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April Art Activities for Grades 3 to 7

Upper elementary and middle school teachers, homeschoolers, and parents. Give kids a break from screens and get creative with these print-and-go, imaginative April art activities! Art helps kids to express their views, and celebrate their uniqueness. It also offers many benefits for their physical and emotional development, from improving fine motor skills to fostering concentration […]

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March Art Activities for Upper Elementary

Encourage your students to explore their creative side this spring with these fun, low-prep March art activities. Calling all upper elementary teachers, homeschoolers, and parents! Are you looking for engaging art projects to keep your kids entertained this March? Look no further 🙂 These high-interest art printables also provide a brain break and an escape […]

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St. Patrick’s Day Activities FREE Printable

Help kids celebrate this festival on March 17th, wherever you live in the world, with these St. Patrick’s Day Activities, FREE Printable coloring pages. St. Patrick’s Day is such a great opportunity to explore Ireland’s rich history and culture. Finding a creative pathway into a lesson or activity will always help to engage kids and […]

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Why is Art Important in our Classrooms?

Art is a fantastic vehicle for learning, communicating feelings and exploring outside of the box thinking. I’m a great believer in the positive power of art on our mental wellbeing. Perhaps many of us feel more comfortable or free to express ourselves in a deeper way via hands on creativity rather than just using words?

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Free Growth Mindset Posters for the Classroom

Create an environment, at school or home that is imaginative, inspiring, colorful, stimulating, motivational, fun and engaging. Encourage a Growth Mindset with these free posters. Read more about this FREE Growth Mindset activity.

I love a challenge! I am determined to succeed!

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Fun End of Year Activities for Middle School

Teachers, students and parents experience beginnings and endings together every year at school. It’s totally ok for everyone to feel mixed emotions after deep connections have been made and another year of learning comes to an end.Reflecting creatively on the year as it draws to a close is important for students. In doing so, they can […]

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Thanksgiving Art and Writing Activities for the Classroom

I love to create imaginative Thanksgiving art and writing activities, to help students celebrate the richness of Fall and Thanksgiving in the classroom or at home. This time of year is perfect for exploring color, shape, abstract patterns, poetry and metaphor! Here are some of my popular Thanksgiving art and writing activities, perfect for busy […]

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Chinese New Year Free Printables 2023

Celebrate the Year of The Rabbit 2023 with these engaging Chinese New Year free printables. Create an exciting Chinese New Year art display to kick off 2023 in your classroom! Students enjoy completing these free coloring pages and I love to design them 🙂 Read on too, for some fun facts about The Year of the Rabbit, […]

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First Week Back To School Ideas and Activities

First week back to school ideas and activities are great for soothing anxious students and teachers. Icebreakers do just that – they break the ice! How do we build a strong classroom community for the year ahead? We’ve gathered some fun facts, exploring what back to school looks like, in different countries around the world. […]

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Chinese New Year, Year of the Tiger Free Coloring Pages

Download my fun free printable ‘Year of the Tiger’ coloring pages, along with ’15 fun facts about Chinese New Year’ to get kids engaged and have fun learning in a creative way.  Chinese New Year 2022 welcomes the Year of The Tiger and people will be celebrating this wonderful festival all over the world. ​What […]

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These Easy Doodles For Kids Are Such Fun!

These easy doodle ideas keep kids of all ages engaged. You can experiment with these simple ideas in the classroom or at home. Doodling helps us to relax our minds, engages our imagination, and takes us away from screens for a while. Kids love to experiment, and play with colors and patterns. The outcome isn’t […]

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Back To School Art Projects That Kids Can Relate To!

The first week back to school is the perfect time to introduce some imaginative, ‘all about me’ activities to engage tweens and teens. They love current and cool themes that reflect their interests – modern tech, gadgets, sport, fashion, street art. That’s my key aim – creating resources that do just that!

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