Susan Crilley — Keller, Texas art teacher sharing creative lesson plans, kids' art projects, and video tutorials.https://susancrilley.com/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-make-a-humpty-dumpty-paper-puzzle-with-glue-scissors-and-crayon-2/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-make-a-humpty-dumpty-paper-puzzle-with-glue-scissors-and-crayon-2/We have different types of emotions. Let’s make a happy Humpty Dumpty, the famous nursery rhyme character. He is happy sitting on the wall until he falls! Oh no! When Humpty falls off his wall he is quickly not so happy. He is sad! Well, we are going to cut our sad Humpty into paper puzzle pieces and make him happy by putting him back together again. Students will learn how to create a composition with a foreground and background, design their very own puzzles using scissors, and explore different emotions with crayon. Enjoy! Learning intentions: * Explore emotions that we all feel sometimes. They are part of who we are! * Develop spacial awareness by creating and assembling our own simple puzzles * Learn about perspectives and practice creating a composition using a foreground and background. * Practice cutting and glueing skills Introduction and Connection Materials: 1.) Two pieces of white copy paper 2.) Scissors 3.) Glue 4.) Crayons (Blue, Red and Black) Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson 2. Draw and color rectangles onto half of one sheet of paper using a red crayon to create Humpty Dumpty’s wall. This would be closer to us if we were there watching, so this will be part of our foreground. 3. Color the other half of the paper using a blue crayon to make the sky. This would be behind, or farther away from us, if we were there, so this will be our background. 4. Draw two ovals using a black crayon, then cut along the lines of your ovals. These will be our Humpty Dumpty eggs! 5. Cut both ovals out from the paper using scissors. 6. Draw a happy face onto one of your paper eggs and one sad face onto the other paper egg. 7. Cut the sad egg into 5 pieces. These are your puzzle pieces. 8. Assemble the sad egg pieces to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. 9. Glue the sad Humpty Dumpty onto the bottom of the wall, all put back together again. Humpty Dumpty is also part of our foreground, since the sky (our background) is behind him. 10. Glue the happy egg on the top of the wall. BONUS: Can you think of other feelings other than happy and sad? Cut more ovals out and draw one emotion per egg. Do this until you can’t think of any more!Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:02:06 GMTUncategorizedhttps://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-baby-shark/https://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-baby-shark/Let’s make your baby shark! The baby shark is a part of our pool noodle pet series. Art Teacher Susan and Grandson Caleb are here to share the NEW handmade creative craft kit for kids they have created. Craft kits are all handmade and created by our local family-owned business! Thanks for shopping small! www.susancrilley.comSun, 12 Sep 2021 18:03:45 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-caterpillar/https://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-caterpillar/Let’s make your caterpillar! The Hungry Caterpillar is a part of our pool noodle pet series. Art Teacher Susan and Grandson Caleb are here to share the NEW handmade creative craft kit for kids they have created. Craft kits are all handmade and created by our local family-owned business! Thanks for shopping small! www.susancrilley.comSun, 12 Sep 2021 06:18:19 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-turtle/https://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pet-turtle/Let’s make your turtle! Turtle is a part of our pool noodle pet series. Art Teacher Susan and Grandson Caleb are here to share the NEW handmade creative craft kit for kids they have created. Craft kits are all handmade and created by our local family-owned business! Thanks for shopping small! www.susancrilley.comSun, 12 Sep 2021 04:35:03 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pets-by-creative-crafts-for-kids-art-booth/https://susancrilley.com/blog/pool-noodle-pets-by-creative-crafts-for-kids-art-booth/Art Teacher Susan and Grandson Caleb are here to share the NEW handmade creative craft kit for kids they have created. Craft kits are all handmade and created by our local family-owned business! Thanks for shopping small! www.susancrilley.comSun, 12 Sep 2021 04:25:42 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/o-is-for-octopus-art-lesson-alphabet-susan-crilley/https://susancrilley.com/blog/o-is-for-octopus-art-lesson-alphabet-susan-crilley/Learning the alphabet through Art! O is for Octopus! Remember students how important it is to think about recycling. In this lesson, we are using recycled materials: toilet paper rolls. We can always invent new fun art projects using recyclable products found around the house! www.susancrilley.comWed, 01 Sep 2021 01:28:00 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-project-catalog-susan-crilley/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-project-catalog-susan-crilley/Let’s make art and have fun learning! Art instruction enhances the learning experience. Children gain confidence with the development of motor skills and inventiveness. Art teacher Susan shares her art techniques, love for nature, cooking, and shares about the world around us. www.susancrilley.comTue, 31 Aug 2021 18:49:45 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/make-pool-noodle-baby-ducks-by-art-teacher-susan-crilley/https://susancrilley.com/blog/make-pool-noodle-baby-ducks-by-art-teacher-susan-crilley/Minimalist art kit project. Popular for kids ages 5+ and up! Do it yourself minimalist kit to make an adorable yellow floating baby duck. This art project kit comes with 3 ducks to make. This is a fun activity to do inside or outside. The floating duck material is made out of yellow pool noodle, all pre-cut materials, and easy to assemble. Kit includes directions, feel free to view duck assembly on our YouTube channel. www.susancrilley.com Disclaimer: Parent supervision is required for the construction of the project. Recommended ages 5+ and up! Flat toothpicks included in the kit (Do not use pointy sharp toothpicks for safety concerns) Homemade Pool Noodle Baby Duck Art kit variations and more DIY minimalist art projects for kids are available www.susancrilley.comTue, 31 Aug 2021 02:58:20 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-grandmas-watercolor-quilt/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-grandmas-watercolor-quilt/Do you know what a quilt is? A quilt is a type of blanket that is made up of a bunch of smaller distinct pieces. You know, a quilt is a lot like a community!Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:37:36 GMTArt LessonsVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-comic-the-angry-birds-continuation/https://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-comic-the-angry-birds-continuation/www.susancrilley.comMon, 24 May 2021 07:17:45 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-watercolor-painting-goldfish-to-a-story-a-fish-out-of-water/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-watercolor-painting-goldfish-to-a-story-a-fish-out-of-water/Today we will be reading along to a story and painting a set of goldfish, each with a different orientation of their bodies: a fish with a top view, a fish with a side view, and a fish with a bottom view. Learning intentions: * Learn to draw subjects with different perspectives * Practice watercolor painting Materials: 1. White copy paper 2. Watercolor set & brush 3. Black crayon Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson. 2. With a black crayon, draw the outlines of the three fish by following along with the video: 2a. Draw the outline of one of the larger fish from the top view. 2b. Draw the outline of one of the larger fish from the bottom view. 2c. Draw the outline of the smaller fish from the side view. Notice how when you can draw the fish different sizes, it makes them appear either closer, or further away. 3. Draw the fins and eyes on all three fish with your black crayon. 4. Draw the details on the fish: add scales and gills to the three fish, and then add some bubbles escaping from their mouths. 5. Paint the three fish orange with your watercolor set. 6. Paint the background blue with your watercolor set. (Optional) Watch & listen to the story in the video, "A Fish Out of Water", and stay to the end to see my goldfish!Mon, 17 May 2021 09:29:55 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-patterns-with-vibrant-colors-alebrijes-mexican-folk-art/https://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-patterns-with-vibrant-colors-alebrijes-mexican-folk-art/www.susancrilley.comMon, 10 May 2021 06:44:49 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-winnie-the-pooh-comic/https://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-winnie-the-pooh-comic/We are continuing our lesson on how to draw comics. Today, students will draw a Winnie the Pooh inspired comic and use their imagination.Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:52:08 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/make-paper-jewelry/https://susancrilley.com/blog/make-paper-jewelry/Special for Mother’s Day, I am teaching my students how to make paper jewelry. All materials needed is 2 pieces of paper, crayons, scissors and paste or glue. This creative lesson will inspire students to think about creating wearable art! www.susancrilley.comMon, 26 Apr 2021 05:26:28 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/paper-snake-in-paper-grass-cutting-and-coloring-project/https://susancrilley.com/blog/paper-snake-in-paper-grass-cutting-and-coloring-project/Students will practice their scissor skills!Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:49:24 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-paint-texas-bluebonnets-with-impressionist-watercolor-a-visit-to-ennis-texas/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-paint-texas-bluebonnets-with-impressionist-watercolor-a-visit-to-ennis-texas/Today we will be learning how to do a watercolor painting of bluebonnets, which is our State Flower here in Texas. Learning intentions: * Practice impressionist art using watercolors * Learn more about our state flower in Texas, the bluebonnet * Practice color theory by mixing colors using watercolor Materials: 1. Paper 2. Watercolor set Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson. 2. First we notice the form of the flower. It is cone-shaped, with many tiny flowers all pointed up towards the sun. There is a little bit of white on the top and a tiny bit of green on top of the white. 3. Prepare your watercolor paint: saturate your watercolors with plenty of clean water. 4. Paint the top of the bluebonnet with a green cone shape. 5. Mix the blue paint with some red paint to get a color that is a blueish-purple. You can use the lid of the watercolor set as your palette to mix colors. 6. Notice the shape of the bluebonnets and paint the bluebonnet flowers using your blue. 7. Paint the leaves using green and by mixing together different colors. Paint some of the leaves in the foreground and some of them in the background to create depth. 8. As the watercolor dries, paint some additional detail into each part of your painting.Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:15:59 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/watercolor-bluebonnets-and-visit-to-ennis-texas/https://susancrilley.com/blog/watercolor-bluebonnets-and-visit-to-ennis-texas/How to paint bluebonnets using watercolorMon, 12 Apr 2021 02:15:59 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-and-shading-lesson-of-mockingbirds/https://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-and-shading-lesson-of-mockingbirds/Did you know the Mockingbird is the State Bird of Texas?! We are using the mockingbird as an example for our shading lesson.Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:03:22 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-make-paper-cut-outs-bunny-and-eggs/https://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-make-paper-cut-outs-bunny-and-eggs/Students will be learning how to cut out paper objects during this lesson. Oval shaped eggs, bunny ears and body, strips of grass and glueing paper together to make a fun scene of a bunny hiding colorful eggs in the grass. Students may use crayons to make the paper colorful.Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:14:58 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-drawing-a-map-of-heritage-farmstead-museum/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-drawing-a-map-of-heritage-farmstead-museum/Hello students! Today we are going to make a map of a wonderful museum that I visited over Spring Break! It was called Heritage Farmstead Museum. When we make the map, we are going to draw out the museum, which was built around a beautiful Victorian home. Today, it has many farmstead animals. We will be drawing the outlines of each of the sections of the museum, then we will add details to our map to help make it more useful for those who use it. Learning intentions: * Learn about the Heritage Farm Museum and farmstead animals * Practice cartography and drawing maps Materials: 1. One piece of white copy paper 2. Colored pencil or marker (black) Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson. 2. First, let’s plot out our map: 2a. Start in the bottom left corner by drawing a rectangle. This is the Victorian Museum. 2b. Draw two more rectangles: one above your first rectangle, and then another above that one! 2c. Draw two rectangles side-by-side to the right of your first rectangle. 2d. Draw two more rectangles above those two: the garden and the donkey. 3. Draw entryways outside each of the farm exhibits (boxes) that you plotted in step 2. 4. Draw roads outside all of the farm exhibits you’ve drawn so far. 5. Now, it’s time to draw the details inside of the map! 5a. Draw details inside the Victorian Museum. 5b. Draw the sheep and other farmstead animals. 5c. Draw the pigs. 5d. Draw the donkey. 5e. Draw the scarecrow. 5f. Draw the rooster and hen. 5g. Draw the turkeys. 6. Capture and upload a picture of your completed map for me to review on Toddle.Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:52:11 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-a-map-of-heritage-farmstead-museum/https://susancrilley.com/blog/drawing-a-map-of-heritage-farmstead-museum/I am excited to teach my students how to draw a map! We are inspired by our local farm The Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano TexasMon, 22 Mar 2021 09:52:11 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-leprechaun-hiding-in-shamrocks-with-a-pot-of-gold/https://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-leprechaun-hiding-in-shamrocks-with-a-pot-of-gold/Students will observe clover as we discover nature! I share a little folktale story about a Leprechaun hiding in the clover trying to protect his pot of gold to continue encouraging imagination in our drawings. Happy St. Patricks Day!Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:55:14 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-comic-strip/https://susancrilley.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-comic-strip/I am excited to teach my students how to draw comics. How to create a comic strip Step 1: We are going to talk about the baby eagle learning to fly as a comic. A comic strip is no different from writing a short story.. Step 2: We will learn to draw the three-frames, some of my students will learn to draw a comic using one full sheet of paper and use three full sheets of paper. Step 3: We will use basic shapes to draw, Triangles and circles Step 4: Finally, we will add in the speech and lettering in little word bubblesMon, 01 Mar 2021 09:20:38 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/design-creative-piles-of-doughnuts/https://susancrilley.com/blog/design-creative-piles-of-doughnuts/My students are creative and will make their favorite doughnut designs and pile them on one sheet of paper! Doughnuts galore! This will be fun and exciting to pick frosting and sprinkle colors. I will show how to draw doughnuts and give examples in this lesson. There are many doughnuts and it will be wonderful to display a variety on the page. Materials needed are crayons and paper. At the end of the lesson I share with my students how they can create a stackable doughnut effect as the doughnuts pile up! Video created Feb 14, 2021Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:14:49 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/impressionism-art-using-watercolor/https://susancrilley.com/blog/impressionism-art-using-watercolor/I am excited to introduce my students to Impressionism art. This style of art captures the image as if they just caught a glimpse. There is often a lot of color and is an outdoor scene. Watercolor Monet’s famous Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies is what we will use as our inspiration for this art style this week.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:53:24 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-painting-picassos-three-musicians-cubism-study-with-watercolor/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-painting-picassos-three-musicians-cubism-study-with-watercolor/Students will learn cubism, which is a style of art famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is widely known for. Today we’re going to be painting one of my favorite Picasso pieces, Three Musicians. You’ll notice that cubism tend to be very flat and feature geometric shapes used in math class, such as circles, squares, and arcs. Students are encouraged to use any colors and experiment with shapes with this fun art project today. Learning intentions: * Learn about the cubism style of art * Learn about famous Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso * Practice drawing using geometric shapes * Practice painting using watercolors Materials: 1.) Crayons 2.) Watercolor paint set 3.) Copy paper Instructions: Video lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSfMtYqeGM 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson. 2a. Follow along with the video lesson – feel free to pause the video as needed. With a black crayon, as shown in the video, draw the following using geometric shapes such as lines, triangles, circles, and rectangles: 2b. Draw the guitar player. 2c. Draw the clarinet musician with their clarinet. 2d. Draw the singer. 2e. Draw the guitar player’s guitar. 2f. Draw the sheet music with musical notes. 2g. Use scoring (criss-crossing straight lines) and mark making with a black crayon to add more details to your musicians and scene. 3. Now we are ready to paint. Use watercolors to paint the three musicians, their instruments, and the background of your piece. Be creative and use whichever colors you want to!Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:16:28 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/cubism-watercolor-picasso-three-musicians/https://susancrilley.com/blog/cubism-watercolor-picasso-three-musicians/Students will learn cubism art which is the art style famous by Picasso, art incorporating geometric shapes. We will use watercolor though, Picasso the famous painter used oil paints. My favorite piece is Picasso’s Three Musicians and that will be our inspired piece. Students are encouraged to use any colors with this fun art project today.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:16:28 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-martin-luther-king-jr-watercolor-painting-and-face-drawing/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-martin-luther-king-jr-watercolor-painting-and-face-drawing/Students, we are using our watercolors this week! I am excited to show you how to outline and draw a famous face from American history, Martin Luther King Jr. We will outline Martin Luther King from the shoulders up and use our water colors to bring our outline to life! Students will learn the importance of using water to blend the watercolors, avoiding the eye area of our face. I am asking my students to choose what background and color for Martin Luther King’s suite. In our, he is wearing a suit and delivers his famous speech, I Have a Dream. I love to see what my students come up with- they are so creative! Learning intentions: * Learn to use watercolors with crayons to create bold and dynamic paintings * Learn about Martin Luther King Jr. in remembrance of his birthday, holiday, and African-American * History Month * Practice drawing faces and portraits * Practice painting foregrounds and backgrounds using watercolors Introduction and Connection: * Materials * Black Crayon to outline * Watercolor set and brush Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson. 2. Draw Martin Luther King Jr.’s using a black crayon, using the video lesson as an example. You’ll need to draw his: *Outline of his face *Eyes *Eyebrows *Nose *Mustache *Ears *Mouth *Hair *Shoulders *Suit and tie 3. Color in his pupils, eyebrows, hair, and mustache using a black crayon. 4. Paint inside the outlines of his face using the brown watercolor. Since the crayon is made out of wax, we don’t have to worry about it bleeding through our outlines… but be sure not to paint inside his eyes! 5. Paint inside the outlines of his suit using the black watercolor. 6. Paint a background of your choosing behind Dr. King. I painted an American flag, but be creative and paint whatever you feel inspired to! 7. Paint his tie any color you choose.Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:28:15 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-paint-a-minimalist-watercolor-of-frida-kahlo/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-paint-a-minimalist-watercolor-of-frida-kahlo/Today we will be creating a mixed media project of Frida Kahlo to celebrate September’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Over 60 years after her death, Frida Kahlo’s art continues to influence Hispanic heritage and culture. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are using a minimalist style outline of Frida and blending watercolors into our painting today. Learning intentions: * Learn about Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico * Practice using watercolors to create a vibrant colorful painting * Practice drawing using a minimalist style Materials: 1. Paper 2. Watercolor set 3. Markers Instructions 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson 2. Draw an oval to create an outline of Frida’s face 3. Draw Frida’s eyebrows – or rather, eyebrow! In Frida’s self portraits, she would often exaggerate her eyebrows to appear as one distinctive monobrow. This is just one of her artistic expressions that made Frida Kahlo an icon 4. Draw Frida’s: a) Lips and mouth b) Neck c) Ears and earrings d) Hair e) Flowers in her hair Note that we do not draw her eyes in this example. This is part of what makes it a minimalist style drawing, and it draws more attention to her distinctive eyebrow 5. Paint Frida using watercolors – use a dry paper towel, tissue, or toilet paper if your paints run!Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:16:47 GMTVideoshttps://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-make-a-humpty-dumpty-paper-puzzle-with-glue-scissors-and-crayon/https://susancrilley.com/blog/art-lesson-make-a-humpty-dumpty-paper-puzzle-with-glue-scissors-and-crayon/We have different types of emotions. Let’s make a happy Humpty Dumpty, the famous nursery rhyme character. He is happy sitting on the wall until he falls! Oh no! When Humpty falls off his wall he is quickly not so happy. He is sad! Well, we are going to cut our sad Humpty into paper puzzle pieces and make him happy by putting him back together again. Students will learn how to create a composition with a foreground and background, design their very own puzzles using scissors, and explore different emotions with crayon. Enjoy! Learning intentions: * Explore emotions that we all feel sometimes. They are part of who we are! * Develop spacial awareness by creating and assembling our own simple puzzles * Learn about perspectives and practice creating a composition using a foreground and background. * Practice cutting and glueing skills Introduction and Connection Materials: 1.) Two pieces of white copy paper 2.) Scissors 3.) Glue 4.) Crayons (Blue, Red and Black) Instructions: 1. Watch Ms. Crilley’s video lesson 2. Draw and color rectangles onto half of one sheet of paper using a red crayon to create Humpty Dumpty’s wall. This would be closer to us if we were there watching, so this will be part of our foreground. 3. Color the other half of the paper using a blue crayon to make the sky. This would be behind, or farther away from us, if we were there, so this will be our background. 4. Draw two ovals using a black crayon, then cut along the lines of your ovals. These will be our Humpty Dumpty eggs! 5. Cut both ovals out from the paper using scissors. 6. Draw a happy face onto one of your paper eggs and one sad face onto the other paper egg. 7. Cut the sad egg into 5 pieces. These are your puzzle pieces. 8. Assemble the sad egg pieces to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. 9. Glue the sad Humpty Dumpty onto the bottom of the wall, all put back together again. Humpty Dumpty is also part of our foreground, since the sky (our background) is behind him. 10. Glue the happy egg on the top of the wall. BONUS: Can you think of other feelings other than happy and sad? Cut more ovals out and draw one emotion per egg. Do this until you can’t think of any more!Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:55:38 GMTVideos