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DIY Kawaii notebook of 1 sheet of paper | DIY MINI NOTEBOOKS WITHOUT GLUE

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1. Mix equal parts flour and salt.  (Tip: add cinnamon for a yummy smell!)  Add water to make it stick.
2. Roll a ball and flatten it.
3. Press your hand.
4. Scratch out your name and the year.  Poke a hole to hang it.
5. Dry for a couple days.
6. Paint with watercolor.  Dry.
7. Paint with white glue or modge podge.  Dry.
8. Thread a piece of string through the hole. Store with dried rice.

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It's finally spring and time to bust out the nature craft for kids! The birds are busy building nests, flowers are blooming and the green grass it is a-growing. Spring runs a close second as my favorite season of the year (second only to summer of course). Now that it's warm enough for the kids to once again be spending the entire day outdoors, they are coming in with all kinds of awesome crafting materials! Today I have rounded up a huge list of Nature Craft Ideas to help the kids get creative. These would be perfect boredom busters for camping or summer camp activities too!

20+ Nature Crafts for Kids...

Rock Painting has to be one of my favorite nature crafts for kids. I love that it requires very few supplies and the sky is really the limit as to what the kids can create. We've shared a ton of Painted Rock Craft Ideas before but I have to say that this Chewbacca painted rock is my favorite.

This driftwood wind chime is perfect for creating with all of the pieces of wood that the kids collect on their adventures. My boys love to string things together to hang from their DIY tree fort that we made for them last year.
Painted Leaf Garland Craft
My boys love to create these leave prints using just a bit of paint and fallen leaves.
Floating Acorn Candles
These leaf resists are a great summer time craft. Simply place a leaf under a piece of paper and rub a crayon overtop to create an impression of the veins in the leaf. Using the side of a crayon rather than the tip seems to work the best for this technique. Then paint overtop of the crayon using watercolour paints. Finally punch a hole in the paper, tie with twine and hang.
Acorn Frame Bamboo Wind Chime
These leaf bugs are adorable. My boys love this nature craft and are always collecting nuts and shells because they are thinking of the next insect that they can create.
Leaf Printing Nature Sculpture Driftwood Sign Color Diffusing Shaker Sticks Leaf Hearts Leaf Animals Fairy Crown
What would you do with all of these nature crafts for kids? Have you made any of them with your little ones? I would love to see...
Natural Paintbrushes Maple Seed Dragonfly Pine Cone Roses Sun Catcher Garland Sun Catcher Wind Chime Wizard Sticks

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20+ Nature Crafts for Kids to Make " Homemade Heather

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It's finally spring and time to bust out the nature craft for kids! The birds are busy building nests, flowers are blooming and the green grass it is a-growing. Spring runs a close second as my favorite season of the year (second only to summer of course).

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Are you afraid to come face-to-face with this cartoon character? Before you feel the need to burn this gentle lady, why not learn how to draw a witch! Unfortunately, women were persecuted in the past because others had the feeling that these ladies may be born with evil powers. Even more disappointing is to learn that it's still the case in some countries around the world! You are invited to create a harmless version of this character using a cute and simple design.

Step 1

Step 1 is quite simple. All you need to do is drawn a large oval shape. As you can see below, this shape is similar to the shape of an egg. Make the shape wide to leave enough room for all facial features.

Step 2

The body of this cartoon witch is sketched using a long rectangle. The dress is also made from a rectangle, but the bottom of the shape must be wider. Arms are made from rectangles with hands are drawn using circles.

Step 3

Add the eyes using circles. The hair is mostly done using long curved lines. The hat is drawn using multiple straight lines. Simply look at the illustration below if you need more guidance.

Step 4

In this step, you can draw the broom of the cartoon witch using a long rectangle and a small square made from curved lines. Don't forget to add the pupils inside the eyes using circles.

Step 5

Complete this tutorial by adding small oval shapes inside the pupils. The nose can be made from a small curved line (almost like a triangle). Finally, the mouth is represented by a long curved line.

Step 6

Nice work! Below is the cartoon witch made from black and white shapes. This is a complex character (compared to the others from the same series), but don't hesitate to practice often to achieve your goal!

And here are all steps required to create this cartoon witch in just six easy steps. No magic needed to succeed! Just lots of practice and hard work! :)
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Are you afraid to come face-to-face with this cartoon character? Before you feel the need to burn this gentle lady, why not learn how to draw a witch! Unfortunately, women were persecuted in the past because others had the feeling that these ladies may be born with evil powers.

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Below you'll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Pumpkin and Pumpkin Coloring Pages. Their pumpkin shape makes them the perfect subject matter for so many different Fall (and Halloween) projects!

Simple Pumpkin Drawing and Crayons

Draw a Pumpkin Video

Pumpkins and Drawing

Pumpkins have it all when it comes to fun and easy art projects. The ridges of the pumpkin can help show off their dimension so they don't look like flat circles, and the bright orange color is so festive to look at. Learning how to draw a pumpkin with all these features is easy to do when you take it step by step.

This sample pumpkin drawing shows that you don't need fancy art supplies when it comes to coloring your pumpkin. I used Prang® crayons, pressed really hard to get the most pigment, and used yellow to get the color of the reflected light. Some crayons seem to blend a little better than others, and I've found the Prang brand does a good job.

Why Draw with Guides?

Student Pumpkin art from around the World

More Pumpkin Ideas

There's no need to stop with crayons, when it comes to pumpkin drawing projects. The simplicity of their pumpkin shape make them the perfect subject matter for messier media too. This pumpkin drawing was turned into a pumpkin painting with just a couple of tempera paint colors. You can see that just the combo of the yellow and orange colors adds so much and makes this pumpkin drawing just jump off the page.

Here's the other kind of paint that I used most often in my classroom - watercolor. Specifically liquid watercolor paint. You do need the more expensive on watercolor paper to get this textured look on the paper, but can it can offer some really nice pumpkin shape painting too. Even if you only paint it with one color. This student just added an extra layer of orange over the black lines inside to get a more shaded look. It's more subtle, but also makes a really pretty work of art.

Pumpkin Drawing and Oil Pastels

Oil pastels make great pumpkin drawings too, especially when done on black paper. Most have really blunt ends so that means they work best for big shapes. But that's just fine when you only really need a circle and curved lines inside. Oil pastels are known for their rich color, and when outlined with bold black edges, even the simplest of pumpkin drawings can have a dramatic look.

Pumpkin Drawing as a Collage Project

Here's one more fun example of working with pumpkins, and turning it into a collage project.

The idea isn't new, students have been cutting out pumpkin faces for years. This one is extra fun though as it pushes the look into the silly zone. The large easy shapes are easy to cut out, which make it perfect for younger elementary students.

It's also fun to experiment with different looks for the eyes, and the arranging of the teeth, before anything is permanently glued down.

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Pumpkin Coloring Page

Materials to Draw a Pumpkin

Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.

Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.

Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.

Crayons. The larger packs are nice for more color choices.

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Directions to Draw a Step by Step Pumpkin

Time needed: 45 minutes

Draw a Pumpkin in 9 Easy Steps

How to Draw Three Pumpkins

If you'd like to learn how to draw pumpkins that look more dimensional, then this lesson a large and medium and small, all leaning in various directions, is a great place to start.

This tutorial will show students how to draw the pumpkin circles and radiating lines coming from the stem, but then add little "bumps" to each section to make them stand out some more.

The great news is that those that find the bumpy step tricky, can simply skip it and go to the tracing and color. The radiating lines alone create most of the dimensional look all by themselves.

Use the Button below to Download a Pumpkins Tutorial

Pumpkins Coloring Page

Positive / Negative Pumpkin

Collage art projects can teach valuable lessons about positive and negative shapes and still make some very cool Halloween art.

This positive / negative pumpkin project requires students to flip and glue down their cut out shapes to mirror the other side. You can't get more literal than that as a definition of symmetry.

IMPORTANT TIP: The pumpkin mouth, eye and mouth shapes need to be cut out as ONE piece, as they are going to be used for the other side. Cutting things out in small pieces will create a puzzle that can maybe be put back together in a pinch, but can be a pain.

Note: The best way to cut out the eye is to just make a slit from the side and then cut out the triangle. When the paper is glued down, the slit will barely show.

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Materials for a Positive / Negative Pumpkin

Black card stock or construction paper

Orange card stock or construction paper, cut to 5.5″ x 8.5″ panels

Scissors

Glue stick

Black marker (for variation project)

Silver metallic marker (for variation project)

Tips for your Positive / Negative Pumpkin Project

The steps to making this pumpkin are pretty basic, but it really helps to try to explain it in clear, basic steps. You can see how I diagrammed all the steps on my front board in a photo below.

One cool tip to share is that there will be no waste when they are done. Everything that is going to be cut out is going to be used!

Variations for a Positive / Negative Pumpkin Drawing

If your older students can do the initial cutting and gluing without a lot of struggle, try continuing the positive / negative theme a bit further and have them add details on either side with black marker, and a silver metallic marker (which will look pretty white without the expense of a white paint marker.)

More Fall Drawing Projects

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How to Draw a Pumpkin: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids

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Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step How to Draw Pumpkin Tutorial Video and Pumpkin Coloring Page. Stop by and download yours for free.

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Students can learn how to draw an astronaut with an easy step by step tutorial, and then add their own face inside. Makes for a cute portrait!

The word "astronaut" comes from the Greek words meaning "space sailor." It refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. The termhas been saved as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps ofastronauts who make "space sailing" their career.

If your classroom studies have a space theme happening, then this tutorial might come in handy. It's perfect for helping students draw themselves in outer space. No need for super complex space suits - this one is easy, but a few light gray lines for shadows give it a cool 3D look. Encourage students to draw the helmet large, so they will have lots of room to draw the features of their face.

The background also needs to be colored with care. In order to make the white space suit stand out, there needs to be lots of dark color surrounding it. A black or dark blue or even dark purple will work, it just needs to be as solid as possible. There are no shortcuts for lots of patient and careful coloring.

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Astronaut Coloring Page

Materials for How to Draw an Astronaut

Directions for How to Draw an Astronaut

Time needed: 35 minutes.

How to Draw an Astronaut

More Fun Space Drawing Projects

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Easy How to Draw an Astronaut Tutorial and Astronaut Coloring Page

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The word "astronaut" comes from the Greek words meaning "space sailor." It refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. The termhas been saved as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps ofastronauts who make "space sailing" their career.

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One of my favorite activities that we've done recently has been our Cupcake Factory. It was so much fun, and so easy to put together that I thought I should apply the same strategy to other creations! Here is another simple Invitation To Create. I hope you like it!

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Using construction paper in a variety of colors, cut your bug pieces. You'll need small holes (I used a hole punch) for eyes, spots, and antennae tops. You'll need circles (I ended up cutting them in 2 different sizes) and semi-circles for bug bodies and heads. And finally, you'll need skinny strips for legs, antennae, stripes, and mouths. It took me around 10 minutes to cut our pieces. If you had a circle punch, it would be even faster!

Throw in a glue stick and some half-sheets of construction paper to use as backgrounds. A divided tray helps with presentation, but certainly isn't necessary. I used a plastic plate from Targetthat is no longer available, but these would do the trick.

Invite your child to the table or workspace and let them get to creating! I gave Lena and Maggie some ideas, and modeled a few different bugs that they could make, but in general they were left to their own creative devices.

Once again, this simple and open-ended activity kept my girls busy for nearly an hour. They loved experimenting with different color combinations and types of bugs. We were left with a giant pile of bugs on our table!

Whew! What kind of bugs will YOUR kiddos make?

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Invitation To Create: Build A Bug | What Can We Do With Paper And Glue

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One of my favorite activities that we've done recently has been our Cupcake Factory . It was so much fun, and so easy to put together that I thought I should apply the same strategy to other creations! Here is another simple Invitation To Create . I hope you like it!

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This mini-lesson features a guest scientist, insect expert Dr. Samuel Ramsey. Guided by Dr. Ramsey, students will explore the wide variety of life found in the bug world and learn to appreciate the unique traits and abilities of bugs. In the activity, Paper Creepy Crawlers, students learn about symmetry by creating colorful paper centipedes.

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Learn how to draw an Easy Frankenstein with this easy step by step tutorial. He is made from some pretty simple shapes.

This exaggerated hunchback pose lets you draw Frankenstein with a little different look. This time his back is so hunched over that it's actually higher than his head! Not to worry though, he's still full on simple, symmetrical shapes, which make him easy to recreate.

Start with his head near the top of the paper, draw his bent body around it, and he'll look like he's barely fitting on your paper. Rather fitting for someone who is supposed to be so tall!

MATERIALS

DIRECTIONS

Time needed: 30 minutes.

How to Draw an Easy Frankenstein

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How to Draw an Easy Frankenstein · Art Projects for Kids

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Learn how to draw an Easy Frankenstein with this easy step by step tutorial. He is made from some pretty simple shapes. This exaggerated hunchback pose lets you draw Frankenstein with a little different look. This time his back is ... Read More

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Learn how to draw a Cartoon Black Cat with this easy step by step tutorial. There are two fun cartoon cat lessons to choose from.

Cartoon Black Cat Drawing

The best part of learning how to draw a black cat is having fun with all the exaggerated shapes. Professional cartoon artists may make it look easy, but it takes time to learn how to make the most impact with just a few lines.

One example of this is the use of oversized heads. They just plain look funny, and also conveniently leave room for expressive eyes. And oversized eyes that are flat on top are a very simple way to make anyone, person or animal, look unhappy.

Looking for more of a challenge? Why not set off the background of your cat drawing with some very Halloween-y gradated color? This one was done with a yellow orange crayon on top, and a red orange crayon of the bottom. It takes a bit of overlapping and going back and forth to get that smooth coloring transition, but the end result is well worth it!

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Cartoon Cat Coloring Page

Materials for a Cartoon Cat Drawing

Directions to Draw a Cartoon Cat Step by Step

Time needed: 30 minutes.

How to Draw a Cartoon Cat

Draw a Funny Cartoon Cat

Funny Cartoon Cat Coloring Page

More Black Cat Projects

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Easy How to Draw a Cartoon Black Cat Tutorial and Cat Coloring Pages

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The best part of learning how to draw a black cat is having fun with all the exaggerated shapes. Professional cartoon artists may make it look easy, but it takes time to learn how to make the most impact with just a few lines. One example of this is the use of oversized heads.

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Today I'll show you how to turn a letter 'W' shape into a cool cartoon Haunted House scene for Halloween. This is an easy step by step drawing tutorial that will use basic geometric shapes, letters, and numbers to guide you thru the steps of drawing a cool Halloween Haunted House with a tree and bats. Have fun and Happy Drawing!
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Learn How to Draw a Cartoon Haunted House Step by Step in Silhouette with Bats (from the Letter W) - Simple Steps for Kids for Halloween

Written-Out Step by Step Drawing Instructions

(Step 1) Draw a letter 'w' shape.

(Step 2) Draw slanted lines on either side of the 'w' shape.

(Step 3) Draw two triangles for each roof.

(Step 4) Draw a letter 'L' shape and a line on each roof.

(Step 5) Draw a wavy line for the ground. Draw a triangle on the top of each tower.

(Step 6) Draw 3 lines for each window.

(Step 7) Draw 2 inwards curved lines - these will become the trunk of the tree. Draw lines and half circle for the windows.

(Step 8) Draw an upside down letter 'U' shape for each door. Draw 2 lines in each tower.

(Step 9) Draw #9 spiral shapes.

(Step 10) Draw a curved line and lines on each window (in the towers).

(Step 11) Draw lines in the windows of the towers. Draw a letter 'U' shape for each bat.

(Step 12) Draw curved lines on the bats.

(Step 13) Outline the spirals on the tree. Draw a letter 'u' shape in each bat.

(Step 14) Draw a curved line on the tree. Draw 2 curved lines on each bat.

(Step 15) Draw #3 shapes (with an extra hump) on each wing of each bat.

(Step 16) Draw another #9-like spiral on the tree. Draw a letter 'U' shape on the bottom of each bat.

(Step 17) Draw a huge half circle for the moon. Outline the tree spiral.

Color in the moon orange-ish. Fill in black where I have. You now have a silhouetted tree / haunted house / vampire bat scene. I hope that you had fun! Happy Halloween!
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How to Draw a Cartoon Haunted House Step by Step in Silhouette with Bats (from the Letter W) - Easy for Kids for Halloween - How to Draw Step by Step Drawing Tutorials

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Today I'll show you how to turn a letter 'W' shape into a cool cartoon Haunted House scene for Halloween. This is an easy step by step drawing tutorial that will use basic geometric shapes, letters, and numbers to guide you thru the steps of drawing a cool Halloween Haunted House with a tree and bats.

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You can draw a Vampire bat without it being scary. In fact, they can be downright funny like this guy.

This is a tutorial on how to draw a pretty friendly looking bat. Oversized heads and symmetrical shapes always seem to work better for young artists, so this one is great for all ages.
LIKE THIS DRAWING PROJECT?
There are more fun and easy drawing tutorials like this one, in my HALLOWEEN DRAWINGebook. It contains 25 brand new tutorials that first timers can try out to draw new shapes, and the more experienced can use as a starting point before adding their own twists, and details, and shadows.

Each project includes easy to follow step-by-step tutorial, a full size line drawing for reference, and finished color sample. Just click on the title or book to learn more.
MATERIALS
* Download Vampire Bat tutorial
* Drawing paper
* Black marker
* Crayons

DIRECTIONS
PREP: Print or draw guide lines on paper
1. Draw the vampire bat according to the tutorial.
2. Trace the drawing with a black marker.
3. Color the drawing carefully with crayons.

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Draw a Vampire Bat · Art Projects for Kids

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This is a tutorial on how to draw a pretty friendly looking bat. Oversized heads and symmetrical shapes always seem to work better for young artists, so this one is great for all ages. LIKE THIS DRAWING PROJECT? There are more fun and easy drawing tutorials like this one, in my HALLOWEEN DRAWING ebook.