One of the very special decorations we bring out each Christmas is this little, red VW bug. Nana gave us this cute little VW carrying the Christmas tree home. I put it up on the kitchen window sill for us all to enjoy each December. And one afternoon this week we decided – we should […]
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Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial
This lesson is a simple, yet a lovely one to celebrate the Christmas season. My students enjoyed the bright colors and the velvet blue night sky that we painted for our Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial. Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial The supplies are simple: we used regular copy paper, pastel chalks in black, yellow, […]
Mini Art Canvases for Gifts
Our children have been busy making gifts. Specifically, mini art canvases for gifts. Middle Girl recently made a bunch of mini pieces of art for the Lottie Moon auction. But the children also decided to paint canvases for their teachers. Mini Art Canvases for Gifts See, we are blessed with Godly folks who teach our […]
Charlie Brown Art Lessons
With all of the favorite Charlie Brown specials coming up soon, we knew you would love to have some art lessons to celebrate around them! Enjoy some Charlie Brown Art Lessons this fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Charlie Brown Art Lessons We so look forward to each of these being on TV each year. Pull […]
Snowman Paints! Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial
It’s always fun to paint outside! And this snowman is doing just that. We love that this tutorial offers such a wonderful amount of space for individual creativity. This snowman paints whatever YOU want him to! Enjoy Nana’s Snowman Paints Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial. Not only can you make the snowman just like you’d like […]
Happy New Year Chalk Art Tutorial
Oh there are so many possibilities with this Happy New Year Chalk Art Tutorial! You can write ‘Happy New Year’ or simply ‘2018’ – even ‘Celebrate!’ Have you noticed that we’ve been using black construction paper often lately? It just shows off the beautiful chalk colors! Plus I think construction paper simply ‘holds’ the chalk […]
Nutcracker Art Lesson
Shall we kick off this season of Christmas art with a Nutcracker Art Lesson? Let’s do! Enjoy a pre-recorded Nutcracker video art lesson – led by Nana – on the ChalkPastel.com Facebook page during our usual weekly art lesson time: Wednesday at noon ET. I placed the video below for you to enjoy at any […]
Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall
There’s just something enchanting about the floating candles in the Hogwarts Great Hall! The Christmas trees…We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book with chalk pastel art! Harry Potter Illustrated: 5 Days of Art Tutorials You will want to subscribe to our You ARE an Artist YouTube channel […]
Top Art Tutorials at Hodgepodge
Our artists have some top art tutorials here at Hodgepodge! I’m sharing your top 10 favorite art tutorials, below. In case you missed them, be sure to browse and pin to enjoy in 2017. Top Art Tutorials at Hodgepodge 100 Free Art Lessons for All Ages – really it is more than 100 free art […]
10 Practical Christmas Habits
When it comes to the holidays, I prefer simple and practical. So today I’ve gathered the same for you. I hope you find encouragement as well as something that will bless your home this time of year with 10 practical Christmas habits… 1. Christmas Budget Dwindling? by Trisha. Salt dough ornaments, a room redo, dress […]
Art with Pastels Plus Winter Fun Tutorial
Many of my friends know of our art habit. My mother, Nana, is a Master Artist. A couple of times a month, she teaches my five children an art lesson. Usually these lessons complement our nature studies. Other times Nana guides us in a surprise, like her Mug of Hot Chocolate. Back in February 2010, […]
Holiday Chalk Pastel Art Tutorials
Enjoy art during celebratory times! What better time to pull out the chalk pastels but at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, patriotic celebrations and more? Wrap up a Five in a Row homeschool study, create an art masterpiece to give as a gift and simply enjoy our holiday art tutorials for the sheer joy of it all. […]
Chalk Pastels: Frugal Art for All Ages
One of the reasons we love chalk pastels is simply because this medium is frugal art for all ages. As a teacher and a mother, I know I have been intimidated by a long list of expensive art supplies. The fear of the cost and the fear of simply being able to accomplish the art […]