Art Class

Vacation Creations: What Color Is Your Unicorn? Unicorns are magical, mythical creatures that are like horses with long flowing manes and tails and a spiraled horn on its forehead. They are said to have healing powers. Once, long ago, merchants tricked people by selling them a narwhal horn and saying […]

Have you read 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith? Or perhaps you’ve seen one of the movie versions like the 1961 animated classic produced by Disney? Extend the story by making your own dalmatian art! What you need: Old newspaper (if there isn’t any old newspaper at your house, ask your […]

Collage is an art form that involves sticking bits of paper and other materials onto a backing to create a new, bigger picture. Small pieces become part of a bigger whole. Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) and Lois Ehlert (Waiting for Wings) use collage techniques for the artwork in […]

Make a Fairy or Gnome House! Fairies and gnomes like to live close to nature, in the hollows of tree trunks, a thicket, or even in fields of flowers – or toadstools! Make a fanciful paper home for a fairy or gnome using the toadstool template below. If you can’t […]

Vacation Creations: Make a Royal Neckpiece! Whether you are a prince or a princess, get ready for Cinderella’s ball by making your own neckwear – a colorful pasta necklace! Kings and princes wear medallion necklaces while princesses wear medallions or gems. This is a two-step craft, and while it may […]

Birds are featured in a number of fairy tales from many cultures: There is the Russian Firebird, the mythical Phoenix, and the Goose that lays golden eggs. There is a Golden Bird and a Blue Bird, and there are many crows. Let your imagination fly high when you make these […]

Ogres & Other Beasts Ogres are giant, monster-like creatures who eat a LOT! Most are supposed to be scary and not very smart – except for Shrek, of course, who is witty and even kind sometimes. Make some ogres with big mouths that are ready to eat everything in sight! […]

Imagine Your Story – about bears! There are many bears in folktales, from the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears for little ones to the less familiar German tale of Snow White and Rose Red for older students (not the same Snow White that became a classic Disney […]

Castle of Shapes What you need: 1 piece copy paper (or something similar) Assorted paper shapes: squares, rectangles, circles, triangles in a variety of sizes Gluestick Scissors Optional: markers or crayons What you do: Gather a variety of paper shapes – you can cut some yourself by tracing things like […]

Make a Castle Scene!What you need:• Castle, dragon, and jester printouts• Scissors• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils• Paper scraps and glue for decorating (for example, the dragon’s fire) Print out the images below for the castle, dragon, and jester and cut them out. (NOTE: To print, right-click on the image, […]