Have you been looking for some elements of art posters and always end up finding the same ol’ thing? I do, that’s why I created these fun posters to hang in my classroom so my students can reference them any time! The elements of art are the foundation of art making which is ever changing, let’s change our reference right along with it!

If you like these posters then get them here in the shop at The Art Dream! Might as well check out my other fantastic printables while you’re at it!

So yep, I’m kind of bored and tired of the elements of art posters I find in art supply catalogues, aren’t you? They’re all the same and they don’t reflect my art making or teaching style. Plus they are dated and not very pleasing to look at in my opinion and they are so expensive!

​So I thought well I’m a creative artist, why don’t I make my own? Although they aren’t going to be the biggest posters, they’re still 7 of them which is great for a small bulletin board or a tri-fold foam core board display, something I could whip out when needed. I actually have a long and narrow bulletin board along the top of my classroom that is too short for posters so these will be perfect to occupy that spot!

There are 7 posters included in this purchase, color, line, shape, texture, form, space and value. All of them designed by me to convey the elements in a fun and trendy way. I want my students to be able to look at these posters and immediately understand why each element is important so they can apply the techniques to their own artwork!

These posters can be stapled right to a bulletin board, trimmed down, laminated, framed or however you choose to display them! Be sure to put a big “Elements of Art” sign above them so everyone knows just what they are. Have fun and be creative.

​The download can be found in the shop, just follow the link!

Pull kids away from the game once in a while and create a fun project like my stuffed felt Loot Llama, it’ll teach them a new skill (sewing/stitching) while still feeding their appetite for Fortnite! We have to learn to pick our battles too so why not take some of their current interests and turn them into fun, engaging art projects?

The llamas above were created by myself and my 11 year old niece! She did an amazing job, and it was completely made by her with minimal help from me!

I’ve collaborated with Trixi Symonds over at colouredbuttons.com on this project for “Sew a Softie” month. You can find some great sewing tutorials and tips from Trixi so be sure to visit Coloured Buttons for more info on how to sew. If you’d like to see my full tutorial and get the pattern for this loot llama then keep reading!

It’s the perfect time to make some fluttering friends with the kids, students, your family or even your friends! Just try my free printables from The Art Dream! All you need is a toilet tube and some imagination. If you like these then check out my shop too for even more fun and exciting crafts for everyone!

I’ve gotten such nice feedback on these cute butterfly and Bee papercrafts and I thought with the nice weather finally approaching that it be nice to share these crafts with you again. So grab some materials and get outside to make these little bugs.

Download the bee below right here at The Art Dream! If you like the butterfly then visit the link to hellowonderful.co for the download!

Above is an example my friend Cara from raisingkinley.com created with her daughter Kinley! They came out great! So glad t0 hear you guys had fun making the butterflies!

Please right click the file and save it to your computer before printing. If you are having trouble with the printed size of the image, make sure that you select "fit to page" or "print actual size" in your printer options window. Do not print from the open window of your internet browser after clicking on the file, your printout will be very tiny!

Materials:

• Printer
• White cardstock paper
• Toilet tube or paper towel tube
• Scissors or craft knife
• Glue
• Stapler or tape
• Markers, crayons etc

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Directions:

Step 1. Print the color your own bee, then color with your choice of markers, crayons etc.

Step 2. Cut with scissors or a craft knife.

Step 3. Wrap around a toilet tube. Secure with glue, tape or a stapler.

Step 4. Fold back tabs on wings and glue them to the sides of the tube.

Step 5. Add your own details if you'd like.

This was actually the first art show our school has ever had, can you believe that? Art has always been important to the staff here, they have some incredible paintings hung in the halls by former students. Now, we are introducing an art show where we can show off a little bit of everything that all of our art teachers and their students are producing through the course of the year. The theme for our art show was “Inspired by Nature” so we tried to incorporate the idea of nature with the projects we presented to our students. It all turned out so much better than we expected!

We also conducted two paint-a-long classes for our visitors and students, everyone had a blast making their own creations. We showed our guests some special techniques and just let them go to town! I highly suggest that you consider adding a little activity to your art show, it creates a nice atmosphere and then everyone leaves with a takeaway at the end.

I’m already thinking about how we can make the art show even better next year. Check out the gallery below to see more of the artwork and the fun time we had painting!

Have you witnessed one of these large paper flower backdrops for parties and other large events? They are truly awe inspiring and leave you feeling mesmerized! Try making your own large flowers, if I can do it than anyone can. I used the Cricut for these and although it was a lot of work, it was easy work and the results make it all worth it.

So once in a while I use my Cricut for projects, it was always especially helpful when I worked with special needs kids and preparing for their art projects. This year I am teaching High School and our art show is nature inspired so it gave me the chance to use the Giant Flowers cutouts. I cut 33 flowers, the rose, poppy, peony, daisy and blue bell. I am really happy with how these turned out!

I first prepared the images by making them the size I wanted in the Cricut app. I wanted them large but not too big that each petal would take up too much space on one sheet of paper. I used about 4-5 sheets of 12”x12” colored paper for the flower petals. I also prepared 3 cutting mats with the cardstock paper so that once one cut was finished cutting the next mat was ready to go into the machine. For directions on putting the flowers together just check out the link here.

The smaller flowers were made with some of the Flower Shoppe cutouts and I used them to fill in the empty spots. I also cut out a bunch of leaves to give it that complete organic look!

This magical papercraft will give you all the feels, a unicorn, rainbow and a cloud are all included in this download, add your own special details to make it even more majestic! I worked with the fantastic hellowonderful.co on this printable papercraft and she did a fantastic job at adding her own details! Just head on over there to check it out! If you want to make this awesomely enchanted craft then get the download right here at The Art Dream below!

​Be sure to also check out my original printables in the shop as well!

I wanted to create an accordion type of craft, one that’s movable and fun to play with, I just love interactive projects, it breathes a sense of life into the craft. Movement is such an integral part of our lives too, let’s make sure that the crafts and projects we do with the kids expreriment with motor functions that give kids a basic understanding of how things work!

To get a list of materials and see some directions on how to put this together visit hellowonderful.co, but first download the printable below!

Check out my short video for a peek at my super cool flying unicorn! Isn’t it a beauty? Be sure to tell me all about how you made your unicorn special.

I added some iridescent cellophane paper t0 the back of my rainbow that I cut up with hand shredding scissors to give my craft some extra sparkle, I think this makes for an even more magical experience. Be sure to get creative and try out different materials and techniques when making your own projects!

I’ve also been telling my students to make art more meaningful, to think about the subjects, colors or patterns they choose. I want them to make art that reflects something important to them or that reflects their own personality in some way. Being able to make art is a very powerful tool when you want to share an opinion or turn your feelings and grief into an external reminder of what you believe in. So remember to make art with intention and passion, you’ll never know who you’ll inspire by doing so.

The storm cloud represents the turmoil and tragedy turned into a powerful force, one that will rain down and wash away old, dated views in hopes that new positive changes will come into effect. Each person killed is represented by a raindrop who’s deaths will not be in vain because I’m hopeful that laws will change to make us all safer! Over the past couple of months I’ve witnessed some of the most brave young people determined to make a difference, I commend them for their resilience and tenacity.

My cloud was actually pretty easy to make, I cut two pieces of felt exactly the same then stitched on all of my details with bakers twine to one piece of the felt. I then cut out the raindrops and stitched on some beads. I glued two raindrops together with the string in-between. I glued the top of the string to the inside of the cloud and then began to use a blanket stitch to seal up the cloud. Just before finishing the stitch I stuffed the pillow well with fiber fill and sealed it up.

Have fun making felt creations and be sure to make it meaningful too!

Here’s a quick tutorial for putting these paper bunnies together, it’s a fun and easy activity to do with the kids plus you’re practicing fine motor skills which is really important. As an art teacher I see a lot of older kids having trouble with their craftsmanship of small details. With some practice they’ll get better and better preparing them for executing more complicated tasks. So grab your materials and make these fantastic stitched bunnies for hanging or giving as gifts this spring season!

Materials:

• Colored cardstock paper or paper cutouts
• Clear vellum paper
• Yarn
• Tapestry needle
• ​Shredded paper
• Small hole puncher
  

Directions:

Step 1. I cut my bunnies using the Cricut machine but you can trace a pattern or use pre-cut shapes found at the craft store. Then layer your vellum shape on top of the solid shape and punch holes around the perimeter.

Step 2. Thread your needle with yarn and start stitching, I used a running stitch, which means you thread in an up and down pattern.

Step 3. Stop before you get to the end and stuff the bunny with some shredded paper, be careful you don’t want to rip the vellum or paper.

These turned out really nice! I plan to hang them as decoration for Easter! You can stuff these bunnnies with things you have like chunky glitter, feathers for color, shredded paper, scraps of felt, tissue paper or candies like jelly beans!

Hip hop, hip hop this cute little bunny papercraft will jump right into your spring celebrations! He is perfectly white too which gives you the opportunity to decorate and color it just as you wish! Give him spots, give him stripes, give him bows and ties, whatever you’d like just make sure it’s full of spring excitement. This papercraft is available below for free but if you like it then check out some of my other original designs in the shop here at The Art Dream!

There’s something really special about creating a 3D piece of artwork, the subject just comes to life and is given dimentionality, it’s pulled into the physical world making it a step closer to realistic. Imagine the kids giving these bunnies color by adding a bunch of craft supplies like pom-poms, glitter, sequins, ribbons or even gems! Or they could be used as place cards for all of your dinner plates. See more of my 3D creations in the shop too, I know you’ll love what you find!

You’ll need just a few things to make this bunny craft, it’s so easy, check out the directions below but first be sure to download the free printable...

Materials:

• 3D bunny printable
• White cardstock paper
• Scissors or craft knife
• Tacky glue
• Straight edge like a ruler, credit card or popsicle stick
• ​Any craft supplies you’d like

Directions:

Step 1. Print and cut out the pieces of the bunny, there are 4 pieces in total.

Step 2. Score all of the lines with a craft knife or you could use something like a credit card to press the “dent” into the lines, this helps tremendously when folding.

Step 3. Fold the head and body, use tacky glue to adhere the flaps to the corresponding sides. Glue the head to the body when done.

​Step 4. Glue on the ears to the top of the head. Don’t forget to add your own details!

Hide small treats underneath this little silly bunny!

I’m no stranger to building castles from cardboard tubes but I usually make them big and fancy. Here’s a version that’s very doable for you and the little ones! You can easily put a fun castle like this together, no problemo, just follow my photo tutorial and you’ll be well on your way to making a castle everyone will admire!

Visit RedTedArt to see the full tutorial!

Isn’t this castle a beaut’, I used crushed up cds to make the base, it makes for a beautiful reflective surface perfect for replicating a cold, icy texture!

Add some fairy lights for an extra touch of shimmer! Kids will definitely be entranced. If you’d like to see how I made this castle then follow the link here! Or click on one of the images!

Remember, your castle doesn’t have to be an ice castle it can be inspired by spring or any other season, maybe it’s a candy castle or a heart castle, maybe it’s a sea castle or a castle in the sky! Let your imagination run wild!