Jungle art for kids

Elements of the Art Room: 3rd Grade Painted Paper Henri Rousseau and Cassie Stephens inspired Tiger Collage

Colorful and fun twirling parrot craft for kids. Great bird craft for a jungle theme unit, fun kids crafts and jungle crafts for kids.

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…

This adorable paper chain snake craft is perfect for kids of all ages!

photo credit We are always on the lookout to create art that does not HAVE to be incredibly colorful. In fact, there are times where I invite the students to practice RESTRAINT - using only 2-4 colors. This lesson would be great for a rain forest discussion or a study on Henri Rousseau. I have a video of our version of a snake art lesson:

Easy Abstract Giraffe Painting Idea for Kids | A fun animal idea for kids, complete with a printable giraffe template to make art easy peasy!

Today I had a 2 hour Animal Art Fun workshop for children ages 6-12. This wide age range posed a challenge for me to create projects appropriate for 1st graders thru 6th. I thought these multi media pop art chimps were basic enough for my younger students, yet would work well for my middle schoolers. I gave the children acrylics in blue, yellow, orange and hot pink with no water to clean their brushes. I encouraged them to start with the lightest color - yellow, and fill their board with…

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This is a great activity for you and your kids to do together on a rainy day! You don’t need many supplies to make a fun and unique tiger handprint craft. It’s suitable for all ages, and the finished product will look great in any room. This DIY Handprint Tiger Easy Craft For Kids is […]