Today we’re learning how to make a watermelon! This is a really simple construction paper cutout, even for younger artists. You’ll need red, green (2 sheets), and black construction paper. You’ll also need scissors, glue stick, black marker, and oil pastels (white, light and dark green).
How To Fold An Origami Iris
It’s springtime here in the United States! Time for flowers! For this project you’ll need a square piece of paper. Follow along with us and learn how to fold an origami iris. This project is a little challenging for younger artists, but that means it’ll be a fun project to do with your young artists! […]
How To Draw An Ice Cream Cone
Summer is practically here (for us in the U.S.)! Our favorite thing to eat, during summer, is ice cream. Learn how to draw an ice cream cone with us…be careful though, you might get really hungry! For this activity we used construction paper, a black marker, scissors, glue sticks and oil pastels. This is a […]
How To Make A Hamburger Cutout
MMMMMmmmm…I’m hungry! Let’s learn how make a hamburger cutout! You’ll need construction paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. The colors of construction paper we used were: Tan Yellow Brown Red Green We used the same colors of colored pencils.
How To Fold An Easy Origami Flower
Hads and I learned how to fold an easy origami flower today! Follow along with us to fold your own. All you need is a square piece of paper. When we go to fast or speed up the video, you can pause it, finish the step, then press play. Try practicing this a couple times, […]
How To Draw A Hummingbird
Hey art friends! Today’s lesson is how to draw a hummingbird. We used regular printer paper (letter), Sharpies, and Prismacolor pencils. We also go over blending and shading. Chuckers and I had so much fun drawing this bird. Remember to have fun when you’re following along with us. If you get frustrated, because your drawing […]
How To Color A Butterfly With Watercolor Pencils
Today we’re showing off how to color a butterfly with watercolor pencils! If you haven’t watched how to draw a butterfly on a flower, yet…be sure to watch that first. In this lesson we used watercolor pencils and made copies of our original drawing. Many new printers have also have a scanner that allows you to […]
How To Draw A Butterfly On A Flower
Hads is my special guest today, and we’re learning how to draw a butterfly on a flower! This is another fun and simple drawing activity you can do with young artists 5 and under…though older artists may enjoy it too 🙂 We love drawing insects, we’re going to be drawing them all week. Check our […]
How To Paint A Watermelon
We received this awesome art project idea from one of our super cool art friends. We loved her idea so much we had to do it too. How to paint a watermelon is a great activity for any artist during summertime, but especially works well for younger artists. We only used three colors and about […]
How To Draw A Bee
Bees are not exactly a family favorite around here. Last summer, Chuckers went to check the mailbox and on his way back to the house a bee stung him right on the side of the neck. He came running into the house yelling, “I got stung! I got stung!” Mom and Hads came to the […]
How To Draw A Ladybug
Simple step by step instructions on how to draw a ladybug, perfect for really young artists. Watch the video and download the free steps.