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Art is a true passion for me! And it's something I KNOW your kids are going to love. Here are the very best art projects for kids. This list is sure to get those creative juices flowing! Use this set of 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids posts to excite the kids all year long. Whether you're in the mood for process art, arts integration projects, or recycled art, there's definitely something here for everyone.

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Art Projects for Kids

I'm the daughter of an engineer and a painter and Left Brain Craft Brain was my own creative outlet after growing up in an amazingly creative household. I know how essential art is for development and creativity in kids. I hope you use this awesome list of all types of art projects to help your kids grow their art abilities beyond their imaginations!

What is Process Art? Process Art Projects

What in the world is process art? Process art is something kids will LOVE! Process art focuses on the how of art, not the end product. There are no right or wrong ways to experience process art, just the enjoyment of creating. It's a great way to integrate movement and creativity in your art lessons for kids.

Gelli Printing - An Easy Art Project You'll Want to Do || Left Brain Craft Brain - This is one of the those craft activities that takes a little investment, but you can use over and over again!

Bubble Painting with Dry Ice || The Science Kiddo - Have you tried this? It's a must for your next spring art activity!

String Art || Babble Dabble Do - Can you believe a little bit of string transformed this simple painting?

Collaborative Circle Painting to Build Community || Kids STEAM Lab - Add this amazing art lesson to your after school creative time.

Fizzy Drip Painting || Capri +3 - I love how easy it is to set this up! I know I have everything I need to make this happen today!

Tube Painting Gross Motor Art Project || Left Brain Craft Brain - Sometimes kids painting can be pretty messy. This is an awesome way to contain the mess.

Slime Drawings || Left Brain Craft Brain - This is one of the coolest drawing ideas I have ever made! The kids are going to love it!

Melted Crayon Stained Glass || The Artful Parent - Do you remember doing this as a kid? Melted crayon is always a classic.

Arts Integration Projects

Art integration projects are my favorite. Why should art be integrated into the curriculum? It's why we focus on STEAM so much on Left Brain Craft Brain instead of just just STEM. Adding in art triggers another level of creativity in young minds. Get the kids creative juices flowing with some amazing art projects that have some science, math, and engineering built in.

Five Minute Crafts: Magnet Painting || Left Brain Craft Brain - We have done this activity MANY times and it's always a huge hit with the kids. Check out this video to see it in action.

Art Equals Science Paint Solubility Projects for Kids || Left Brain Craft Brain - Grab your box of paints for this simple science experiment.

Mystery Grid Art Challenge || Pink Stripey Socks - Such a fun idea for your STEAM lesson time.

Frog Life Cycle Pom Pom Craft for Nature Studies || Adventure in a Box - Looking for fun spring art ideas? Add this one to the list.

Glow in the Dark Moon Phases Mobile || Left Brain Craft Brain - This is one of those craft activities that will stay on the wall for months!

Chromatography Art Project || Buggy and Buddy - Teach kids about the cool science of chromatography when you make this weaving project.

Color Mixing with Coding for Preschool Kids || iGame Mom - I love the idea of adding in technology to your next art projects for kids.

More Arts Integration Projects!

Metal Art STEAM Project || STEAM Powered Family - Beautiful! This is one of those cool art projects the kids won't soon forget.

Geometric Math Art with Circles || Teach Beside Me - I can't believe what an easy math art activity this is! And totally relaxing, too.

Bird Art Sculptures || One Time Through - If you're planning some nature lessons for kids, don't forget to add in your own bird sculptures.

Math Coloring Book || Left Brain Craft Brain (coming soon!) - Learn about how math intertwines with nature with these beautiful coloring pages.

Recycled Art Projects

Do you have a recycle bin overflowing with materials? Before you put those items out for recycling, think about all the amazing recycled art projects you can do. This is an awesome budget friendly way to add STEAM to your learning every week.

Recycled Plastic Flowers Are and Science Projects || Left Brain Craft Brain - This is pretty much the prettiest science experiment we've ever done.

Upcylced Toy Car Marker Bots || Left Brain Craft Brain - Don't throw away your old toy cars. There's still some fun left in them!

Recycled Water Bottle Garden Art || Happy Hooligans - Dig into your recycle bin to make amazing art to decorate your spring garden!

Paper Weaving || Babble Dabble Do - What cool recycled paper can you find for this fun weaving project?

Got some carboard to use up? You'll love these Cereal Box Crafts, too!

Five Minute Crafts (and Five Minute Art Too!)

I'm going to admit that I always have a couple five minute crafts ready to go anytime at home. It's a great away to set up a creative space quickly AND give some extra stimulation to your creative kids. All with little time invested.

Blind Contour Drawings || Art Bar - Challenge the kids to this fun drawing challenge!!

Painted Feathers || Figment Creative Labs - We did this activity in my daughter's class and the kids loved it!

Easy Fish Origami || Red Ted Art - This project is a great introduction into the art of origami!

Be sure to check out our whole Five Minutes Crafts category on Left Brain Craft Brain!

Holiday Art Projects

Here's just a quick selection of some fun holiday art projects for kids.

Rainbow Shamrock Art Project for St. Patrick's Day || Rhythms of Play - This project is perfect for your STEAM kids! Such a cool process.

Process Art Scrape Painting with Bunny Silhouettes || Projects with Kids - These are adorable and the perfect process art idea for your next spring art activity!

Valentine Process Art Projects || Left Brain Craft Brain - So many beautiful ideas to show others how much you care!

Five Minute Crafts: Tape Resist Glitter Forest || Left Brain Craft Brain - We have made several versions of this project over the year. It's so easy to set up and they always come out beautiful!

And check out this HUGE list of Valentine Process Art for Kids.

Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, and Math Fun for Kids

Looking for some more STEAM inspiration that you can use right now? Instant gratification style? Check out STEAM Explorers!! The coolest new creative experience for kids is here! Think digital magazine meets online project portal in a safe, kid-friendly environment. (No more worrying about what might be hidden in that YouTube vid!) All engineer, teacher, and mom approved. And most definitely KID APPROVED!⁣

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28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids

These projects are part of an amazing, month-long series of hands on STEM and STEAM projects for kids. Click on over to 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids for 60+ FREE science, tech, engineering, art, and math projects from 30+ education writers. All ready to get your kids excited to learn.

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Your kids will love this collection of art projects for kids! You'll find everything you need for cool art projects and simple art lessons for kids. Process art, arts integration projects, recycled art, and more. Many using arts and crafts materials you already have at home.

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Jo Bolar, math professor leads students through positive ways for practicing math strategies- SIGN UP

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How to Learn Math is a free self-paced class for learners of all levels of mathematics. It combines really important information on the brain and learning with new evidence on the best ways to approach and learn math effectively. Many people have had negative experiences with math, and end up disliking math or failing. This class will give learners of math the information they need to become powerful math learners, it will correct any misconceptions they have about what math is, and it will teach them about their own potential to succeed and the strategies needed to approach math effectively. If you have had past negative experiences with math this will help change your relationship to one that is positive and powerful. The course will feature Jo and a team of undergraduates, as well as videos of math in action - in dance, juggling, snowflakes, soccer and many other applications. It is designed with a pedagogy of active engagement. The course is planned to remain available indefinitely.

Strategies needed to approach math effectively

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Part 1: The Brain and Math Learning.
1. Knocking Down the Myths About Math.

Everyone can learn math well. There is no such thing as a "math person". This session give stunning new evidence on brain growth, and consider what it means for math learners.

2. Math and Mindset

When individuals change their mindset from fixed to growth their learning potential increases drastically. In this session participants will be encouraged to develop a growth mindset for math.

3. Mistakes and Speed

Recent brain evidence shows the value of students working on challenging work and even making mistakes. But many students are afraid of mistakes and think it means they are not a math person. This session will encourage students to think positively about mistakes. It will also help debunk myths about math and speed.
Part 2: Strategies for Success.
1. Number Flexibility, Mathematical Reasoning, and Connections

In this session participants will engage in a "number talk" and see different solutions of number problems to understand and learn ways to act on numbers flexibility. Number sense is critical to all levels of math and lack of number sense is the reason that many students fail courses in algebra and beyond. Participants will also learn about the value of talking, reasoning, and making connections in math.

2. Number Patterns and Representations

In this session participants will see that math is a subject that is made up of connected, big ideas. They will learn about the value of sense making, intuition, and mathematical drawing. A special section on fractions will help students learn the big ideas in fractions and the value of understanding big ideas in math more generally.

3. Math in Life, Nature and Work

In this session participants will see math as something valuable, exciting, and present throughout life. They will see mathematical patterns in nature and in different sports, exploring in depth the mathematics in dance and juggling. This session will review the key ideas from the course and help participants take the important strategies and ideas they have learned into their future.

Who is this course for?
This self-paced course is designed for any learner of math and anyone who wants to improve their relationship with math. The ideas should be understandable by students of all levels of mathematics.

Parents who have children under age 13 and who think their children would benefit from some of the course materials should register themselves (i.e., parent's name, email, username) for the course. The parent may then choose to share course materials with their child at their own discretion.
What is the course structure?
The course will consist of six short lessons, taking approximately 20 minutes each. The lessons will combine presentations from Dr. Boaler and a team of undergraduates, interviews with members of the public, cutting edge research ideas, interesting visuals and films, and explorations of math in nature, sport and design.
What is the pace of the course?
The course will be self-paced, and you can start and end the course at any time in the months it is open. It is recommended that you take no more than one session a week, to allow the ideas to be processed and understood.
How will I be assessed?
There will be no formal assessment. Participants will be asked to complete a pre-and post-survey. The course will include quizzes that combine opportunities to write, work on math and reflect. These will not be graded.
Does this course carry any kind of Stanford University credit?
No.

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CoolMath4Kids - Math and Games for Kids, Teachers and Parents. Math lessons and fun games for kindergarten to sixth grade, plus quizzes, brain teasers and more.

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Author and Illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Honor three times for his picture book illustration. Additionally, he is the recipient of two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his Elephant & Piggie early readers. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. His work has been exhibited around the world, including solo retrospectives at the High Museum in Atlanta and the New-York Historical Society. Over the last decade, Mo has written three musical theater works based on his books, two of which were commissioned and toured by the Kennedy Center.

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Drawing projects that come with step by step instructions make it easier for students of all ages.

More Easy Drawing Ideas for Kids

As a former classroom art teacher, I saw first hand how students were often unsure as to how and where to start their drawing projects. That confusion often led to frustration, or maybe even deciding not to draw at all. It seemed to me that there must be a better way to share easy drawing ideas for kids, but it took some time to figure out how to do that.

Direct drawing instructions on the front board worked for a little while, but it had its limitations. There also was the issue of pacing. Some students always wanted to go faster, and some a bit slower. It kept the whole process feeling a bit chaotic, both for myself and for them too.

The solution? Create my own handouts that students could easily follow on their own.

The biggest benefit about getting the process down on paper was that every one could work finally work independently. Tutorials showing each step suddenly turned a noisy process into a very quiet and happy classroom! The more tutorials I made, the more I continually found them to be helpful. Students could build their confidence, learn the value in following directions, and hopefully start a lifetime love of drawing.

New drawing ideas are added often, so stop by to see the latest one. It just might be the perfect lesson for your classroom today!

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700+ Easy Drawing Ideas for Kids: Step-by-Step How to Draw Tutorials

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FREECYBER CIVICS ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES

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Teaches children what it means to be a good citizen, online and off.

Children apply the 5 principles of citizenship to online communities they belong to, or will belong to in the future.

Citizens have a lot of choices when it comes to how they participate within a community. This activity helps children consider how their participation impacts others.

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For each category, you will find activities, ideas, and digital resources to engage your child during this time. These resources below are meant to help for the betterment of students in the district as a whole.

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Kids Circuit: Drill Workout (FUN WORKOUT FOR KIDS AT HOME)

This FUN KIDS WORKOUT will have you sweating and moving using cones or paper plates. Perform FUN DRILLS like LATERAL SHUFFLES, SQUAT SHUFFLES, LEAP FROGS, HIGH KNEES , BEAR CRAWLS, HOP SCOTCH, and PLANK TAPS!SUBSCRIBE to get WEEKLY VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/Workouth...Connect with me!♥FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/workouthotel/♥MORE FREE WORKOUTS & TIPS: http://www.workouthotel.com/♥INSTAGRAM: workout_hotel♥PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/workouthotel/My 7 Day Mind & Body Makeover: https://youtu.be/_Nr1QfACbSASUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Workouth...

Launched as a beta version in 2009, SafeShare.tv has gained popularity as the safest way to Watch and Share YouTube and Vimeo videos, and is widely used all around the globe by educators so their students can watch educational material without the fear of inappropriate videos showing up.

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YOGA | MINDFULNESS | RELAXATION FOR KIDS! Screentime that gives kids SUPERPOWERS! ⬇️ D O W N L O A D T H E C O S M I C K I D S A P P ⬇️ 🍏Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmic-kids/ 🛍️Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosmickids 🖥️ Desktop (great for teachers!): https://app.cosmickids.com/ 📺 Roku: https://rb.gy/44r8d -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why watch on the App?

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The coronavirus-COVID-19-has sprung up and disrupted our lives in so many ways. From no toilet paper at the stores and lost vacations all the way to illness and the loss of lives-and now the search for remote learning activities for our kids has been thrust upon us-ready or not!

If your school district has closed and you are now responsible for remote learning activities for your children (or students), this post is designed specifically for you. I've put together a big collection of fun art activities that can be done at home with simple supplies, and which are easy for parents and fun for kids!

YOU don't have to be an art teacher to do fun art activities with your children, it just helps to KNOW one!

And you do-ME-so you are all set!

Teachers -please feel free to send a link to this post to your parents as a resource to help them provide art-themed remote learning activities for their kids while they're at home.

Parents -please feel free to share this with other parents who are looking for remote learning activities they can do with their children while schools are closed.

In this post I have curated a large collection of my art and art integration projects, activities, and resources that could be helpful to your children (and to you) over the next few weeks.

There are three sections to this post to make it helpful to you.

The first is a collection of projects that I have available on my blog. I will briefly describe them to you and then send you to the place on my blog where you can get the full details you need to do each project.

The second section is a place where you can sign up for my email list, and then I will send you instructions on how to get full access to my subscribers-only library containing a collection of freebies that I am sure you will find useful.

The last section will tell you about how you can use Teachers Pay Teachers to help you with remote learning activities. The Teachers Pay Teachers site is used by millions of people, all over the world, and isn't just for teachers. In fact, many parents use it to homeschool their children and to supplement their children's learning. You can set up a free account and start gathering resources (both free and paid) right away.

REMOTE LEARNING ACTIVITIES-USEFUL BLOG POSTS

Here you will find a collection of projects and activities that are available here on my blog. I have curated a list of projects that use a minimal amount of supplies (that you probably already have), and that can be readily modified for home use.

I briefly describe each activity below to help you decide if you are interested, but to get to the meat (and complete instructions), you need to follow the link provided (the link takes you to another post on my blog dedicated to that activity).

Emoji Agamographs: First, let's lighten the mood a little for our kids. Try using my easy emoji agamograph project with your children. An agamograph is a picture that morphs into another when you look at it from a different angle. Kids love them! In this activity, they can create emoji faces that express how they feel about all that is going on. You can easily modify this lesson and use basic supplies that you have around the home. You will find all the details HERE.

(Have older children? Give them more of an advanced way of making my agamographs and let them practice some math as they measure and figure this project out. You will find all the details HERE).

How-to-Draw an Owl (and Paint It, too!): This is a fun step-by-step, directed drawing activity, and then some! All the steps to drawing (and, if you want, painting) a cute owl are in the post and your children can follow along. You'll find the details HERE.

Owl Art Project Using Tissue Paper: If you have tissue paper and glue at home you could easily do a fun variation of my owl art project-"painting" with tissue paper. The details about how to do that project are available HERE.

How-to-Draw a Bunny (and Paint It, too!): Speaking of "how-to" instructions, I also have one for how to paint a bunny. Since Easter is fast approaching, your children could do this fun activity while they are home from school.

It's always good to have children work on sequencing and following step-by-step instructions. If you don't have supplies to paint, then just have your children do the same steps, but with paper and pencil. Instructions HERE.

Andy Warhol Soup Cans: This time at home could be used for some special projects that your children might not usually do. Art activities are always on the agenda, but art history doesn't always make the cut. This project combines a little of both!

I take you step-by-step through drawing soup cans-artwork like Andy Warhol did. Your kids are certain to think this is a bit of an unusual subject and brief history of Pop Art helps explain! All the instructions are available HERE.

Make Fish from Water Bottles: One way to approach this unexpected time at home is to look around at what you already have in your home and see what kind of art you can make using the things you have.

For example, HERE is a blog post I wrote about making rainbow fish from recycled water bottles.

....and HERE is a project you could do using found objects around your house and teaching your children about the artist Louise Nevelson. This is especially good for very young children.

Bleezer's Ice Cream Cone Art Project: This activity is certainly a very "sweet" one-kids get to invent their own (virtual) ice cream flavors)-and it will teach your children about making connections between art and poetry. It will also throw in some learning about alliterations. Check it out HERE.

Imaginary Playgrounds: It can't get any easier-or more creative-than my imaginary playground project. This was designed with the little ones in mind, but just about any grade can do this. Since this project uses scrap paper it's an easy project to put together with very little resources. You can read all about it HERE.

Celtic Knots: For some reason, children love to draw Celtic knots! This activity taps into that love (or helps to discover it!). Kids learn to draw (and then, if they want, paint) Celtic knots. Then they can even try creating a Celtic knot design that features the initial of their name-a fun personalized project! I have details about how to do all of that HERE.

Dots, Dots, and More Dots: If you have the book "The Dot" you can use it with the ideas in THIS POST. If you don't have the book, don't worry. The ideas in the post can be done without the book and are an introduction to fun art techniques that your children will like no matter what. They will especially like the watercolor and salt "trick," and the crayon resist technique.

BLOG POST ROUND-UPS

In addition to the full step-by-step projects mentioned above, I also have several round-up blog posts that are each FULL of useful project ideas. Here is a list of my activity round-up posts that have a lot of fun projects that include themes that are particularly applicable this time of year.

And if you want more, feel free to explore throughout my entire blog-my blog is dedicated to art-themed activities for kids and I am sure you'll find something that you (and your kids) will like and that will help enrich their time out of school. The front door of my blog is HERE.

REMOTE LEARNING ACTIVITIES-FREEBIE LIBRARY

I love to spoil my e-mail subscribers by sending exclusive freebies, tips and tricks, as well as special announcements of sales-not to mention that after you join you'll get invited to my "Subscribers Library" of freebies.

Today, when you join my email list, you'll be sent an email with instructions on how to access my subscribers-only library of freebies along with the password that is required. I hope this lightens your burden to find quality remote learning activities for your children.

This library of freebies includes a variety of my hugely popular interactive coloring pages, how-to-draw activities, unscramble famous faces, meet famous artist sheets, and a whole lot more. I am sure you won't be disappointed!

And, I am always adding activities to my library of freebies. You can have full access to it by joining my email list below.

REMOTE LEARNING ACTIVITIES-TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS

I also have a storefront on the Teachers Pay Teacher (TPT) site. The resources I have available there make learning fun for kids and easy for parents and teachers!

I have over 400 resources (both free and paid) that I have put together in a way that I can easily share with others. The format of the resources on Teachers Pay Teachers is digital-this means the resources there are mostly downloadable PDF files that you can print and use right away.

If TPT is new to you, this is a great time to become familiar with it! Simply set up a free account to download material from the site (but, of course, you can browse first all you want without an account). You can get started by visiting my store www.artwithjennyk.com.

The name, Teachers Pay Teachers, may imply that it's only for teachers, many parents use the site as well. Homeschool parents rely on the resources on the site as well as parents looking for ways to supplement the learning of their children. Sunday school teachers even buy from TPT.

While many of the resources on TPT do cost a small amount of money, many are also free. In fact, I have a category in my TPT store that has all of my FREE art-infused resources in one convenient place. Many would make great remote learning activities for use at home. You can browse these resources HERE.

Below are some of my favorite activities to use this time of year. I think most of them could be useful as remote learning activities for you at home with your children. Many of them have teaching videos included-making them extra useful right now (in other words, I do the teaching of your kids)! [Note: these are activities you would have to purchase]

Shamrock Celtic Knot Paper Art Project: My shamrock Celtic knot project is a huge hit with children. I selected this resource specifically because it has very detailed instructions and also comes with a complete teaching video. This will allow you to have your children follow along on their own as they make this fun project.

You can find this resource in my Teachers Pay Teachers store HERE.

Emoji Agamographs: If you like the idea of my agamographs (from above) but you want it made a bit easier, you will find my emoji agamograph resource on TPT HERE.

Life Cycle Agamographs: Interested in a fun and creative way to integrate art and science?

My 3-way agamographs focus on the life cycles of various plants and animals. If your children like my 2-way agamographs these are going to blow their minds!!! You can find the collection HERE.

Unscramble Famous Faces: Children love puzzles. Which is why they love my unscramble portrait pages. These pages include options for younger children (cut and paste) and older children (grid drawing) making them especially great remote learning activity if you have multiple age children at home during this time. You can see all of them (there are quite a few) HERE.

Coloring Pages: I have coloring pages for just about everything. My newest set is a set of different owls. If you have never used my coloring pages before you are in for a treat! These are not just ordinary coloring pages where the sky is blue and the grass is green.

These are Pop Art coloring pages full of patterns and designs where children are encouraged to color in creative ways.

Each of my coloring page resources comes with pattern-filled designs for younger children and interactive deigns where children draw in their own patterns and designs onto the pages before they color them. You can see my owl coloring pages HERE.

Also if you click HERE you can see all the coloring pages I have to offer- there are too many to list, but include things like Easter, Earth Day, Spring, Cowboys, Dinosaurs, Mermaids- basically whatever you can think of, I probably have! And, in case you don't want to miss out on the coloring fun, I have a (free) set of adult coloring sheets available, as well as a whole book dedicated to adult coloring that is available from Amazon!

Table Posters: I have some XL coloring projects available as well-what I call "Table Posters." You put 4 pieces of paper together to create a large coloring page that your child(ren) can then work on. This is a great way to get everyone in the family to cooperate and have fun together-because everyone is working on the same project. I have them available for St. Patrick's Day and for Valentine's Day (but these lovable themes could be used anytime).

Art History: If art history is important to you, like it is to me, I have a plethora of resources to introduce some art history to little learners. For example, HERE you will find my set of famous artwork coloring pages.

I also have a large set of my popular "Famous Faces®" historical figure collaboration posters, including famous artists.

My Famous Faces® posters were designed as inspirational activities that involved contributions from an entire classroom of students, so they contain about 36 individual pieces. But, if you have a couple of kids at home, and they are at home for a couple of weeks, perhaps these posters may work out for you. And at the end, you have a great piece of art to hang in the family room or in the kids' bedroom. Check out my complete set of Famous Faces® posters HERE.

But if 30+ pages seems like too many, then I do have one with only 4-my Andy Warhol collaboration poster. This makes it a great project to do with your children at home, and if you did, or plan to do, the Andy Warhol soup can project up above-this is a perfect pairing!

Click HERE to see my Andy Warhol portrait collaboration poster.

Measuring Masterpieces: If you'd like your children to work on some math & learn art history at the same time, I've got you covered there, too. Last year I worked really hard on a project that I call "Measuring Masterpieces" where children get to discover the true size of some of the most iconic works of art (that are in the public domain of course).

I mention this resource because it's educational-but also because it has a complete teaching video. Which I think would be very helpful to you now. The video teaches how to do the project AND teaches some art history about each artist. You can find my measuring masterpiece resource HERE.

Brain Waves Instruction Collaboration: I don't just talk about collaboration with my students, I practice it myself as an educator. I have been collaborating with Brain Waves Instruction for years. She lives in New York and I live in Arizona.

Together we have worked really hard on a large catalog of English Language Arts resources that teachers, parents, and most importantly, children absolutely love.

Just the other day a teacher wrote me about one of our Art Escape resources that focuses on grammar skills, and said that for the first time her children were excited to work on grammar skills. This is the kind of feedback from teachers that Brain Waves Instruction and I live for!

We have a HUGE collection of art-infused resources for topics like parts of speech, homophones, place value, listening comprehension, reading comprehension and more.

If you would like to try one of our resources for FREE we have a Parts of Speech sample that is a great one to try! You can find it HERE.

Whew! There you have it-a pretty substantial list of art-infused remote learning activities that should keep your kids happy and engaged during those days at home. I hope that you can find something that will work for your unique situation!

Let's Stay Connected

I post a lot of ideas on my social media channels as well. If you'd like to connect over there you can find me in the following places; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. I also have a TON of ideas on my Pinterest page and you can also find some of my ideas on You Tube.

Hopefully we'll all be back to our normal lives very soon.

In the meantime, thanks for taking the time to make art with your kids!

Jenny K.

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