Yarn art elementary

Mess free yarn “paintings” are a fun family craft that is a great opportunity to use your yarn scraps in a fun new way. I

Would you like to paint without using any paint? Try yarn painting!

Gr. 3 & 4 Art Club: Circle Weaving (goartsmarties.blogspot.com)

My three DragonWing Arts students just finished 8 weeks of 'global art' projects. In our last class, while paint and glue were drying, I ...

String paint art is SO PRETTY and its really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great project for people of all skill levels.

Traditional Huichol bead art. Most recently, 5th grade finished up these Huichol inspired yarn paintings. The Huichol are native Americans who live in western central Mexico. They have a rich, spiritual culture in which art-making plays an integral role. Many Huichol artisans make beaded works or yarn paintings that take painstaking hours to create. A traditional Huichol yarn painting. The students viewed and discussed symbolism within the traditional yarn paintings, and tried to describe…

The first grade students made yarn wrapped snakes. We started by coloring their heads with oil pastels. Then, they practiced wrapping the yarn tight and close together to cover up all of the cardbo…