Kindergarten

At the beginning of the school year, kindergarten students learned how the art room functions. Paper sculptures were their first project. We learned that a sculpture is "art that stands up and pops out." It can also be made from a variety of materials. Students learned how to make paper come alive by rolling, bending, folding, and gluing it in various directions.

Our Kindergarten artists had a blast with this colorful and creative project. Color Mixed Monsters introduced students to the magic of color mixing, showing how primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) combine to create secondary colors (green, orange, and purple). After exploring these combinations, students used their new knowledge to paint vibrant monsters. They added personal touches like googly eyes and unique features, bringing their silly creatures to life in the most imaginative ways.

In Color Mixed Pumpkins, our Kindergarten artists explored color mixing while celebrating a festive fall theme. Using primary colors, students created stunning secondary hues to paint their pumpkins. Then, they brought their artwork to life by adding fun extras like googly eyes, colorful details, and even "confetti guts"! The results were playful, bold, and bursting with creativity.

Our Kindergarteners took a journey into art history by exploring the world of Claude Monet and the Impressionists. They learned how inventions like the camera and paint in a tube transformed the way artists viewed and captured the world—allowing them to paint outdoors and focus on light, movement, and everyday beauty. Inspired by Monet’s iconic Waterlilies, we experimented with brushstrokes, sponge-painting, and stamping techniques to recreate their own versions of these dreamy, light-filled scenes. The project offered a wonderful blend of history, creativity, and hands-on discovery.

Kindergarten students took a step back in time to learn how people captured their image before cameras existed—by having artists paint their portraits! They discovered how royalty would commission famous painters and how these works help us understand the past. Channeling both their inner kings and queens and their inner artists, students created self-portraits fit for a royal gallery. To complete the scene, they added sparkling gems to their crowns and used a sponge-painting technique to build a textured brick castle wall as the perfect royal backdrop.

In this cheerful spring project, Kindergarten students practiced their drawing skills by focusing on lines and shapes through a guided drawing of bunnies. They continued exploring how different art materials can bring artwork to life—using markers, paint sticks, and paint dotters to add color, texture, and personality to their springtime scenes. This project helped build confidence in drawing while encouraging creative expression through a variety of fun materials.

In this project, Kindergarten students explored the work of artist Jackson Pollock, learning that art doesn’t always have to represent something recognizable—it can be non-objective. They discovered that Pollock’s paintings were all about movement, and how he used his whole body to create his artwork. Just like Pollock, students experimented with painting on surfaces other than an easel, including the floor, and used a variety of tools beyond traditional paintbrushes to splatter and spread paint. This hands-on project encouraged creativity, freedom of expression, and the idea that anything can be used to make art!

In the Rainbow Birds project, Kindergarten students explored the concept of color families—learning that colors are grouped in special ways, and that some even belong to more than one family! Focusing on the rainbow family and its order (ROYGBIV), students used paint sticks to create a vibrant rainbow background. They also began practicing directed drawing by sketching a bird body, which they cut out and glued onto a colorful background. Finally, students collaged wings, beaks, and other features to complete their bright, imaginative birds. This project combined color theory, drawing, painting, and collage in a fun and creative way!

Kindergarten students explored the cool color palette—shades of blue, green, and purple—while learning about polar bears and their icy habitats. Through guided drawing, they created their own polar bear portraits and practiced careful line work. They also experimented with a watercolor effect by adding water to their marker drawings, discovering how it softened and blended the colors to create a wintry feel. This project combined observation, technique, and creativity in a calm, cool-toned composition.

Inspired by the beloved book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, Kindergarten students explored the concept of texture in art—both real and implied. Using crayon rubbings, they created rough, bumpy surfaces, and then brought their soft, fluffy owl babies to life by painting with pom-poms. This tactile project helped young artists understand how different materials and techniques can create the feeling of texture in their artwork, while celebrating the sweet characters from the story.

In our Winter Landscapes project, Kindergarten students were introduced to landscapes—pictures of outdoor scenery—and learned how artists show distance and perspective. We discussed how objects that are far away appear smaller, while those that are close appear larger. To create their own winter scenes, students used tissue paper and Mod Podge to design textured tree collages. After cutting the trees into triangular shapes, they arranged them on painted backgrounds, creating peaceful, snowy landscapes that explored space, shape, and scale.