Rainforest art projects

This week, 3rd grade started their Henri Rousseau & Cassie Stephens inspired tigers! Here's Mr. Rousseau's painting we're getting inspiration from! Tiger in a Tropical Storm Here's how we created ours! My first two 3rd grade classes painted a couple of sheets of orange painted paper, and then the rest of the classes were able to draw their tigers, and make some green painted paper for the rest of the project! We're going to be making a collage on blue or black paper, by creating these tigers…

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It’s very easy to make a paper bamboo tree with some beautiful leaves, flowers and a bird. Whole thing created a forest scene.

Celebrate wildlife and warm tropical weather! Cut and color a flock of these bright winged creatures!

Learn how to draw a Toucan with this fun and easy art project for kids. Simple step by step tutorial available. #howtodraw #artprojectsforkids #toucan

Explore the world of tree frogs with this with this simple tree frog paper craft,. This cute paper tree frog project uses process art painting and printable frog templates to create a fun, interactive art experience. Watch your child's delight as their frog "climbs" walls and windows with suction cup feet. Perfect for classroom use, visit the post for the full tutorial, inspiration, tree frog facts, and more frog activity ideas. | from barley & birch

I'm working on developing several Animal Themed art projects for my Art Camp this Summer. I have always thought a Rousseau inspired project would be fun so I decided to give it a try. Rousseau's Paintings are very dreamlike and primitive. He painted several jungle scenes even though he never traveled outside of France. He wasn't formally trained in art and simply taught himself how to paint. I'll show the students a few examples and then we'll do a directed drawing of the Tiger in pencil on…

Over 20 fun and easy rainforest crafts kids will love. Includes parrots, monkeys, frogs, insects, habitat crafts and more!

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