Rainforests

Play with patterns, positive and negative space!

Fun art project for kids - Amazon Animals Chalk Pastel. Using primarily chalk pastels, children drew an animal from the Amazon region.

Teacher's Pet - Rainforest Animal Research (colour) - Premium Printable Classroom Activities and Games - EYFS, KS1, KS2, research, facts, rain, forest, animals

After Jack and Annie spent an afternoon in the Amazon rainforest dodging mangos and facing perhanas, crocodiles, vampire bats, and army a...

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Thanks to a sealed environment that traps moisture but lets in light, this self-contained mini rainforest needs little care. A wonderful afternoon activity to share with your kids this summer! Glass container with a top and an opening wide enough to fit your hand intoPea gravel or aquarium gravelActivated charcoal (available at gardening stores)Potting soil … Continue reading Crafts For Kids – Rainforest In A Jar

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Today I had a 2 hour Animal Art Fun workshop for children ages 6-12. This wide age range posed a challenge for me to create projects appropriate for 1st graders thru 6th. I thought these multi media pop art chimps were basic enough for my younger students, yet would work well for my middle schoolers. I gave the children acrylics in blue, yellow, orange and hot pink with no water to clean their brushes. I encouraged them to start with the lightest color - yellow, and fill their board with…

I think the process of creating this rainforest batik art is quite magical but unfortunately it has a low success rate. By that I mean, students are usually frustrated or bored with the lengthy process (about 3-4, 50-minute sessions). Basically, the idea is to draw a picture (in this case, rainforest) with a light colored