Last week, 4th grade started on their Square 1 Art project. It was inspired by a project I saw on Pinterest and Vincent Van Gogh!
Day 1-We looked at his art, Starry Night and his Sunflower paintings, and then painted our sunflower paper, and background paper.
Day 2- we started making our sunflower collage!
Materials:90lb paper, My favorite paint, and my favorite brushes!
Here’s what we’ve made so far!
This week 5th grade is working on their self portraits, that they use for their collage! We just drew half a face, so it’s a little easier! This is inspired from The Lost Sock art blog and the original project can be found, if you click here.
Day 1 (45 min) Drawing half a face with me. Most have had time to draw, trace, and start to color
Day 2 (45 min) They finish coloring, cut it out, glue it on the side of the new paper, and start on their collage. I usually get them to find the letters in their name first. We're still on day 2, so I'm not sure if they'll finish day 3 or not!
Materials:
Here’s what we have so far!
It's state standardized testing week y'all! That means altered schedules and shortened classes for the whole school! yay...Anyway, we're making the best of it and creating some cute crayons this week in Kindergarten.
Here's what you need
Here's how you do it!
🦉 Fall Owl Art Project – Exploring Warm Colors & Texture! 🍁
This week in the art room, our young artists created adorable fall owls perched on colorful autumn branches, inspired by an Instagram post by @sv.artroom. This project allowed students to experiment with paint, learn art vocabulary, and practice cutting and assembling shapes.
Materials
Jack Richeson paint, My favorite paintbrushes, fave pencils, oil pastels, 90lb paper, scissors, and glue
We began by talking about warm colors—red, orange, and yellow—and how they remind us of fall leaves and cozy autumn weather. Students used paint to create a tree trunk with branches and added dabs of warm color to represent leaves in the background.
We also discussed texture and how artists can make surfaces look rough, smooth, fuzzy, or patterned. Students painted a separate sheet of brown paper with layered brushstrokes to create a feathery texture for the owl’s body. This was a great way to explore how paint can be used to make patterns and movement.
On the second day, students transformed their painted papers into an owl. They cut out the body from their textured brown paper and glued it onto the background. Then we created the owl’s:
Big round eyes (because owls are excellent nighttime observers!)
Tiny orange beak
Triangle-shaped feet
Students practiced cutting circles, triangles, and curves—wonderful fine motor skills disguised as creative fun. They used shape tracers from amazon and I made owl tracers for them.
✅ Warm vs. cool colors
✅ How to create texture with paint
✅ Cutting & gluing skills
✅ Following multi-step directions
✅ That art can be built in layers—just like real artists do!
Each owl turned out full of personality—some are curious, some are silly, and some look very wise. No two owls are the same, and that’s what makes art amazing!
🦉🍂 We are so proud of our young artists and their colorful fall owls. Stay tuned for more creative adventures in the art room!
