Projects by Method | Projects by Season and Holiday
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Art Projects by Method
3-D Art and Sculpture
- Accordion Fold Wobble the Witch Cat
- Art Explorations: What's Black and White and Spotted?
- Birds on a Wire Craft
- "Box Cars" or Train Sculptures
- Cinnamon-Applesauce Ornaments
- Extra Yarn Yarn Hanging
- Folk Art Wind Sculpture
- Found Art Airplanes
- Found Object Bird Sculpture
- Fuzzy Ducks
- Handmade Friends
- Homemade Model Magic and Pumpkin Creations
- Make Your Own Annie and the Wild Animals Storybook Set
- Olivia's Tabletop Christmas Tree
- Painted and Stamped Apple Pie Craft
- Paper Tube Wasp and Wasp Mobile
- Play Clay Valentine Hearts
- Rattle and Shake Skeletons
- Shape and Feel McDuff
- Shining Aluminum Foil Sculptures
- Storytime Flying Bat
- Stuffed Turkey
- Styrofoam Boats
- The Most Magnificent Thing
- Wooly Sheep Craft
Collage
- Brown Paper Gingerbread Baby Collage
- Cake Top Collage
- Cardboard and Paper Collage
- Crayon Rubbing Autumn Tree
- Costume Collage
- Easter Egg Suncatchers
- Farmer's Tree Collage
- Harvest Moon Leaf Person
- Heart Creations
- Leaf Mosaic Trees Craft
- M is for Melon: Melon Collage
- Magnificent Hats!
- My Garden Mural
- Painted Foil Seaside Collage
- Quack Quack Collage
- Raining Hearts Valentine Action Painting
- Snowball Family
- Tear-iffic Oops!
- Textile Collage
Drawing
- Black Dog Art Books
- City Shapes Art Activity
- Explore Ink, Colored Pencil, and Watercolor Art with Kids
- Inchworm Chalk Drawings
- J is for Jicama: Poppin' Jicama
- Nest Building 101
- Outside the Window Drawing
- Playing with Trees Art Activity
- Sandpaper Art with Herb "Glitter"
- Very Busy Spiderwebs
Homemade Art Supplies
- Blueberry Paint
- Carrot Rabbit Stamps
- Chengdu Art with Cereal Box Stencils
- Chocolate Playdough
- Glitter Snail Trails
- Homemade Bubble Solution, plus Bubble Blower Ideas
- Homemade Model Magic and Pumpkin Creations
- Homemade Puff Paint
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
- Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
- L is for Lemon: Lemon Juice Invisible Ink
- Milk Paint Paintings
- Mouse Paint Brushes
Homemade Toys
- Birds on a Wire Craft
- Boo to You! Harvset Party Mouse Puppets
- "Box Cars" or Train Sculptures
- Cardboard Box Puppet Theater
- Crêpe Pushcart
- Dried Apple Puppet
- Elephant Nose
- Egg Carton Puppets
- Felt Crêpes
- Found Art Airplanes
- Handmade Friends
- Hot Air Balloon Craft
- It's a Big Red Barn Raising
- Las Posadas Playset
- Make Your Own Annie and the Wild Animals Storybook Set
- Making Paper Boxes and Envelopes
- Paper Bag Lion Puppet
- Rattle and Shake Skeletons
- Recycled Native American Drum
- Styrofoam Boats
- Three Bears' Porridge Paper Mache Bowls
- Wooly Sheep Craft
- Yarn Scarecrows
Masks and Puppets
- Be a Chicken: Paper Plate Chicken Hat, Mask, and Wings
- Boo to You! Harvest Party Mouse Puppets
- Cardboard Box Puppet Theater
- Dried Apple Puppet
- Elephant Nose
- Egg Carton Puppets
- Handmade Friends
- Little Mouse Mask
- Kitten Mask
- Paper Bag Lion Puppet
- Paper Plate Angel Ornament
- Rattle and Shake Skeletons
- Storytime Flying Bat
- Wooly Sheep Craft
- Yarn Scarecrows
Nature Crafts
- Birdseed Ornaments
- Crayon Rubbing Autumn Tree
- Feed the Birds: 3 Homemade Bird Feeders
- Harvest Moon Leaf Person
- Leaf Mosaic Trees Craft
- Little Yellow Leaf Wreath
- Playing with Trees Art Activity
- Twig Paintings
Painting
- Apple Parachute Action Painting
- Art Explorations: What's Black and White and Spotted?
- Balloon Painting
- Big Squiggle Art
- C is for Corn: Abstract Corncob Painting
- Cardboard and Paper Collage
- Chengdu Art with Cereal Box Stencils
- Cow Prints
- Crayon Resist
- E is for Eggplant: Purple Color Mixing
- Exploration Painting
- Explore Ink, Colored Pencil, and Watercolor Art with Kids
- Fastball Painting
- Fill in the Frame Painting Activity
- French Flag Painting
- Hooray for the Red White and Blue Painting
- K is for Kale: Kalebrush Painting
- Leaf Burst Paintings
- Milk Paint Paintings
- Miss Suzy's Oak Tree
- My Garden Mural
- Olivia's Jackson Pollock Painting
- Painted Foil Seaside Collage
- Playing with Trees Art Activity
- Pop Art Jamberries
- Puff Paint Beekle with Homemade Puff Paint
- Pumpkin Patch Painting
- Raining Hearts Valentine Action Painting
- Rolling Ball Masterpiece
- Scarecrow Banner
- Self Portrait
- Spaghetti Painting
- Squelch Squerch Finger Painting
- Twig Paintings
Paper Crafts
Printmaking
Science-Based Crafts and Activities
- Build Like a Bird: Build a Bird's Nest
- Epsom Salt Snow Scenes and Investigation
- Hand-Wing Bats
- How and What Do Butterflies Eat?
- Paper Tube Wasp and Wasp Mobile
- What's Under the Shell? An Egg Experiment
Stamping
- Art Explorations: What's Black and White and Spotted?
- Balloon Painting
- Carrot Rabbit Stamps
- Caterpillar Fruit Stamps
- G is for Grapes: Fingerprint Grape Pictures
- Pop Art Jamberries
Recycled Crafts
- A Button Treasure Box
- "Box Cars" or Train Sculptures
- Cardboard Box Puppet Theater
- Cereal Box Nature Tote
- Chengdu Art with Cereal Box Stencils
- Coffee Filter Snowflakes
- Elephant Nose
- Egg Carton Puppets
- Found Art Airplanes
- It's a Big Red Barn Raising
- Make a Cape from a Paper Bag
- Milk Carton Bird Feeder
- The Most Magnificent Thing
- My Very Own Book
- My Garden Mural
- Oh No, George! Paper Tube Craft
- Olivia's Tabletop Christmas Tree
- Otto's File Folder Backpack
- An Old House Covered with Vines
- Paper Tube Wasp and Wasp Mobile
- Recycled Native American Drum
- Rubber Band Guitars
- Styrofoam Boats
- Tube Flutes
- Wooly Sheep Craft
Wearable Crafts
- Max's Crown of Shapes
- Be a Chicken: Paper Plate Chicken Hat, Mask, and Wings
- Make a Cape from a Paper Bag
- A Pair of Red Clogs
- Paper Bag Inuit Boots
Uncategorized
Projects by Season and Holiday
Spring
- Carrot Rabbit Stamps
- Caterpillar Fruit Stamps
- How and What Do Butterflies Eat?
- Inchworm Chalk Drawings
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Summer
- Blueberry Paint
- Homemade Bubble Solution, plus Bubble Blower Ideas
- Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
- Painted Foil Seaside Collage
Autumn
- Apple Parachute Action Painting
- Cinnamon-Applesauce Ornaments
- Crayon Rubbing Autumn Tree
- Harvest Moon Leaf Person
- Homemade Model Magic and Pumpkin Creations
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
- Leaf Burst Paintings
- Leaf Mosaic Trees Craft
- Miss Suzy's Oak Tree
- Painted and Stamped Apple Pie Craft
- Pumpkin Patch Painting
- Scarecrow Banner
- Storytime Flying Bat
- Twig Paintings
- Very Busy Spiderwebs
Halloween
- Accordion Fold Wobble the Witch Cat
- Clothesline Ghosts
- Costume Collage
- Hand-Wing Bats
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
- Moonlight the Black Cat Pipe Cleaner Art
- Pumpkin Patch Painting
- Rattle and Shake Skeletons
- Storytime Flying Bat
- Very Busy Spiderwebs
Thanksgiving
Winter
- Brown Paper Gingerbread Baby Collage
- Farmer's Tree Collage
- Chocolate Playdough
- Coffee Filter Snowflakes
- Epsom Salt Snow Scenes and Investigation
- Heart Creations
- Las Posadas Playset
- Olivia's Tabletop Christmas Tree
- Paper Plate Angel Ornament
- Play Clay Valentine Hearts
- Raining Hearts Valentine Action Painting
- Snowball Family