‘Spot’ the leopard teaches kids how to find their place in the world and that there is a special spot for everyone. This craft is handy when you are in a pinch since it can take as little or as much time as you need it to. Or use it to celebrat...

Celebrate Dr Seuss with this weaving project for young children. The project is paired with the book, "I am NOT Getting Up Today" and uses basic supplies and a little prep work.  The episode describes in detail how to teach students to wea...

Teach kids how to make a beautiful, circular weaving using yarn and a paper plate. This episode guides you through every step of the project to ensure that your students end up with a work of art and a love of weaving.Step-by-Step Instr...

No, it's not your imagination... teaching weaving to kids is REALLY hard. This podcast will help you break down the process of weaving for different age groups. Teaching children the 'secret' to weaving helps emphasize an important step so weav...

If this podcast helps prevent just one art teacher from an epic fail, then sharing my disaster stories will have been worth it. Admitting mess-ups is humbling... Especially when you’re creating a podcast on how to be a successful art teacher; b...

This inexpensive art project is great for a chili cook-off, rodeo season, or for any western theme. Create cowboy (or cowgirl) boots out of craft paper. Transform a repeated name or phrase into embroidered boot stitching... perfect for students...

This podcast teaches students how to transform an empty water bottle into a glowing firefly.  This craft is inspired by, "The Very Lonely Firefly", by the late, great, Eric Carle. Use the fireflies to give a pretty glow to an evening schoo...

This podcast provides everything needed for you and your students to play the art game called, ART CHOPPED. The game is based on the Food Network show called, "Chopped". A bag of mystery art supplies is given to each group of students to create...

Three little mice in the story "Mouse Shapes" show how to build different objects using circles, triangles, rectangles and squares. Go beyond this project to build a colorful village of houses out of paper shapes.   ages Pre-K+sample wor...

Mind-blowing optical illusions introduce students to positive and negative space using basic supplies; paper, scissors and glue. optical illusion samples:

Paint on glass successfully with this podcast. A supply list, instructions, set-up and clean-up details are included. Students get very creative with this project and it's easy with the right materials.   ages 11+ student samples:...

Etching on glass is easy! Masking a design on glass to be etched is easier after looking at positive and negative space through the work of M. C. Escher and his optical illusions. Included in this podcast are a supply list, set-up, instructions...

These water bottle Luminarias are easy to make and create a festive glow for our chili cook-off. Students can collect water bottles to be upcycled for this project. The supplies are basic, and glow sticks can be used instead of the battery oper...

This mosaic cup lantern glows and has the look of stained glass. An alternate version for older kids uses dry, fall leaves and pressed flowers on mason jars. Use the lanterns to decorate a school event, on the dinner table, or as a night light....

How do you explain to students why screen-printed soup cans hang in a museum and are worth millions of dollars? This episode has the answer to that question and more by learning about 1950s and '60s pop culture artists. Learn how to create a un...

This podcast has everything you need to learn the process of printmaking. Supply list, class room set-up, transferring a line drawing onto a printing block backwards, cutting into the printing block safely, applying ink, making prints and clean...

Learn about the First Nation Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska. Use their graphic and simplified line work to draw an animal that represents you or your family. Take the project further and create a totem pole.   ages 11+Project example...

This is an introduction to printmaking for younger students. The project uses a pencil to carve into a foam plate instead of sharp tools with a printing block. Create a symmetrical design and transform it into a real art print.  ages 8+S...

This podcast covers printmaking for young children and making stamps. The book, "The Shape of Things" is our inspiration for using squares, circles and triangles to draw pictures. This is an easy introduction to the mature craft of printmaking ...

Art Nouveau is an art movement from the late 1800s through the early 1900s that used anything from nature as inspiration. Louis Comfort Tiffany's stained glass work is used as an example of flowing, organic lines and forms. Use feathers, flower...

Can anyone learn to draw? This lesson works through exercises in the book, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and will make an artist out of anyone who wants to learn to draw.   ages 11+

Students will create their names in graffiti... legally, and we will discuss the mysterious artist, Banksy. Simply trace letters from a sample graffiti alphabet sheet (

Learn about the story quilts by Harriet Powers. Take a look at samples of different candy, then create your own. Redesign an existing candy or make one up from your imagination. Get creative! Does your candy have a super power? Does it taste li...

Redesign the U.S. one dollar bill... or currency from anywhere; real or imaginary. We will look at currency from around the world, take a closer look at our $1 bill, and learn about the symbolism used in our money.Dollar Bill:https:...

Lines are everywhere you look. Use line to draw your own wacky monster inspired by the book, "Lines That Wiggle" using basic supplies. For students in Pre-K through 2nd grade.