“The Tree of Youth” Example by Sarah Alexander Skill Level: 3 and up Time Frame: 1 hour plus Goals: To create a mixed media piece of artwork that reflects on happenings going on around the world. To use fine motor skills in painting detailed designs. Materials: Magazines or newspapers with age appropriate articles (Time or [...]

Kandinsky Mobile by Annie Rogers Time Frame: 10-45 min Skill Level: 1-5 Goals: To learn about color terminology, including primary colors, secondary colors, warm colors, cool colors, and complementary colors. To reference and learn about Kandinsky’s famous work of art. To develop a color scheme for each concentric circle you create. To re-purpose a material [...]

Pop Out Puppets by Annie Rogers Skill Level: 2-5 Time Frame: 1 hr+ Goals To make an original puppet character using simple recycled and repurposed materials. To practice a number of art skills-painting, gluing, drawing-all in one project. Materials Thin Cardboard Sheets Masking Tape Scissors White Gesso Paintbrushes Cups for Water Acrylic Paints Acrylic Paint [...]

Skill Level: 1-5 Time Frame: 15 minutes and longer Goals: To create a mixed media piece of artwork using recycled objects, cut paper and oil pastels and/or paints. To create kinetic artwork. Materials: cardstock yarn scissors glue oil pastels paints tissue paper scraps letter stencils or stamps (optional) Directions: It is Spring – which means [...]

Skill Level: 1-5 Time Frame: 15 minutes and longer Goals: To create a mixed media piece of artwork using recycled objects, cut paper and oil pastels and/or paints. To use imagination in creating a piece of artwork that is using non-traditional items to create a traditional image. To learn about giving in honor of Mother’s [...]