2nd grade october art projects

Who doesn’t love a silly pumpkin? This is another great October project to do, especially if you have students in your class who don’t celebrate Halloween. Pumpkins can be associate with Halloween but they are also just a fall staple! I have done this project with K and 2/3 so it is adaptable to the

This was a really fun, fast and furious one day art project I did last week with my mixed Grade 4-6 art class. I saw the project HERE on a fellow Canadian teacher's website: https://www.mmemarissa.com/art-projects. She is a French Immersion elementary teacher from British Columbia who posts many art lessons. She posts all the steps to the mummy eyes project and also includes a free eyes template. I ordered these new neon oil pastels (from Amazon) for the project. Usually the Mont Marte brand…

I'm a little behind on my blog posting, so I wanted to go ahead and include everything we've been working on recently into one post. 6th grade created these amazing larger-than-life candy corn painti

Cute yarn pumpkins are a fun-to-make pumpkin arts and crafts to try in October with a technique using a balloon, orange yarn, and glue.

This week, we looked at the art of Vincent Van Gogh, talked about the Element of Art, VALUE, and started creating these cute lil pumpkin paintings! Here's Van Gogh's painting, we were inspired by. Starry Night Here's how we did it! Day 1: Drew the pumpkin on a 12"x12" piece of 90 lb paper with Mrs. Stacey. We started with the middle section and worked our way out. Then, we drew the objects in the background, with a pencil. Then, we traced with Crayola Oil Pastels. I like the giant class…

Looking for a fun and frugal October craft for kids? Try making ghost family portraits from cardboard! This easy recycled art project is perfect for kids of all ages. Using scrap supplies and simple techniques, children can create imaginative ghost art that's both cute and eco-friendly. Get step-by-step instructions for this enjoyable Halloween-themed activity that's great for home or school. | Ghost craft | Ghost art | October themes | Recycled crafts for kids | from barley & birch

This birch tree painting for kids is a fun and easy fall art project. Kids will use a watercolor resist technique and gorgeous autumn colors. Easy to follow tutorial.

These spooky mummy eyes are such a fun Halloween project! I saw a version of this project online and just had to recreate it. The oil pastels are a bit messy but this is a no-paint project that can be completed in one art session.

This week, 2nd grade started their Fall reflection paintings. These were created in just a few steps. This project was inspired by, Lauralee Chambers . You can check her work out on Instagram, if you click on her name. Here's how we created ours. First draw out "Y" trees on a folded piece of 90lb paper, with a brown oil pastel. My example got a little wrinkled and dirty this week! Then, add paint! We used tempera cakes! These are our favorites!! The colors are so bright and vibrant! (amazon…

What better way to prepare for Halloween than with this spooky bat craft (bat template included!) Kids of all ages will have fun with this oil pastel art technique. This bat craft is the perfect Halloween craft for kids!!!