Symmetrical Cut Paper Self Portrait

Symmetrical Cut Paper Self Portrait

Tempera Paint Rooster

Created by painting abstract paintings, cutting them apart and gluing them back together to create the rooster

Winter Birch Tree

Winter Birch Tree – Chalk Pastel and Tempera Paint

Accordion Books

Japanese Accordion Books: Student learned calligraphy and then created a Haiku using their knowledge. They finished their art with a Japanese painting. After their work dried we folded it into an accordion and added printed paper covers to the ends.

Winter Cardinals

Winter Cardinals

Rousseau Elephant

Inspired by Henri Rousseau, Jungle elephants created with tempera paint, watercolor paint and oil pastels. 

Eric Carle Rooster

Tempera Paint rooster:

Created by painting abstract paintings,

cutting them apart and gluing them

back together to create the rooster.

Dragon Fan

Japanese Dragon Fan:

Created by folding paper

& oil pastels.

Patterned Landscape

Patterned Landscape: Created with layered paper, oil pastels and marker

Grazing Bison

Grazing Bison

1) Create a simple background using tempera paint
2) Instruct the student on how to create a Bison using mainly circles and cylinders
3) Color the bison with crayons or oil pastels
4) Cut out the Bison and glue them to your landscape

Blotter Bugs Page: Art Book

Blotter Bugs Page: Art Book

For more information please see: http://www.kinderart.com/artbook/

Texture Bugs Page: Art Book

Texture Bugs Page: Art Book

For more information please see: http://www.kinderart.com/artbook/

Warm & Cool Colors Page: Art Book

Warm & Cool Colors Page: Art Book

For more information please see: http://www.kinderart.com/artbook/

Pattern Bug Page: Art Book

Pattern Bug Page: Art Book

For more information please see: http://www.kinderart.com/artbook/

I have used this in conjunction with Eric Carle's Hungary Caterpillar

Art Book Cover

Here is the Kindergarten Art Book Cover!!

I love doing the Art Book with Kindergarten because it sets down the basics for the rest of their school art career. For more information see: http://www.kinderart.com/artbook/

Giant Color Mixing Bugs

Giant Color Mixing Bugs

It my Art book I have mini color mixing bugs but this one in made from an 9x12 paper and shows the student's what happens when all three colors are mixed. 

1) Fold at 9X12 paper in half

2) Place dote of all three primary colors inside on the fold

3) Squash the paper

4) Open the paper and let it dry

5) Cut out the bug and mount it to another paper

6) Add detail with crayon

I have used this in conjunction with Eric Carle's Hungary Caterpillar 

Simple Hand Tree
1) Trace the child's coloring it with marker.
2) Paint tempera paint around for land and sky
3) Add cut paper leaves
3) Detail to tree and bird with crayon