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Marble Art
 
This is an easy low-mess art activity kids can do inside or outside. Its an action art activity- great for active kids who may be bored by sitting to make art.
 
All you need is a box, paper, paint and marbles or small rubber balls
 
Place paper in the base of the box.
Dip marbles into paint, place inside box and roll
Try mixing different colors or use cool or warm colors only.
After painting has dried, you have a great abstract piece or cut paper into shapes such as Easter eggs, hearts or flowers...
100 Silly Drawing Prompts
 
Your child can draw one every day- try mixing up the materials they use to draw the prompts- also, ask them to draw with their non-dominant hand, have them start drawing and sibling complete it, close their eyes and draw, try drawing but not using their hands!
Easy make your own sketchbook directions-
 
Children can be given a blank cover to decorate as well- cardstock paper, wrapping paper or brown paper bag would work well.
 
 

Art At Home

Easy, no mess art materials for home:
 
Crayola Model Magic
 
Watercolor paints and watercolor paper (Canson is the brand I use at school)
 
Watercolor brush pens
 
Crayola construction paper shapes
 
Do A Dot Art Dot Markers 
 
Sargent Art Tempera Paint Sticks
 
Self adhesive foam shapes, craft gems, googly eyes, pom poms
 
Stickers
 
The Original Buddha Board (Amazon)
 
Wikki Stix
 
Stencils
 
Blank comic book page printables www.picklebums.com 
 
Sketchbooks
 
Pipe Cleaners 
 
Origami
 
Paper rolls- white or brown craft 
 
Printable art pages www.thecolor.com 
(several printables of artists and paintings we have studied:
Magritte, O'Keeffe, Van Gogh, Mondrian, etc)
 
These items are all available on Amazon
If you venture out, most can be found at Target or Michaels/JoAnn Fabrics
 

Queen Of All Saints was asked to create an art piece for
Alderman Samantha Nugent's 39th Ward's office. 
Six classrooms participated in the making of a series of black, white and gray 8x10 abstract pieces.  
We are extremely honored to represent QAS!
Look for our masterpiece when you visit her office.

Positive/Negative Space

Students in Kindergarten to Eighth grades are studying
Positive/Negative Space
 
They will be exploring the concept through various art projects, two of which pay homage to Keith Haring and Rene Magritte
 
Projects will incorporate water color and tempera paint, oil pastels and even vintage photographs
 

Georgia O'Keeffe Unit

Students in K-8 are learning about Georgia O'Keeffe. 
We are starting off with a genuine cow skull in the classroom (Thanks Ebay)
and playing "Roll A Georgia O"Keeffe Cow Skull" drawing game with partners.

Welcome to Art!
 
This year in art, your child will be doing all sorts of amazing things!  We'll learn about the Elements and Principals of Art while using a variety of mediums.  Students will also learn about artists from around the world; as well art history periods, movements and styles.  Students will get messy and have fun while creating individual projects based on these areas.  Look for these to come home throughout the school year.
 
I believe that for students to be successful at school, we need to work as a team.  Please feel free   to contact me at any time with concerns or questions about your child's art education.  My hope is that your child will have the absolute best art class experience possible, gain new skills and have fun!