One of my biggest struggles during my first year teaching elementary art was in worrying about what the classroom teacher was going to...

I was a high school art teacher for 14 years, and I loved it. We would spend days, sometimes weeks working on projects. The sky was the...

Today I set out one huge pumpkin and had the kids paint it, and I've never seen them more focused!

Today we got word that all San Diego Unified Schools will be closed until April 6th. On top of that every extracurricular activity has...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, that means it's time for Valentine's themed art projects. Kids both young and old love...

It's springtime here in California and after all the rain we had this year, the flowers are in full bloom! I love finding activities that...

Have you tried painting with wet chalk? When my daughter was little she used to love dropping chalk into buckets of water. It actually...

Have you ever used clay with your kids? In all my years of teaching, I've noticed that students get the most excited about clay. There is...

Sometimes I like to break out some of my old school art materials with my kids, just to see what they will do with them. Have you ever...

Do your kids love books? I'm a little bit crazy about children's books and so are my kids, we love to read. If my kids are ever going...

Have you ever wondered what the difference between oil pastels and crayons are? Is one better than the other? They are both excellent...

Do your kids love playdough? Playdough is hands down my kids favorite art material. There are so many different ways you can use it, read...

Here is a fun, simple, process based art project that you can do with your 3-5 year olds. I began by reading them the book Sky Color, by...

Let me start of by saying that process based art should be the focus of your child's art for at least the first 3 years of their life....

Have you ever wondered what the difference between liquid and pan watercolors is? I discovered liquid watercolors a while back and now I...

First let's talk about what process based art is. Process art is art that is focused on the process of making art, not a finished piece....

Have you ever wanted to have your students create an expressive work of art, but didn't know where to start? Last year I took a workshop...

If you have a young child you may have witnessed them going through a draw your family phase. My daughter just went through this. She...

Have you ever looked at your child's drawing and said something like, "Great mountain!" only to be told it's a house? I think we are all...