Sand paper art

Make seaonal collage art as a project with the kids to learn about seasons and textures. Such a fun art projec when you have lots of time on your hands!

In our newest art for kids activity, we’ll be creating art using sandpaper as the canvas. You can even take the project a step further and use an iron to turn the finished crayon drawings on sandpaper into sun catchers! Follow the Art for Kids Pinterest Board! I’m so thrilled to be teaming up again with some super...

Looking for sand art ideas? Try this adorable sand shape art project! It's a great summer craft for adults (or kids with some help)!

"Flower vase" Oil pastels on sand paper

This stunning butterfly is an example of a third grade lesson on symmetry. Students viewed a colorful array of butterfly photos for inspiration. After cutting a wing and tracing it twice onto san…

I've got a phobia of sand. This didn't bode well for one of our craft activities this week as had some Sand Art from Baker Ross to try out. The sun was out so I figured the sand...

Here is my newest (for August) bulletin board decoration. When I saw this sandcastle pattern in Family Fun, I knew I had to make something with it. I wanted to make a card, but the pattern is too big and I haven't had a chance to re-size it yet. Then I realized Saturday starts August, and I needed a new decoration for our bulletin board. What better end of the summer thing is there than a beach/sandcastle? Since it's for the church bulletin board the flag reads "Rejoice in the Lord alway…

The darker image is an actual sheet of fine grade sandpaper. The drawing was made directly onto the sandpaper with layers of Crayola crayons. The sandpaper was turned over onto a sheet of white paper and a hot iron melted the wax of the crayons onto the paper. I protected my iron with a couple sheets of white paper. This method gives the final image a pointillist effect.

This project was a huge hit with my 5th/6th grade classes. There’s something about the feel of sand through your fingers that is soothing. I’m telling you, every kid was very engaged. I got applause after one of my demonstrations. Applause! When was the last time you had your class cheer and applaud after a demonstration? We used Sand-O Adhesive Boards and X-Acto knives to make our pictures. First, we drew the design with pencil. Then we carefully cut one … Read more... →