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Foil magic … worth revisiting
We art teachers are always looking for interesting techniques to introduce to our students. Here is one you might have forgotten about. It's been...
Arts & Activities, 12/01/08 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Sand casting
Sand casting was such a big hit in our school that even the teachers got into the act! Our principal, Jim Leonard, had never clone a piece of...
Arts & Activities, 06/01/05 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Wild images
Ordinarily, we art teachers tend to look down our noses at fluorescent colors as too flashy to use in most projects. We know from experience that...
Arts & Activities, 05/01/05 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
You see … its me!
Our school system has a special program in which a small number of high achieving fourth- and fifth-graders are selected to participate in one...
Arts & Activities, 06/01/04 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Whip up a batch of gingerbread cookies
During the holiday season, there is always a hum of excitement as children and teachers decorate their classrooms and school hallways, and musical...
Arts & Activities, 12/01/03 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Build a castle! - Recycling renaissance - art project
Every year, the students in all grades of my elementary school do a papier-mache project. In planning the lessons, I look back to see what each...
Arts & Activities, 06/01/03 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Save that gadget - art projects
The art teacher's motto is, "Don't throw that away!" In our art room, we save all sorts of "precious junk," from stacks of cardboard to tiny boxes,...
Arts & Activities, 11/01/02 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
From another world - Brief Article
Children of all ages love to dream up wild and imaginary characters. Creating unusual ways to draw made-up beings is so much fun; after all an...
Arts & Activities, 02/01/02 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Cardboard loom weaving - Brief Article
Beautiful weavings can be created by students in grades 3-6 with simple cardboard looms. The looms are cheap, easy to make, and can be used over...
Arts & Activities, 12/01/01 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication -
Tempera WATER SCAPES - Brief Article
So often, the subjects that appear in children's landscape paintings are houses, trees and mountains. These subjects are fine, but to change the...
Arts & Activities, 04/01/01 by Cynthia Cox Farris · More from publication
