want to paint, but you have a limited amount of space or time. Easy to set up, interrupt, and pick up again, these paints provide a great deal of flexibility. Watercolors differ from other paints in that they are transparent.
Super cute sewing tutorials
Have you visited Anna Graham's blog Noodlehead yet? If you like to sew things that are so cute you can't stand it, rush right over there. Here's her free tutorial for gathered clutches (also available as a PDF pattern with other styling options for purchase right here.)
