Abstract art activity

Get out your painting supplies and join us as we explore abstract painting using string, cardboard, and paper plates! Discover process art for kids, focusing on creative experimentation and self-expression. With simple materials, children can use their imagination to create unique artworks and enjoy exploring new techniques. From swirling patterns with cardboard to paper plate paint stamps, the possibilities are endless!

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There are so many ways to teach Picasso portraits, I'm working with 3rd grade so I wanted to keep it simple. I'll show them some of Picasso's Portraits and then go into the project - demonstrating each step. I'm going to ask them to create diagonal folds, not even folds that create squares on their page, but more random folds. They should make about 5 folds and then using a ruler go over the fold lines with a sharpie. Looking at the lines on their page and turning it around from different…

Looking for abstract art activities for kids? This Paul Klee for kids project is hands-on and engaging for students. Plus, you can extend their knowledge with literacy components.

Reggie Laurent is a modern art painter who lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He often works on black canvas, painting his organic shapes and squiggles first in white and then covering them in colored acrylic. My fifth graders have viewed the work of Reggie Laurent, and while they would LOVE to emulate his stule of acrylic-on-canvas, it just isn't in our budget! SOOOO, we did the next best thing: cut paper on black. Students used paper from the scrap box and glued it onto a sheet of 12x18…