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Handprint Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make a tree. In this art lesson, students wrap a pole with butcher paper, paint handprints and names on the paper, and write a poem on the same paper.
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Snowball Fight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students ball up different pieces of kleenex and throw them at each other in order to have a snowball fight. In this snowball lesson plan, students calm down and clean up the "melted snow" once the snowball fight is over.
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Spring Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create Spring butterflies. In this art activity, students use coffee filters to make butterflies. Students add food coloring and water together for paint. Students use an eyedropper to drop the colors onto the filter. Allow the...
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Acorn Designs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study painting. In this art lesson, students draw an object reated to Autumn or Fall and place it into a box. Students then squeeze paint in the center of the paper and put acorns into the box rolling the acorns through the...
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Child's Lasting Hand Print

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make something that will last forever. In this art lesson, students make a handprint out of clay.
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Coffee Filter Eggs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make coffee filter eggs. In this art activity, students cut coffee filters into egg shapes. Food coloring is added to water and students drop the colors onto the eggs using a eyedropper. Students allow the filters to dry and...
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Earth Day Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss Earth day. In this art lesson, students put on plastic gloves and look for trash to put into brown bags. Students then take the trash and glue some of the trash onto paper.
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Fall Leaf Printing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own leaf print using paint. In this art lesson, students paint the back of the leaves with one of the fall colors. Students then lay their leaves on a piece of paper, tap them gently with their fingers, and lift the...
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Fall Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students make a tree. In this art lesson, students draw and color a tree trunk on the bottom third of a piece of paper and sponge paint the top half using red, orange and brown paint one at a time in a circular pattern.
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Feet Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students put paint in paper plates. In this art lesson, students dip their feet into the paint and make feet prints on a large piece of paper.
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Lacing Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create lacing cards out of the picture part of old greeting cards. In this art lesson, students punch holes around the card and then use a shoestring to lace the holes.
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Mother's Day Handprint

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make a Mother's Day flower out of one's hand print. In this art lesson, students paint the palm of one of their hands with red keeping the fingers and thumb together pressing the hand onto the top half of a piece of construction...
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Mother's Day Sachets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make a Mother's Day gift. In this art lesson, students cut the lace into a 4 by 4 square and the ribbon to make a bow. Students grate the soap and put it in the middle of the lace pulling all of the corners together and tieing a...
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Paper Bag Fireworks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make confetti. In this art lesson, students fill a paper lunch bag half-full with tiny pieces of colored construction paper or tissue paper, blow into the bag, and pop it against the bottom of the bag.
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Snow Crystal Picture

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students color a snow scene and use salt to make snow crystals. In this art activity students add Epson Salt to water and paint the snow background. After drying the salt with sparkle like real snow.
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Sugar Cube Castles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students build a castle or igloo. In this art lesson, students mix icing sugar with water and food colouring to make a paste preparing a firm base and then use the paste to stick the sugar cubes together.
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Texture Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students play a guessing game. In this performing art lesson, students guess what each ingredient is by touching each while being blind folded.
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Wallpaper Jewelry

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create jewelry out of wallpaper. In this jewelry lesson plan, students cut strips of wallpaper, link them together with a stapler, and make bracelets and necklaces.
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Abstract Doodle Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study abstract art. In this art lesson, students draw abstract shapes onto paper until the paper is filled, fill in each shape by coloring each shape with a different color, and mount the paper.
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Jelly Bean Count

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study graphs. In this mathematics lesson, students count and make a graph use jelly beans by sorting the jelly beans into colors. Students write the amount of each color under the color written on the graph paper and color that...
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Kwanzaa Gift

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students celebrate Kwanzaa. In this Kwanzaa activity, students create gifts that are handmade. Students use buttons, ribbon, paint, construction paper and glue to create gifts.
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Sand Table Fillers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play with different textures in the sand box or large bin. In this sand table lesson plan, students play with sand, corn soy beans, scoops, spoons, cars, and more.
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Travel ABC Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create an ABC book. In this art lesson, students make their own flash cards representing all of the letters from A-Z which can be inserted in an album.
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Candy Cane Hearts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create their own hearts. In this art lesson, students take two candy canes making a heart that can be taped onto anything.