Art with Mrs. O'Neill

Every year our school does arts in the school night in April. Each grade level does a different continent. 4th graders do south america. Since it is the time for the traditional holiday of Dia de Los muertos (day of the dead) which is celebrated November 1st & 2nd. Students have made Qtip skeletons and decorated them with colorful construction paper...lots of fun, but Qtip pieces are everywhere!

I found this adorable Pumpkin lesson on Ms.NelsonsClass.com. Our Kindergarten and First grade just went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. So, I've been looking for a good pumpkin art  lesson to do with them and I found this little gem.... I know a lot of art teachers stray away from doing the more "crafty" Holiday artworks. But I still have all of my daughters little holiday pics like this and we hang them up when the holiday rolls around. Plus, this lesson was great for teaching collage and helps the kids who need to work on fine motor skills.