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PAINTED EGGS
... Celebrate Easter and Springtime

PAINTED ROCKS ^{Gr. K-12}
...Using paint and glue, students can create wonderful works of art while learning about geology!

PAINTED SHOES
...Canadian artist Theodore Dragonieri paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to represent great artists of the 20th century.

PAPER AND CLOTHESPIN DRAGONFLIES ^PreK-2
...Students will manipulate paper to create a dragonfly. Fun stuff from Coree Snyder.

PAPER BAG BUTTERFLY PUPPETS ^PreK-2
...Students will create butterflies as they learn about three dimensional sculpture and use puppets to tell a story. From Linda Moucha.

PAPER BAG EASTER BUNNY ^K-6
Great ideas from Holly LaForge.

PAPER BAG MASKS ^K-6
...Turn a paper bag and some decorations into something wonderful. From Amy Schamburek.

PAPER BAG OR FABRIC PONCHO
...perfect for a cinco de mayo festival.

PAPER BAG PILGRIM DOLL
...Create a simple front and back no-sew Thanksgiving Pilgrim Doll.

PAPER BAG TURKEY ^preK-2
...Jessica shares a very clever turkey craft for Thanksgiving.

PAPER BATIK FLOWERS ^{Gr. 4-6}
...Make wonderful Batik-Style paintings with flowers as the theme. From Rebecca Engelman.

PAPERCLAY® FISH ORNAMENTS
... Creating relief sculpture with an undersea theme. From the Creative PaperClay® Company.

PAPER COLLAGE WITH ERIC CARLE ^K
...Students will gain appreciation for the work of Eric Carle not only as a story writer, but as an illustrator during this fun "Hermit Crab" inspired lesson from Pamela Metzger.

PAPER JACK-O-LANTERNS K-2
...Make paper jack-o-lantern crafts with Patricia Jeska.

PAPER PANSIES ^K-2
... Using glue and some paper, your kinderartists can create something magical. From art educator Leon Ruder.

PAPER PLATE SUNFLOWERS
...Learning about the flower and creating your own version. From Karen Rowley.

PAPER MACHE EASTER BASKETS ^{Gr. 4-6}
Kathy Boyte has some nice ideas for your students.

PAPER RING ART ^{all ages}
... Karen Derian shows us how to make lovely designs using strips of paper and glue.

PAPER QUILLING
...Students will learn about paper quilling and the art of rolled paper. From Mary Breveleri.

PAPER TREES
...Start with a paper bag and create some trees. From Kim Svoboda.

PAPIER MACHE MASKS - MASKMANIA
...artistically, masks are among the most remarkable objects created by traditional civilizations.

PASS THE PAINTING
...Jennifer Baxter has a creative way to teach students to see that objects don't have a set color and that our imaginations are limitless.

PASTEL EASTER EGGS ^K-6
A wonderful method of coloring Easter eggs from Jo Ellen Hovis.

PATTERNS GALORE ^{Gr 3+}
Using paper, pencils, markers and some objects from around the home and classroom, you and your students can create some fantastic patterns that will astound and amaze ...

PEANUT CARD
...Celebrate Mother's Day

PEBBLE PICTURES
...Add another dimension to paintings using pebbles found at the beach.

PEN AND INK
...Students will hone visual recognition skills by paying close attention to details of shape, line, and texture and will create a complete ink drawing of one or more natural objects. From Christina Eosco.

PENGUINS, PENGUINS, PENGUINS
...Make a penguin using a juice bottle.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HEX SIGNS ^{Gr. 6}
...Dawn Sabol walks you through how to create a Hex sign.

PERSONAL NOTES
...Recycling your child's drawings, from Windie.

PERSONAL PUZZLES
...Turn a photo into a puzzle.

PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
Using creativity and imagination to design Christmas stockings.

PERSPECTIVE ^{Gr. 4-8}
...Paula Schinski has tips and ideas on how you can teach your kinderartists about perspective.

PHOTOSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP ^{all ages}
A digital art tutorial developed by Greg Orduyan and Richard Tongol, from Digital Monkey School.

PICTURE FRAME
...Debbie Howard has a fun craft idea for students and children.

PICTURE PUZZLE
...Gervaise shows us how to create a unique gift using photographs.

PIE PLATE FISH
...The underwater world serves as wonderful inspiration for artists of all ages.

PINATAS
... Make a pinata with Wendy Payne.

PINE BRANCH PAINTING
...Using natural materials to paint pictures. From H. Williams.

PINE CONE ELF
...Celebrate Christmas

PINE CONE TURKEY
...A fun way to make a turkey using pine cones and hand tracings.

PIPE CLEANER SCULPTURE
... Getting creative with pipe cleaners. From Pat Klingbiel.

PIZZA GARDEN ^K-2
...Ellen Owens shares her idea for getting children involved in growing veggies so they may start eating them more!

PLANET SUNCATCHERS
...John Nystrom shows us how to create suncatchers while learning about the solar system.

PLANT DYE PAINTS ^{Gr. 3-6}
...Students will learn that plants are a source of natural dyes and paints. From Kim Swanger.

PLASTER AND WIRE MOBILE/SCULPTURE
...Another project in Problem Solving, Balance and Creativity by Anitra Redlefsen

PLASTER FACE MASK
... Making masks with Anitra Redlefsen

PLEIN AIR DRAWING AND PAINTING ^K-12
...Are you looking for something creative to do on a clear day? Why not take a trip outside to let nature inspire you?

PLUSH PAINT PAIL PALS ^K+
When your kids have finished off the paint in those little plastic containers, what do you do with them? How about making these darling little magnets! From Amanda Formaro.

POETRY PEBBLES
...A super way to get the creative writing juices flowing.

POP ART ICE CREAM PAINTINGS ^{Gr. 4-6}
...A really super lesson plan from art educator Madeline Buonagurio. Kinderartists will LOVE this one!

POP BOTTLE FLOWERS
...Easy flowers for young children from Mary Beth Knippel.

POP UP CARD ^K-8
Amy from 20ishParents has a terrific step by step lesson complete with printable pattern.

POPSICLE® STICK KIDS ^K-2
...Your kinderartists will love creating these little characters. From Amanda Formaro.

PORTRAIT DRAWING - GRID SYSTEM ^{Gr. 7-8}
...Using artist Chuck Close as inspiration, art teacher Alison Lorion shows us how to draw portraits using the grid system.

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE BUGS ^{Gr. 7-8}
...Learn about positive and negative space with the help of art teacher Amy Shapley. Students in grade 7 and up will enjoy this fun lesson that focuses on bugs as the primary subject matter.

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE SHAPES, SHAMROCKS AND MATISSE ^{Gr. 2+}
...One way to achieve harmony in a composition is to repeat positive and negative spaces which vary in size, color, texture or value. Find out more with the help of Anitra Redlefsen!

POTATO HEADS
...Celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

POT 'O GOLD COLORING PAGE
...Celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

POT OF GOLD CRAFT ^{all ages}
...Simple items make this a great classroom project for St. Patrick's Day. From Amanda Formaro.

PRE DRAWING EXERCISES
...A wonderful mini lesson written by Robert Beeching.

PRIMARY THEATRE
...Penny Lewis shares some wonderful tips. She also has some plays available for you to purchase if interested.

PRINTMAKING 101
...An introduction to printmaking written by Andrea Mulder-Slater. Read this first.

PRINTMAKING 102
...A basic printmaking supplies list and information on brayers and paper. Read this next.

PUMPKIN FACES
...Printable facial features for your little ones to glue on a pumpkin for Halloween fun.

PUMPKIN SEED MOSAIC
...Mosaics are made of tiny colored pieces of stone, pottery, glass or other materials, arranged together and set in plaster or cement to make patterns and images.

PUZZLE PRINTS ^K+
...Using old puzzle pieces to create fun works of art.

PUZZLE TREES
...Trees from recycled puzzle pieces. A great idea from Judith Walsh.

...Students will learn how to create optical art with the help of art educator Sylvia T. Durso.