Youngsters use their imaginations and the story of St. Patrick to design original artwork for the holiday, by portraying where they think St. Patrick would have visited in the United States or illustrating what St. Patrick's Day...

Young learners are introduced to the history, and customs surrounding St. Patrick's Day. This colorful and enchanting lesson has the students hunt for leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and that lucky pot 'o gold.

In this St. Patrick's Day coloring worksheet, students identify each of the four examples shown and then colors each example with appropriate colors.

No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson plan. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July...

In this coloring worksheet, students study a picture of two leprechauns holding a sign which says "Happy St. Patrick's Day." Students color the picture.

In this coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of an Irish harp with shamrocks with the title "St. Patrick's Day." Students color the picture

In this coloring instructional activity, students observe St. Patrick's Day by coloring a picture of a man (head only) who is singing. There is a title "St. Patrick's Day."

Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.

Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.

Students create "Pot of Gold" containers using recycled baby food jars, ribbon, pom poms, tissue paper, and kraft glue. This Art lesson is ideal for elementary classrooms, but can also be adapted for a small service project at the High...

Students design and create pop-up greeting cards for a special occasion in this art lesson plan for Kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms. The lesson plan includes resource links for pop-up "arm" ideas and can be accomplished in one...

Learners create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson plan for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson plan for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson...

Students create mice using heart shapes, construction paper, yarn, markers, scissors, and glue in this Art lesson plan for the early-elementary classroom. The activity is an excellent alternative for use during the Valentine's Day season.

Kids create a clown out of shapes. They work to show emotions while practicing their drawing skills. Pupils use circles, triangles, squares, oil pastels, and their imagination to draw, color, and decorate a sad or happy clown. Tip: Have...

What do your students see when they look outside the window? This project lets their imagination go wild, and lets you see what kind of daydreaming they do best. They each draw, paint, and color an image of what they imagine as they are...

Young scholars research traditions of different cultures and create a multicultural calendar, including important dates in the traditions of their assigned culture.

Grotesques or gargoyles are wonderful subjects for stories or art projects. Here is a simple "how to" for creating a lesson about sculpting clay gargoyles. Tip: Have learners research gargoyles throughout history.

Who doesn't love a rainbow? Little ones adore them, so why not make rainbows the subject of your next art project. Your class can use watercolor to paint rainbows. As they do, have them identify the colors in the rainbow, talk about how...

In need of a quick art project to chase away those winter blues? In just six steps you'll know how to instruct learners on creating winter scenes using crayon resist. 

Build fine motor, spatial, and drawing skills by having the class complete the other half of a portrait. They choose an image of a face from a magazine, then attempt to draw the other half of the face as accurately as they can. Two book...

You want to make a sandwich out of fabric and paper? If so, this art project provides the instructions needed. Learners will use a variety of fabrics and paper to construct a sandwich through collage. Tip: Have leaners describe the...

Anyone who has worked with small children know that color identification and color mixing can be fun! This simple idea has a lot of potential. It suggests to mix food coloring with corn syrup to provide an opportunity for color mixing...

Elementary artists use a collage and multi-media technique to create textured trees. They study the fall trees, discussing texture and what bare trees look like. They then use a variety of materials to create a textural piece.