Pictures!!

I will try to post pictures of our bulletin boards and projects from each month or theme! These pictures are from October and November! :)

The other bulletin board with the student's pictures of cornucopias! I made the November and countdown to Thanksgiving sign!

The Pilgrims, turkeys and leaves up close! I drew the Pilgrims and the students colored them in! Then, we connected the bodys with brads so they could move!

A few of the students' turkeys up close! The students wrote things they were thankful for on each of the feathers!

Our bulletin board during November! We made turkeys and pilgrims! Also, the students made the leaves that are around the border of the board!

Our bulletin board during Halloween! We painted pumpkins and made bats out of black paper!

"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."-Pablo Picasso

Thanksgiving Art

Leaves-orange, yellow, red, brown tempra paint. These are great for hanging up and bulletin boarders
Turkeys-brown, orange, red, yellow, purple, green and blue construction paper.Trace a turkey stencil on brown paper. Cut out the turkey and hole punch the end. Use a brad to attach the different colored wings (5-6 wings) Have the students write things they are thankful for on each of the wings.
Pilgrims- The teacher needs to draw the Pilgrims' tops and bottoms on paper. We did both girl and boys pilgrims. Then cut out pilgrims and attach parts using a brad ( so the Pilgrims can move!)
3-D Turkeys- Cut out strips of brown paper ( about 10-12 strips.) Fold out the strips to make a circle ( similar to the 3-D pumpkins above!) Then cut out head out of brown paper and add beak. Next, staple the head to the boday. Cut out the feathers out of different colored paper and then staple the feathers onto the back of the turkey.
Corn Husk Dolls- Corn husks and twine. This is best for 2nd graders and above. However, you can do it with younger kids but the adult will need to help out alot. I will attach instructions for this project.
Turkey napkin rings- Cute and useful project! The students cut out turkey heads out of brown construction paper. Then, cut out feathers out of different colored construction paper. Then, cut out brown strips of paper and wrap around a toliet paper roll. ( Also, you can use the toliet paper roll as well.) Then, glue on head and attach feathrs with a brad.
Cornucopia art project-Trace and cut out cornucopias out of brown construction paper. Cut out and glue different fruit and veggies to your picture. You can add corn, apples, grapes, squash, pumpkins etc! ( Also, you can make a collage using real pictures of food from magazines!)
Turkey Hats
Candy Corn Turkeys

Next, I will be doing Winter and Christmas art all December long! I am so excited for the Holiday Season! Till then, happy art and crafting!

"Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."- Vincent Van Gogh

Hello. I am currently teaching art in an elementary school afterschool program. I teach students ranging from Kindergarteners to 5th graders. I am using this blog to write about my different arts and crafts projects I have been doing with the students. I usually do a theme or holiday art each week or month. I am trying to expose the students to different types of art concepts and materials. I am open to any ideas to other arts and crafts projects. I want to share my projects with other teachers! Enjoy!

First I will begin with Halloween Art Projects:
3-D Pumpkins- Lay 11 strips of orange paper in a straight pile. Then, hole punch each side and then put a brad in the hole. Next, trace your hand on green paper and cut it out. If you want you can curl the ends of paper. Then, put it in the top brad of your pumpkin. Next fold out the strips of paper to make your pumpkin.
Haunted houses- Chalk or Colored pencil on black paper. You can add doors and windows that open and close!
Bats- Cut out a circle and then cut a line down the raidus of the circle. Then, staple the two sides together. Cut out ears and wings out of the scraps of black paper
Orange and Black placements- Weaves the black paper through the orange paper. Add witches, cats, ghosts etc.
Halloween door hangers- We made black cats, ghosts, haunted houses etc.
Spiders-Egg cartons, black tempra paint and pipe cleaners. First, you need to cut the egg cartons and then paint them. Next, hole punch four holes on each side and then string through the pipe clearners
Witches- Green and black paper needed. Make a stencil of the head, body, arms and legs. Cut out all of the parts and then glue the head and body together. Then, attach the arms and legs with brads so they can move!
Painted pumpkins- Use orange and green tempra paint. ( You can also make cats, haunted houses etc.)
Black Cat Masks- Use tempra paint and paper plates

Miscellaneous Art projects
Leaves-Water colors and crayons. Draw with crayons and then paint over with the water colors
Self portraits- Using oil pastels make a self portrait
scraffito- Use oil pastels to cover the paper and then cover with black paint. Then, scratch the paper using the end of the paintbrush.