Is it time for a change? Maybe it could be as simple as just a quick walk in the woods. Time for mixing up your homeschool routine! Walking the trail #SilverComerTrail #fall #1000gifts I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers ~ L.M. Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables Mixing Up Your […]
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Harvest Moon Nocturn: A Pastels Tutorial
What fun to make a night time scene with chalk pastels! In time for a full harvest moon, Nana taught us a harvest moon nocturn pastel lesson. You can too… Harvest Moon Nocturn: A Pastels Tutorial Just gather your colors and a dark colored piece of paper. We chose both purple and dark blue paper. […]
Little Church in the Woods Video Chalk Art Tutorial
This little church in the woods is surrounded by beautiful trees bursting with October orange. There is a little path or driveway leading up to the church and the sky is brilliant blue. It’s a Little Church in the Woods Video Chalk Art Tutorial! In this video tutorial, Nana shares how to draw the church in […]
How to Fit in All the Homeschool Extras
Do you have curriculum still sitting on your shelf – yet to crack it open? There just might be some of us pulling along a big bag of guilt for not getting to certain things in our homeschool. It’s okay. There are so many circumstances keeping us from enjoying the extras. I’m sharing how to […]
Acrylic Fall Trees Tutorial
I am a firm believer that each of us can paint – especially children, who possess an innate ability to create art. This tutorial is such a fun way to paint! I hope you enjoy this acrylic fall trees tutorial. The hardest lesson is this: you cannot paint exactly like someone else. Embrace the freedom […]
Chalk Pastels: What is the difference?
A reader asked: Can you, or Nana, explain the difference between chalk, soft, and hard pastels to me? Chalk pastels: what is the difference? I’m wanting to buy some more to expand our collection but I want to make sure that I’m buying the correct thing. Thanks! Chalk pastels: what is the difference? And Nana […]
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue: Chalk Art Tutorial
In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue…The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. This art tutorial is going to give you and your students the joy of an ocean voyage, complete with flapping canvas and great big waves! As you know, Columbus Day is upon us, and we must celebrate his journey to our […]
Train Your Students to See Nature
Do you remember lying on your back in the summer grass and staring at the clouds overhead? Do your students do this? Let me share a few ways you can train your students to see nature. When I was growing up, before frantic carpools, piano lessons, sports, dance and a packed schedule year-round, we had […]
Pete the Cat Chalk Pastel Fun
We had so much fun creating artwork with one of our favorite children’s books, My Blue Boat, we thought we’d continue on with Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes! Pete the Cat is a repeated bedtime reading – especially with our younger two. So let’s have some Pete the Cat chalk pastel fun […]
Five in a Row Art in Five Minutes
The last couple of weeks we’ve been enjoying Lentil in our Five in a Row studies. So, when Nana stopped by for a visit, we asked if there was some sort of art activity she might be able to show us. Maybe some Five in a Row art in five minutes? Five in a Row […]
Help! I’m Homeschooling! 10 Pieces of Advice I Wish I’d Known
Dear Homeschooler, There were so many titles I could have given this list: Encouragement for all homeschoolers, 10 pieces of advice for a new homeschooler, What I Wish I’d Known When We Started Homeschooling, My Best Advice, Don’t Let Homeschooling Get You Down. Whatever the title, I hope you will find something to urge you […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Chalk Pastel Art Lesson
Hello from Nana at ChalkPastel.com! Are you all ready for the National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4th? Let’s get our tummies growling with this fun chocolate chip cookie chalk pastel art lesson! Chocolate Chip Cookie Chalk Pastel Art Lesson Suggested supplies: Get one sheet of plain copy paper and turn it horizontally. Your […]
Henry David Thoreau: To The Woods Chalk Pastel
I have always loved a path or walking trail. I especially love spying the curve of the path up ahead and the promise of more to discover in the woods. We have several really great walking trails close to us. We even have our very own, short little curve of a trail through our backyard. […]