What to do when you are teaching 100% virtual and need to make sure your kiddos have paper?
600 art portfolios cut and folded, cut paper and stuff in the folders, watercolors and Sharpies....
Passed out! Check and done! Ready for the next quarter.
Art Lessons and Ideas...And silly things I think about
Showing posts with label Cool Art Supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Art Supplies. Show all posts
Friday, November 20, 2020
Monday, October 8, 2018
Art Room Supply Must Haves...
I know everyone has their favorite art supplies. I know people usually either like Prang or Crayola watercolors. I know how much we all love it when classroom teachers give us their Rose Art crayons! But I would like to share with you some of the things I just can't live without in my art room. These are my love, love, love art supplies!
1. Brusho...OMG this stuff is amazing! The kids love it and you can get some really cool effects with it. You can buy it HERE on Amazon.
Here is a great sample of what Brusho can do from the blog Doodle Wash. Doodle Wash has an amazing post all about Brusho...click HERE for that link.
2. Soft Cut Linoleum-This stuff will change your life! It really does cut like butter! It is so easy for the kids to carve. I just love the looks on their little faces when I tell them they get to keep their stamps!!! You can buy it HERE on Amazon.
3. Do not even think about doing paper mâché without Amaco's Claycrete. It is amazing and so easy to use. We made cakes with it a few years ago and now everyone can't wait to get to 5th grade just to make the cakes. You can buy a 5 pound bag HERE on Amazon.
This year we are also trying a sculpture lesson by the amazing Alyssa Tice. If you are not already following her on Instagram do it RIGHT now. She is my art teacher idle!
Art work by Alyssa Tice...Amazing right!
Alyssa uses Celluclay for her projects.
You can buy Celluclay HERE on Amazon.
4. Kwik Stix...This product is so great for first time printers. There is very little mess and the outcome is amazing! I use this with my 1st graders and they love it. The 5th grade saw the results and now they want to use it too! You can buy it HERE on Amazon.
I hope this has been helpful...If you try any of these things products please email (artroomblog@yahoo.com) me a photo or Facebook me at:
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Snowman with Glitter Paint...
We used color Prismacolor Stix and Construction paper crayons to create our snowmen on black construction. Then I found some glitter paint I got with the room about 6 years ago and thought it would look good as snow. I am not a big fan of glitter but I felt having the glitter in the paint would be okay and it was. I like the effect of the glimmering glitter as snowflakes.
Click HERE to order Prismacolor Stix
If you have never tried these they are amazing. I think you will really like them. They give great color coverage and they work amazing on black paper as well.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Crayola to Retire a Color...
My first thought when I heard Crayola was to retire a color was WHY? Is there not enough room in the color universe for all the colors? I have know idea how you pick color or why you needed to pick color to get rid of. I assume the 24 pack is the best seller especially for school kids and Crayola needed to make room for something new. But how do you pick a color?
When I found out it was Dandelion I was very sad. Dandelion is one of my favorite colors. It is great for so many things...to me it was the perfect color yellow.
I am sure I will love the new color but I am really having trouble letting go of Dandelion. Just because something is old does not mean it is warn out. You do not see any one jumping on a band wagon to replace the wheel! Please Crayola reconsider this move and reinstate the greatest color yellow ever!
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Exciting New App That Creates Mandalas....
This as called Drawerings... My new friend Don Masse pointed it out and I am just obsessed with it. It is a great way to teach kids about color combinations and value changes.
And it is just a ton of fun!
Don Masse's blog site is...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Donated Art Materials Are Awesome....
I was given some extra large smoothie straws, I had no idea what to do with
a giant bag of really large straws.
I thought they would make really cool hanging fish.
So I went ahead with my plan and really worked out this cool system to turn the straws
into the fish.
We started stringing the straws together and adding beads in between each straw.
The hanging fish did not look anything at all like the drawings....but they still looked great!
Maybe I have the next Alexander Calder in my class
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Art Journal Class...
I recently took and art journaling class at an art studio in Occoquin, Virginia.
The place was fun and I enjoyed learning about alcohol inks, which is something I have never used before. If you are going to try alcohol inks...make sure to wear old clothes and gloves, it stains everything it touches!
Red's offers paint-a-long classes as well as Zentangle classes offered by Danielle Rush CZT. Danielle is also the owner of the studio along with her daughter, who taught the art journaling class.
Red's also offers some speciality paints and supplies along with the alcohol inks we used in the class. Relax parents...I will not be using this product in the school's art room, it is crazy messy!
I had never heard of this type of paper before but it was really great for the alcohol inks.
You can click on Red's logo for a link to their classes and workshops.
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