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 […]
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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 […]
Sharing Hodgepodge Art and Homeschool
In continuing celebration of eight years of Hodgepodge this month, I am putting all that I have shared around the web – in one spot. Gathering the sharing of Hodgepodge art and homeschool with a smattering of recipes – interviews, Google Hangouts, Podcasts and guest posts – right here. Art No Fuss Art for Morning […]
You ARE an Artist: Chalk Pastel Supplies
Be gone the long, intimidating art supply list! Welcome to the family table, chalk pastels. Because we are so very passionate about this art medium, we want to be sure you know just how simple it is to enjoy chalk pastel art and how VERY short the supply list is. Chalk pastel supplies are affordable […]
You ARE an Artist: How to Get Started in Chalk Pastel Art
How to get started? That is the question! Just how to get started in chalk pastel art? First, I will share the three simple steps. A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels To get started, you just need three simple steps. 1, 2, 3 (1) Chalk pastels, (2) paper and (3) tutorials. That is it! (We […]
Goldfish Pond Chalk Art Tutorial
Last week we visited our friends’ goldfish pond. We’ve always loved their goldfish pond with the rippling water and beautiful goldfish with white, flowing fins! We’ve talked about a goldfish pond chalk art tutorial to capture the lily pads and the orange goldfish. We decided it was time – because we got to visit our […]
Chalkboard Chalk Art
Chalkboard chalk art is all the rage these days. We’ve long loved all things chalkboard. Our love of chalk and chalkboard goes back a long way. We have many chalkboards all over our house. Over the kitchen table, by the kitchen telephone, in the classroom, in the bathroom even. Then, over at Nana’s house, she […]