This was a simple and easy art lesson for The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaola. The kids liked it and it can be done easily with all ages down to kindergarten. For materials you will need: Colorful card stock or sturdy paper. You can also use construction paper if it’s what you have. Paper cutter […]
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How to Mix Paint for Skin Tones
Mixing paint to get the color you want is an important art skill for children to learn. But let’s move beyond primary and secondary colors for this lesson. As a quick review the primary colors are red, yellow, and blue and in the right combinations make secondary colors: orange, green and purple. red + yellow= […]
Passports and Homemade Geography Stamps for Kids
For my Co-op class this year along with my Art Around the Ancient World program I am incorporating a bit of geography. To kill two birds with one stone I have created geography passports for the kids in my class. They also serve as name tags for my students because I am simply terrible with […]
Making Phoenician Batik Part 2
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources Make Phoenician Purple Dye Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 (You are here.) Making Phoenician Batik ( Part 2) First you must make your homemade dye or purchase dye for your batik. Then follow instructions for making your Batik Part 1. Before you […]
Making Phoenician Batiks Part 1
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources Make Phoenician Purple Dye Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 (You are here.) Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 Materials you need to make your Phoenician Batik: Hot Pot to melt wax Iron White Beeswax or Paraffin wax. I used Granulated Wax but any kind should work. Paint Brush […]