Space art elementary

SCS Art Teacher on Instagram: “Groovy astronauts from fourth grade! This @deepspacesparkle lesson is out of this world! ⭐️🚀 We loooove all of that COLOR! #arted…”

Megan Aguilar on Instagram: “Kindergarten is blasting off! They are learning about the solar system so what better project to do in art class! The kids had so much fun…”

I taught this lesson to my 3rd grade students for their galaxy unit. I borrowed the class photo and enlarged it on a color copier to get the faces for the spacesuits. I used a 1 inch circle punch to cut out the faces before I taught the class. There is a lot to do in this lesson so I pre cut the coffee filter circles to make the planets also. You will need: Coffee filters Water Based markers Sharpies Spray bottle Toothbrush White Tempra paint Black and White paper Scissors Glue sticks I…

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These planets look as great in person as they do in these photos! There are a few versions of this project out there, so I don't get any points for originality, but regardless, it's a great project and more importantly, the kids really seemed to like creating them. The project took about 5-40 minute periods. On day 1 I showed everyone how to create the "waves" and blend them in an upward facing direction. On day 2 I set up a splatter paint station and demo'd how to start shading the planets…

So I found this project on Pinterest where you draw a design in glue that dries puffy, then cover it with aluminum foil, and then polish with she polish. So I tried it, and I did a little three piece set with a galactic theme. Here are my finished pieces. If you want the instructions for how to make these, you can go here. This blog has really good instructions. They are the ones I followed. Thanks for stopping by, i hope you like it!

Materials: black paper, white paint, gray paper, pastels, scissors, glue 1.) The students used a paintbrush to splatter white paint...

Mrs. Beth Dreyer on Instagram: "5th grade mixed-media ASTRONAUTS 🧑‍🚀🌖🪐 . 5th graders finished up these mixed media astronauts this week and they look (inter)stellar! From bubble wrap printed background, oil pastel blending, collage details, and a mixture of marker, paint and paint sticks on the astronaut, these artists truly got to experience the full realm of mixed-media. Plus, making our astronauts slightly raised off the page using cardboard really helps with the dimensions of the…

This chalk pastel galaxy art project is out of this world! Kids will love using easy chalk pastel techniques to create this stunning galaxy craft.