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That Artist Woman

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Come visit my blog as it chronicles the ups and downs of a developing watercolor artist. Lots of kids crafts and art activities are included. Picture tutorials and lots of how to advice. See you soon,
gail

Added on: Aug 20th, 2008
Country: Canada
Language: English

Author: Gail Bartel
Listed in: Crafts Mixed Media
Tags: painting crafts watercolor painting activities for kids kids crafts art activities for kids

Recent Posts

Candy Box Advent Calendar

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 20:43 in christmas, kids activities, kids painting

Well here is my project with the leftover boxes from our Halloween treats....an advent calendar.I wanted to capture a sort of "Grandma Moses" type scene incorporating the city skyline as the boxes reminded me of skyscrapers.If this seems daunting you...
Paper Roll Squirrel

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 21:29 in fall, kids activities, paper rolls

A few weeks ago I had to come up with a craft for my son's Beaver's troop fast. They were discussing squirrels and it had to involve a nut.As with most Beaver crafts it had to be fast and doable for boys aged 5 to 7. These turned out to be such a hi...
Remembrance Day Mixed Media Project

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 02:16 in remembrance day, art project, kids painting

Sorry I haven't been around much but I have been preparing for a conference..as well as planning for our annual Christmas Craft Day. So enough excuses here is a second Remembrance Day project. A mixed media Peace painting. This combines painting wit...
Remembrance Day Huichol Yarn Painting

Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 01:21 in remembrance day, kids activities

Well I hope everyone had an awesome Halloween...we sure did! Now for the next project...On November 11th we celebrate Remembrance Day in Canada and our art projects center on this theme. The poppy is a symbol of Remembrance Day in Canada and it is o...
Spooky Interactive Portraits

Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 00:49 in halloween, kids activities, kids painting

Here are some spooky interactive portraits I'm doing with Grade 6 this year.Same picture just able to shift the eyes and mouth with pull tabs...similar to the mechanisms in pop-up books.They are quite easy to do once you get the hang of the mechanism...
Glue Resist Skeletons

Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 02:27 in halloween, kids activities, kids painting

Earlier this year I did a glue resist dinosaur with Kindergarten. I thought it would make an interesting project for Halloween so here it is.Materials Required:heavy paper like posterboard or watercolorwhite gluetempera paintlarge round coin or bottl...