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by Andrea Mulder-Slater In this lesson, students will celebrate Dot Day by tracing bottle caps to create a series of small circles on paper. Each circle will become a mini …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater This is a simple way to make folded paper dress shirt cards which are perfect for Father’s Day, or any day.  Making the card is simple, although …

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

K-2, Grades 3-5, Middle School

by Andrea Mulder-Slater When children discover they can create hamsters by drawing a series of hearts, they get really excited. And why wouldn’t they? These popular pets are small, sweet …

By Andrea Mulder-Slater Charley Harper was an incredible artist and illustrator who is best known for his stylized, simplified interpretations of nature and wildlife. Students will learn about Charley as …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater Charley Harper was an incredible artist and illustrator who is best known for his stylized, simplified interpretations of nature and wildlife. Students will learn about Charley as …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater Mandalas help to bring balance, peace and calm. This makes creating them a perfect activity for children (and adults) of all ages. This lesson uses readily available …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater The first days and weeks of school can be exciting and terrifying, all at once. Arming yourself with a few “getting to know” you exercises can help …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater Nutcracker dolls symbolize good luck in German tradition, but where did they come from? This drawing lesson will teach children the answer to this question, and more. …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater When my daughter was younger, she and I often pulled out the craft box in the mornings, to see what we could create. Inside our box we …

By Andrea Mulder-Slater Every year my daughter and I decorate a gingerbread house (or two, or three). We don’t bake from scratch, but instead work with pre-baked, pre-cut slabs of …

By Andrea Mulder-Slater Polar bears are very large bears who live in the icy cold Arctic where The Northern Lights (or Aurora Borealis) can be seen. Auroras are bright, dancing …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater With their spotty, patchwork hair patterns, calico cats are so much fun to draw! In this lesson, students will learn how to draw a sleeping cat, laying …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater The only thing better than chocolate, is chocolate in a cup! Big mugs of hot chocolate (or hot cocoa) are the theme of this cozy art lesson. …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater Here’s a super quick way to make paper pumpkins that look real enough to pick! [This is a small snippet of a lesson we have inside The …

by Andrea Mulder-Slater When I was a student at art school, my drawing professor had one rule and that was to draw, every single day. From her I learned there …

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12