February art projects

Who's ready to kick off this new year with a whole lotta love, color and bright, fun lessons? BUT who's also not done any real thinkin' about said lessons?! If you said ME to both of those questions than I gotta tell ya, YOU AND ME BOTH. Luckily, I've done a whole lotta love lessons over the years and put all 21 of 'em right here in this blog post. If you follow the links to these, you'll find videos for most and lesson details for ll of them. Have fun creating! Learn how to draw each of…

Heart burst paintings for Valentine's! A great art project for kids, teens, and adults alike.

This art project is inspired by a series of books by Rachel Bright. During the month of February, we focus on kindness, love and friendship so this story is a great way to set the stage.

Op Art Hearts is the perfect art lesson for Valentine's Day! See the art techniques that make these hearts really pop! This op art heart lesson is easy enough for upper elementary students and middle school students. See how using mixed media is my secret for creating just the right amount of contrast in my op art hearts.

This Valentine's art project for elementary school students is the perfect way to display student uniqueness and creativity in the classroom.

Kids love fizz! These fizzing heart eruptions are a great combination of science and process art and so much fun to make. They're sure to be a hit.

krokotak | HEART WREATH

Create 3 boxes with 4 inch tops and 4 inch bottoms. And yes I had to teach 1st graders how to use the ruler! Then use the ruler to create horizontal and vertical lines inside your boxes. Draw a heart inside each of the 3 boxes. Color in the hearts first and then the backgrounds using a repeating checker board patten. You could have themes such as warm and cool or complementary colors. Or make it random colors! When you are finished coloring in all the spaces, flick black watered down tempera…

With a Valentine's twist, this simple Kandinsky Heart Art Project for kids encourages children to explore colour mixing and colour combinations.

Well, well, well! We made it through the year of January! At least it felt like a year to me. I hope your New Years Resolutions are st...