The act of creating art has stress relieving benefits for all ages. If you’ve been looking for fun, creative activities to keep your kids busy, and you want an easy and relaxing art project for yourself, this blog post has that and more! This post is a roundup of art projects for kids as young as preschool, tweens, teens and adults. I've included videos, photographs and links to learning extensions. As I write this, it’s been almost 2 weeks since my ...
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Art Activities, Lessons and Games for Remote Learning
6 Art Activities for Remote Learning During this unprecedented time, with so many of us cooped up in our houses, art teachers and families are scrambling for activities that offer boredom-busting art enrichment. In this post, you'll find art activities for remote learning. All the projects use basic supplies, and for most you’ll need access to a printer. Whether you are an art teacher who is teaching remotely, a homeschooling parent, or you want some ...
An Art Teacher’s Unique Business – ABC Bodyart
An Art Teacher’s Unique Business ABC Bodyart From college side gig to full-time job In college, Vonetta Berry, did face painting to earn extra money. After earning a degree in illustration and animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago she moved back to Houston, Texas. She was pregnant with her first child and could not find a job, so she fell back on face painting. Today, her college side gig has transformed into a full-time occupation. Now, ...
DIY Sign Painting Mobile Business Success Story
Kim Rutherford has always loved being creative and is a self-avowed craftaholic. She was flipping chalk painted furniture and wanted her pieces to stand out, so she used her Silhouette machine to make a custom stencil to use on a furniture piece. DIY Sign Painting Business A little while after making the stencil, she was visiting the states and noticed a business making chalk painted wood signs with stencils. A light bulb went off, and she decided to ...
An Art Teacher’s Awe Inspiring Mobile Art Workshop Business in Libraries
How to Build a Mobile Business Teaching Art Workshops in Libraries Doris Benter, the owner of Library Arts, teaches over 150 workshops a year, all while teaching full time as an art specialist at a private school. Doris shared with me the three business boosters that had the greatest impact on the growth of her business and what she is doing to expand her business. Doris lives on Long Island in New York and noticed that teachers were offering programs at ...
Comic Book Club Worksheets for Teachers
Comic Book Club Worksheets for Teachers There are always a few kids in my art classes who love comics. For them, I designed the Comic Book Club. With so many standards and mediums to cover in art, I find it useful to have an activity that comic book fans can do outside of the classroom. Not only will your students develop their own character and story, but at the end they’ll get a copy of the comics produced by the other students. Teachers can use Comic ...