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Happy Vintage Campers

July 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

There’s no denying the fact that vintage campers are 100% adorable. Many of my artists enjoy camping and love vintage travel trailers. I find that there is a certain charm to them and wanted to create a fun project to go along with it. Inspiration: A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee To get our imaginationRead More

National Parks, Nature, Science and Art

Habitats: Life in the Wetlands

June 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Everglades National Park Everglades National Park spans across 1.5 million acres in the southern portion of Florida. It is a destination your students will love to learn about while gaining an understanding of a wetland habitat.  This unit contains information specific to the wetland habitat and connects fun art lessons and science together while bringingRead More

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Habitats: Grand Canyon

June 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Tired of teaching the same projects? How about connecting some fun Art lessons and Science together while bringing the National Parks to your classroom? The first in a series, is a perfect start. The Grand Canyon is a popular destination for travelers. Why not make it a top destination for your students while they learn about theRead More

National Parks, Nature, Under the Sea

Habitats: Rocky Coastal Waters

July 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Habitats: Rocky Coastal Waters – Acadia is a beautiful national park located in the state of Maine along the Atlantic Ocean. It is a destination your students will love to learn about, while gaining an understanding of the rocky coastal habitat. Acadia National Park is a fascinating place to visit. This unit contains information specificRead More

Animals, National Parks, Nature, Science and Art

Habitats: Life in the Coral Reef

July 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Kids love the Ocean! Why not bring Biscayne National Park to your classroom while creating some fascinating creatures in their beautiful coral reef habitats? Biscayne National Park is a chain of narrow islands that make up the Biscayne Keys and divides Biscayne Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Here the coral limestone faces outward toward theRead More

National Parks, Nature, Portraits

Painted Paper Park Rangers

May 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

I absolutely love our National Parks. Over the years our family has visited these great destinations. I enjoy chatting with the Park Rangers, asking fun questions and listening to all the, fabulous stories they tell. They are such an inspiration to my own kiddos that I thought why not honor them with a fun paintedRead More

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Jim Dine Hearts

January 17, 2025 Leave a Comment

Jim Dine Hearts is one of the most beloved themes, central to the artist’s historical body of work. … A self-described romantic artist, Dine has embraced the heart as a template through which he can explore relationships of color, texture, and composition. Inspiration The Circus #3 In ‘The Circus #3’, he uses vibrant primary colorsRead More

Art of China, Directed Drawing, Lunar New Year

Chinese Lanterns

January 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

Celebrate the Lunar New Year and Create Chinese Lanterns! ”How to Draw Chinese Lanterns“ directed drawing guide is perfect for your students to spur learning about the Lunar New Year, create stunning art that you will love to display in your classroom, hallway or learning space while also helping to boost their confidence as artists. TheseRead More

Art of China, Lunar New Year, Travel The World

Lunar New Year: Pagodas

January 15, 2024 Leave a Comment

Celebrate the Lunar New Year! Every year, millions of Asian families come together to celebrate the first new moon in the sky. Now your students can learn and love creating these beautiful Pagoda buildings. Included in this pdf are step by step directions using simple materials such as construction paper and markers, informative text, andRead More

Art Classroom, Color, Painted Paper, Tempera Paint

Painted Paper Art Painting Method

November 25, 2023 Comments : 2

When painting with tempera paint, I have found over the years that using water dilutes your paints and makes your paint colors not vivid and become muddy. Here are some helpful tips for painting with children 6-12. Have fun creating and remember, use a placemat instead of water to keep your paints bright !!!!

Animals, Art and Literature, Fall

Fall Cats

November 19, 2023 Leave a Comment

Want a colorful project that incorporates color, line and shapes while connecting to children’s literature? This project is purrrfect! My students loved creating these adorable cats inspired by this fun book, It’s Fall, by Renee Kurilla. Bright, warm colored trees and gray cats make these pieces of art a striking display for all love. FallRead More

Fairy Tales, Fall, Garden, Painted Paper

Garden Folkloric Houses

November 5, 2023 Comment : 1

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Fall, Watercolors

Oak Leaves

October 7, 2023 Leave a Comment

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Flower Power, Vincent VanGogh

Van Gogh’s: Sunflowers

August 31, 2023 Leave a Comment

I am so excited to share with you a new product for us at Painted Paper Art!  Inspiration Vincent created Still Lifes (a collection of flowers and or fruit not moving) a little differently than the Impressionist artists of his time period. After practicing with many different flowers, he chose a specific variety as hisRead More

Kindergarten, Matisse, Murals, Nature

Matisse: View of Collioure

August 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

I love using big brushstrokes of bold bright colors splashed on paper. These brushstrokes help make the painted paper students use in my classroom to create beautiful masterpieces. Here are two colorful lessons inspired by the artist Henri Matisse’s painting View of Collioure. The town of Collioure is situated in France near the sea. MatisseRead More

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