Amy Ward Creates (@amywardcreates)

If you wanna teach young kids to draw, they just need practice! Mystery Grid Drawings are fantastic practice! #tptseller #middleschoolteachers #elementaryteachers #artteacher #learntodraw

Do you need a fall project that is easy to do with easy supplies and easy prep? Do Tim Burton portraits! Photocopy frames onto paper before you pass out supplies and you’ll have a ready to hang display! #elementaryteachers #middleschoolteachers #easyart #easyprep #artprojectsforkids

Looking for a FUN project for kindergarten and up? Make monsters! Idea sheets at my TpT for less than a cup of coffee! FREE Famous Monster and Monster Artists PowerPoint too! #elementaryteacher #drawingforkids #artprojectsforkids #papercraft #halloween

Do you want an EASY Halloween display? This is it! Tim Burton-inspired portraits make it extra creepy! Get your handouts for less than a cup of coffee at TpT! #elementaryteacher #middleschoolteacher #halloweenart #easyart #artteachersoftiktok

Art and literature come together with Eric Carle Collage! Paint all papers on ONE page!!! Use KWIK STIX (paint sticks) for easy cleanup! #elementaryteacher #artprojectsforkids #paintsticks #collage #kidlit

Drawing starts early! Students draw shapes to make a monster then DRAW the monster with crayon! Great Halloween art project or for any time during the school year! #learntodraw #drawwhatyousee #elementaryteacher #halloweenart

Teaching kids to draw is easier than you think! Today’s video shows how observing the positive AND negative space improves drawing skills. #learntodraw #drawwhatyousee #elementaryteacher #middleschoolteacher #starthere

Haunted House Art with beginning perspective is a student FAVORITE! If you want to make them on scratch boards, they will have to cut out the sky when they are done! #halloweenart #middleschoolart #artteacher #hauntedhouse #artteachersoftiktok

Great for FALL! Kindergarten pumpkins! We paint first with red and yellow!) Lines go on last! Chalk first (it erases!) and trace with Kwik Stix! #kwikstix s#elementaryart #artlesson #artteacher #colormixing

Positive and negative space is so important for drawing so how do I teach it? With silhouettes and grid drawing of course! #learntodraw #elementaryteacher #middleschoolteacher #artteacher #drawingtips

If you want it teach kids to draw and you don’t know where to start, start here! #elementaryteacher #middleschoolteacher #learntodraw #drawwhatyousee #starthere

Creating texture is easy with crayon and watercolor paint! Use watercolor paper or cardstock. Save all other paper for another time! #paintingideas #elementaryteacher #artteacher #easyarttutorial #simpleart

Crayons and watercolor paint can create some amazing effects! Let’s make some crackle paint art! #elementaryteachers #artteachersoftiktok #crayonart #simpleart #easyart

Keeping a quiet and productive art classroom takes organization and practice. My number one tip is to have everything on PowerPoint slides. That way I can focus on the kids and not what I’m going to say next. #elementaryteachers #organizedclass #visuals #artlessonsforkids #halloweenart

This is how I introduce simple perspective to 4th and 5th graders. (9-11 year olds) Point and multipoint perspectives come later! Here is all I teach: If it’s closer, it’s bigger and lower on the page! If it’s farther away, it’s smaller and higher on the page. #halloweenart #elementaryteacher #learntodraw #creativity #artlessonsforkids

We collect tissue and hinged boxes to make MONSTERS! A great project for Halloween-perfect for candy storage! #tissuebox #octoberart #artteacher #creativity #expressionismart

Do you want a super easy project that takes no planning, you can do tomorrow, and it only takes paper and markers? Make mandalas! #artteachers #artlessons #mandala #markers #supersimple

Want to alleviate some stress? Get the FREE PowerPoint on TpT and make MONSTERS! They’re great for October decorating! #octoberart #greenscreen #artlessons #elementaryschool #artteacher

October is Coming! Make haunted houses using beginning perspective. Draw thing smaller and higher on the page to make them look far away. Get lesson help on TpT with handouts with or without teaching slides. #octoberart #artteacher #hauntedhouse #perspective #artclass

Happy International Dot Day tomorrow!(See below for instructions.) It’s never to late to celebrate making dots! Do it Dot Day or any other day! #internationaldotday #artlessonsforkids #coffeefilter #dots #elementaryteacher😃😃😃🔴⚫️🔵⚪️😊🔴⚫️🔵⚪️😊🔴 MATERIALS: Coffee filters. Sharpie(permanent) Crayola Markers(water-based) Spray bottle of water. Aluminum foil. *****************************lLay down a scrap sheet of paper and put coffee filter on top. Using Sharpie, make a design. Using Crayola Marker color. Set on top of tin foil and spray with water and let dry ON TOP of the aluminum foil. HAPPY CREATING!

One of my favorite and EASY projects are these lizards. The templates are ready-made at TpT or make your own! My students make mandala patterns on these but they can be used for a multitude of concepts. 4 sizes and 6 patterns! #artdisplay #artlessonsforkids #artskills #classroomdecor #papercraft

Find your next project and save time with my resources for less than a cup of coffee! Check out the illustrated step-by-step slides and restore your sanity! Link is in my bio! #middleschool #elementaryschool #artlessonsforkids #activityforkids #artskills

Looking to spruce up your classroom? You need Inspirational Quotes Posters set! 19 different quotes in a multitude of colors OR with a white background. Link in Bio or TpT at Amy Ward Creates. #teachers #classroomdecor #posters #middleschool #highschool

Building bridges builds scissor and gluing skills! Use nibbles and chomps! #scissorskills #onthisday #kindergartenteacher #papercraft #tptseller

Looking for a project with a huge WOW factor? Paper Lizards are a 3D paper craft that can be used to teach a multitude of different lessons: linear patterns, tertiary colors, warm and cool colors, value… Here, I taught mandala pattern designs to 3rd grade! #elementaryteacher #homeschoolart #papercraft #tptseller #activityforkids

Looking for a fun idea for little kids that uses patterns? Try paper chain snakes! There is a pattern on TpT if you need it! Link in bio. #papercrafts #elementaryeducation #teacher #artskills #paperchain

In order to draw big, you need to use your whole arm! I do this with Shape Monsters! #elementaryteacher #shapes #earlychildhoodeducation #activityforkids #firstgradeteacher

When it’s hot outside and you can’t go swimming, paint the sidewalk! Great for teachers, parents, daycares…. Gather a bucket of water, rollers, sponges, and paintbrushes and let the little ones create! It will dry in minutes and you can paint it again. #sidewalkart #paintwithwater #nomess #water #activityforkids

DIY Tattoos! Pencil and paper are all you need! (Optional: hand soap). #pencil #activityforkids #teacher #earlyfinishers #art

Make shape MONSTERS! It’s perfect for little ones to draw and cut out shapes. Even though I provide lots of idea sheets, their ideas shine! See examples! #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #artlesson #monsterart #collage