Posts in Homeschool art
Easy Mandala Art Drawing Book: A Thoughtful Gift for Creative Teens and Tweens

If you are looking for a meaningful, creative, and screen-free gift, an easy mandala art drawing book is one of the best options for teens and tweens who love to draw. These books combine creativity, mindfulness, and skill-building in a way that feels fun—not forced.

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The Best Apron for Artists: What to Wear When You Paint (Options for Every Budget!)

Learn about the best apron for artists of all ages whether you're teaching a classroom full of enthusiastic painters or setting up at your kitchen table for a quiet creative session, one thing is certain — acrylic paint has a way of ending up everywhere. Your clothes, your sleeves, the counter, the dog. If you've ever scrubbed dried paint out of a favourite shirt, you already know: protecting what

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Art Activities Preschool Students Will Love - 100 Creative Ideas!

If you're looking for art activities preschool students will love that are simple, engaging, and genuinely fun — you've come to the right place. Whether you're a homeschool parent, an early childhood educator, or a caregiver looking for something to do on a rainy afternoon, this list has you covered.

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The Best Homeschool Art Supplies

Choosing the right homeschool art supplies can make a big difference in how often and how confidently your kids create. When art materials are easy to access and simple to use, creativity becomes part of your daily rhythm—not something that feels complicated or overwhelming.

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Grid Drawing in the Classroom and Homeschool: A No-Prep Lesson for High School Art

If you teach high school art — whether in a traditional classroom or a homeschool setting — you know how hard it can be to find a lesson that checks every box at once. Grid drawing is a great way to teach real, transferable skills. It needs to hold a teenager's attention. It needs to produce results they're actually proud of. And ideally, it needs to work without hours of preparation on your part.

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Spring Simple Drawing Ideas to Try!

Spring is the perfect time to bring fresh, creative energy into your art lessons. If you’re looking for an engaging and low-prep activity, a spring simple drawing approach using symmetry is one of the easiest ways to get students excited about creating. Try these spring simple drawing ideas this spring!

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Homeschool Art Ideas for Teens and Tweens

If you have a teen or tween who loves art, you may be wondering how to support their creativity and homeschool art in a meaningful way. Whether your child dreams of becoming an artist or simply enjoys creating, there are many ways to nurture their interests and build confidence.

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Snowflake Art Drawing Ideas for Grades 4-7

Here are some snowflake art drawing activities you can incorporate in your classroom or home school year after year every single winter. These are fun, snowflake art drawing lessons and activities that can be used with students in grades 4-7. 

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Portrait Drawing With Pencil -How to Draw Better Portrait 

Portrait drawing with pencil can be very challenging. Drawing realistic portraits comes with practice. That's why I created my portrait drawing practice book geared towards kids, ages 9 to 14. In this book your child can practice portrait drawing and perfect their art skills to be able to create realistic portraits with confidence and ease. Check out the portrait drawing practice book here.

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How to Use a Colour Wheel Art Lesson

Here’s how the Colour Wheel Art Lesson can serve as an exceptional foundation for launching a successful acrylic painting unit—especially when teaching the colour wheel, value scale, and basic mixing techniques to middle or high school students.

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Winter Symmetry for High School

Winter symmetry is a great winter drawing activity to incorporate in your high school classroom. If you are a high school art teacher this is a great calming activity to help calm students either before or after the school holiday break.

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Christmas Drawing Gift for Kids ages 9+

Finding the perfect Christmas drawing gift for a child in your life that loves to draw can be challenging, but such an important gift to honour their creativity and their lab at art and drawing. A Christmas drawing book is a great choice to allow kids to practice drawing skills while celebrating the holidays!

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All About Mixing Purples

Have you ever been frustrated with mixing purples while doing an acrylic painting? Mixing purples can be stressful and frustrating. Sometimes your purple doesn't turn out a true beautiful purple, and it might look more brown than purple, which can be really annoying. I want to help you learn how to mix different purples and practice your mixing purples skills. 

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5 Reasons to Use Bug Symmetry for Grades 4-7

I'm sharing five reasons to use these bug symmetry  in your classroom or homeschool space this school year. This bug symmetry is very versatile, providing lots of options to utilize the symmetry drawing worksheets with your students in grades 4 through 7.

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Symmetry Animals Early Finisher Art Activity for Middle School

Symmetry animals for middle school students are symmetry drawing worksheets that function as early finisher activities and are the perfect early finisher to incorporate into your classroom or homeschool space this school year. What's nice about the theme of symmetry animals is that the animals provide variety to students. Most students can relate to liking animals and with 34 designs to choose from. Students will have lots of choices and options of the symmetry drawing animal that they get to complete.

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Halloween Symmetry Worksheets for Primary Grades

Fall and Halloween symmetry worksheets can be used by primary students in grades 2 to 4 year after year. These fall and Halloween symmetry worksheets are a very fun activity to celebrate the fall season and the holiday every kid loves- Halloween. In this blog post, I'm going to show you how to use fall and Halloween symmetry worksheets in your classroom or homeschool setting. I will explain some of the benefits of using these symmetry drawing worksheets, as well as some fun ideas that you can incorporate in your fall and Halloween celebrations. 

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Focus on Facial Feature Drawing in High School

Facial feature drawing can be challenging for students. It is hard to capture the details of facial features in drawings and ensure that the facial features look realistic. Everyone has different facial features, and no person looks the same. Facial features give a lot of information as to how a portrait of someone's face looks and being able to do facial feature drawing successfully will improve students abilities to draw portraits, and have them look realistic and natural. 

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How to Make a Mandala

Learn how to make a mandala and why making a mandala is such a powerful process for students. Making mandalas in art can be a relaxing and meditative experience allowing kids to relax and calm their bodies. Keep reading to find out how to make a mandala.  

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6 Tips for Painting with Preschoolers

Painting with preschoolers can be a joyful and creative experience—but let’s be honest, it can also be messy and stressful! Whether you're a parent, teacher, or daycare provider, a few smart strategies can make a big difference. Here are six practical tips for painting with preschoolers.

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How to Organize Early Finishers for Elementary

What do you do when a student finishes their work early? Having early finishers ready at hand for your elementary students will make your life as an elementary teacher so much more easy. It's good to establish the routine at the start of the school year and have early finishers ready for your elementary students. There are many different ways to organize your early finishers for your students and in this blog post I will be giving you tips for using early finishers with your elementary students as well as sharing some of my favourite early finisher activities to use with my students in my classroom. 

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