The Gallery- Blog Carnival of Art Projects for Kids Volume 3

Welcome to the November 1, 2009 edition of The Gallery- The Autumn Harvest Edition.




This edition of the Gallery brings us three fun project ideas and one opportunity to really expand our art knowledge through the use of the internet. Sit back, relax and enjoy the great articles and beautiful colors of Fall!

Ritsumei presents Car Painting posted at Baby Steps, saying, "We used Monkey's cars to paint some pictures; Monkey loved it and the clean up was surprisingly easy on most of the cars."

Stacie Young presents 100 Excellent Twitter Feeds for Art Scholars posted at Online Courses.org.




Barb presents Frank Lloyd Wright Bubble Window Project posted at Harmony Art Mom, saying, "We had an excellent time working on this project and I hope it inspires others to try this sort of thing with their children or in their classrooms. It sure has brightened up our classroom window.

Miss Julie presents Greek Vases posted at Kids Art Projects and Lessons at Ms. Julie's Place. This project is an opportunity to explore both the history of Greek Vases and the unique contribution they are to art. Explore symmetry and symbolism in this fun "scratch" project.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
the gallery
using our
carnival submission form.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our

blog carnival index page.

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The Gallery- Blog Carnival of Art Projects for Kids Edition #2

Welcome to the October 1, 2009
edition of
"The Gallery"
Art Lessons and Projects for Kids.

Our very first issue had four wonderful contributions. This time around the baby has grown (much like my real baby) to eleven contributions!
In honor of the similarities the theme of this carnival is
"The Baby Edition".

Kris Correira presents Solubility, Capillary Action, Math, and Art posted at At Home Science.This looks like such a fun project and pretty simple too! Even those of us who are science challenged should not be afraid to attempt.

Jimmie presents Make or Draw a Giraffe posted at Jimmie's Collage.
This is a neat online project that we participated in. Giraffes can be drawings, paintings, 3D crafts, anything! A great theme for your next project and a great way for children to see their art displayed online. .

Jimmie always finds the coolest things around the web! Even if I know she hasn't posted something new, I always check her tagfoot steps to see what new goodies she has located. This was a real gem and inspired this next submission.

Julie presents Giraffe Scratch here at Miss Julie's Place. Here is an additional art lesson to accompany all the giraffe fun that Jimmie found.

Jessica presents Create Your Own Picasso Painted Collage
posted at Art Smarts 4 Kids
For those of you who aren't familiar with Jessica's blog, it is time to get so. Jessica has complied an extensive resource of art history and projects that could keep an art teacher or home school going for a long time. This particular project is very simple, but has a high impact both visually and educationally.

Angie in GA presents a trio of lessons at The One Thing: Art Lesson #6 The Art of Kandinsky and the use of Lines posted at TheOneThing.

Giotto Inspired Art Lesson posted at TheOneThing and

The One Thing: ART LESSON posted at TheOneThing.

Angie's blog was new to me, but I sure am glad to have found her. She really approaches her lessons from a Charlotte Mason philosophy and she and her boys have ended up with some pretty impressive projects.

Dana presents Henri Matisse & Icarus posted at school for us, saying, "I loved the first edition of this carnival and thought I'd share a previous post." Dana and her daughter seem to be having so much fun in their home school! Be sure to pop over there and join in. The Lego video of Daedalus and Icarus is definitely worth the trip!

Tisha Smith presents ART with Mrs. Smith: palm tree posted at ART with Mrs. Smith, saying, "This is one of my favorite lessons because we all love the fantasy of tropical sunsets and it's so fun to hear kids talk about the colors in the sky when the sun sets."
I wish I had been in Mrs. Smith's art class when I was in elementary school!

Debra presents Bb is for... posted at Ryan & Debra Snow Family. What a great project for the younger kids. Like Debra, seeing the kids work area or palette is almost as much fun as seeing their completed work!

Barb has another great site and it's not just for art either. Be sure to check it all out, but start with this fabulous project...

Barb presents Great American Artists For Kids: Tiffany Glass Project posted at Harmony Art Mom, Barb says,
Thanks for hosting this great carnival and I look forward to seeing the next edition.
Barb"

Thanks to you Barb for submitting this great project and to everyone else as well!

Until our next appointment, have fun creating with all these great ideas!

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
the gallery, the next deadline is October 27th.
using our
carnival submission form.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our

blog carnival index page.

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Baby Update- Six months

Yes, she is growing, and so am I, right along with her. It is very hard to think that I have another 14 1/2 weeks or so to go. Pregnancy is at best uncomfortable for me, and this time is no exception. I am only 5'2" and literally have about six inches of space between my ribs and my hips. Not a lot of space for a little growing person.

Despite my complaints, there are many more precious things going on that make it all worth it. This little girl loves music. If there is music playing, she is moving. Live music has an especially energizing effect on her. Daddy is a musician you see, and so is his dad, so it is in the genes- on one side anyway. I play the radio and try not to sing too loud for fear of the build up of yowling cats in the back yard.

She also loves her daddy already. He almost always speaks before or while he touches my tummy and invariably it creates a response from the little princess.

I know this is not an "art" post, but inquiring minds might want to know, so I thought I'd supply the information. In the future there will be a "baby update" link in the sidebar for those who are interested.

And while I'm at it, I will include one art related snippet. The deadline for submissions to The Gallery is quickly approaching on the 27th, so please remember to get those in. I am excited about that "baby" too!

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And the Winner Is...

Thank you to all who participated in the first issue of the carnival either by contributing submissions or comments. As promised one of those lovely people will win this cool little table top easel. The winner was chosen via a random number generator which just so happened to be #15 who just so happens to be...

Mary who has a great little blog called A Merry Note.

So all Mary needs to do is email me her shipping info at msjuliesartclass@aol.com so I can forward that on to my sponsor.

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The Gallery- Blog Carnival of Art Projects for Kids Issue #1

Welcome to the September 1, 2009 edition of

The Gallery-Blog Carnival of Art Projects for Kids

Issue No.1

I am pleased to bring you some wonderful ideas. Though there are only a few, what they lack in volume, they make up for in
substance as they come from some of the best art teacher and homeschooler blogs around!

This being our "maiden voyage", it is only right to celebrate!
So to honor this blog carnival kick off, I am going to give away this easel with the help of my sponsor
Toys & Games Online
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KidKraft - Tabletop Easel- Retail Value $41.00

(click on picture above for more details on the product)

To enter the easel giveaway, just leave a comment on this post before September 8, 2009 at midnight pacific time.
You must be a resident of the USA or Canada to enter.

Something else my sponsors would like you to consider is your posture while you are hard at work on all those creative projects. Art should never be "pain in the neck" or anywhere else! To keep your posture in check, you may want to consider investing in a really good chair the
The Aeron® Collection From Herman Miller ®,
is a great if your budget will allow.



Now to open the gallery!

Kris presents Science of Relations: Primary Secondary Overlapping Art posted at Science of Relations, saying, "A fun and simple project to teach primary and secondary colors."
What a fun way to explore this simple art concept. I can see endless opportunities here!

Kathleen Barbro presents Back To School Portraits posted at ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS, saying, "Here's a very simple way to approach back-to-school self portraits."

I so appreciate Kathy for contributing to this carnival. I "borrow" from her all the time, so it is a great honor to get to host some of her hard work over here.

Tisha Smith presents ART with Mrs. Smith: Art Lesson, Dali posted at ART with Mrs. Smith, saying, "I chose this project because the kids enjoy creating it so much. It's not one that "looks" extraordinarily beautiful or colorful, but it encourages expression in a simple manner."

I always love it when a creative person devises a way to present material that is not necessarily "kid friendly" in a really "kid friendly" way! I definitely plan to "borrow" this lesson.

Barb presents Just Like a Cezanne Still Life posted at Harmony Art Mom, saying, "Cezanne is our artist of the moment and when the opportunity arose with a crop of fresh fruits and veggies, we made a still life inspired by Cezanne.
What a great way to seize an art opportunity! Barb also challenges us in this post to make some art opportunities of our own!


Thanks so much for joining us on our maiden voyage! If you have enjoyed what you've seen here, please be sure to leave a comment and maybe let others know as well. The Gallery will be open once a month, so if you have anything you would like to display or share with us, please follow the link below to the carnival submission form.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
the gallery
using our
carnival submission form.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our

blog carnival index page.

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The Gallery- Blog Carnival of Art Projects for Kids

It's coming!


Be sure to get your posts in by August 27th at 5pm Pacific Time!

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road- More Oz projects!

Today I only bring you a glimpse of what I've been up to as of late. I have not had time to put together tutorials on these, but I wanted to share these wonderful projects anyway.

First we have Dorothy and the Tornado inspired by Oodles of Art Falling Back in Space lesson.
This project shown is my sample. I tried to encourage the kids to update Dorothy- if nothing else just so the character wearing a dress and the angle didn't create an "I see London" issue, and so we could use the opportunity to bring in thematic elements from the book and movie. Notice the rainbow and blue bird themes as well as the green sickly sky in the background.

Next up is our current project- The Not-so-Scary- Scarecrow. This is actually a mixed media, 2 piece of cardstock project. We did the background in pencil and sharpie and then colored in with crayon using heavy pressure to blend the colors. I encouraged the kids to use at least three different colors in each area- three greens in the cornstalks, three red/orange tones in the pumpkins, three blues/purples in the sky, etc. The scarecrow was done on a second piece of cardstock in pencil and sharpie then painted in with watercolor. I showed the kids the wash technique of laying down water in each area first to keep the colors light and only in the wet area.
Once it was done we cut out the scarecrow, attached it to the background with rolled tape to get a more offset 3-D look and them added in highlights and shadow details with more crayon and/or oil pastel.

The last one is not really an Oz project, but I suppose I could call them Cyclone Coasters!
They are based on this fun project at Art Projects for Kids. I just about used a whole magazine for this one. The only difference in my sample is that I did not complete the last step of pushing the coils into a bowl-shape, but just left them flat and painted them with white acrylic craft paint.
I have been meaning to add some more color or design or even make some coasters, but it hasn't happened quite yet.

That's all for now!

Except for this heads up...
Tune in next week for the announcement of a brand new blog carnival and a contest to kick it off!

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The Carnivals are in Town!

There is a double treat today. Both the Hands-on-Homeschool Carnival and Homeschool Showcase are up! Make a little extra coffee or tea and enjoy all the scrumptious ideas to inspire you for a brand-new school year!

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Take a Staff Development Day- with a good cup of coffee!

My oldest goes to a public high school (her choice, not mine) and I teach in an afterschool public school program, so I am somewhat familiar with the goings-on of the school district we live in. Every week the elementary kids get a minimum day and the high schoolers get a late start day.

What is being done with this time you may ask?

Staff Development.

Don't we homeschoolers deserve some staff development too?
I challenge you to take a little time (and a little coffee, or tea, or whatever you like) and check out
The Carnival Of Homeschooling: Ten Top School Supplies Edition over at Life Nurturing Education.

I hope afterward, you will feel developed!!

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