Children’s Art Projects
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” -Pablo Picasso
Sophie has nine years of teaching and tutoring experience with a restless passion for visual storytelling and children’s education. She loves to experiment while combining traditional drawing and painting techniques with mixed media, such as clay, collage, origami, pop-up arts, and crafts. Her hope is to inspire kids to explore, express themselves, enjoy every creative activity which drives our imagination more powerfully and positively.
Autumn Angel
Suggested materials - Construction papers, scissors, glue, colored pencils, and any preferred coloring materials.
Something worth a try - Pipe cleaners, colorful foam balls, fallen leaves…
Suggested age group - 5 and up
Quarantine Little Me
Summer was usually about sun, fun, and outdoor activities unless the world is burdened with the epidemic. But we’re also, and always, embraced by the universe of imagination. This project is to help kids discover that creating is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! It turns out you can create art everywhere!
Suggested materials - 1 piece of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, scissors, colored pencils, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested age group - 8 and up
From Shapes to Landscapes
Don’t you miss the parks and all those hills in San Francisco? Even we are restricted from getting out there, but you get all the freedom to build your own city. This project is to create a full cityscape with basic shapes and colors of your choice.
Suggested Materials - 1 piece of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, and any preferred coloring materials. This project includes one template.
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
What’s on Your Family Wall
In this project, students would be experimenting with negative and positive spaces to create colorful family portraits.
Suggested Materials - 1 piece of paper, and any preferred coloring materials. We won’t need pencils and erasers this time. Let’s go ahead with colors!
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
Under the Sea
Suggested materials - Construction papers, scissors, glue, paint and brushes, or any preferred coloring materials.
Something worth a try - Decorative edge scissors, glitter glue…
Suggested age group - 5 and up
Layered Landscape
We’ll introduce atmospheric perspective, use simple shapes and patterns to create a playful landscape.
Suggested materials - 2 sheets of paper, scissors, glue, pencils, erasers, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested age group - 8 and up
LOVE in Perspective
This project is designed for kids who love to draw creatively, theoretically, and 3-dimensionally. We will apply the basic principles of perspective, vanishing point, and orthogonal lines, to create a fun lettering illustration.
Suggested Materials - 1 piece of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, and any preferred coloring materials. This project includes one template.
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
Wild Wednesday
This project is all about fun and exploration! Our goal is to motivate children to experiment with different materials, draw animals from basic shapes, and exercise our imagination.
Suggested Materials - 1 piece of paper, 1 black pen or marker, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
Ice Cream Festival
We are not going to miss ice cream for this summer vacation! And you get to decide your flavors and all your favorite toppings. This activity is to inspire students to play with patterns and shapes, for a yummy, playful design.
Suggested Materials - 2 pieces of paper, scissors, glue, colored pencils, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
It’s My Recipe
My cookies come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and so do all those kitchen supplies! This project includes a step-by-step activity for younger artists. We will learn how to break down each object into simple shapes and draw every ingredient. This is also designed for more experienced students who want to add details and exciting sparks into their illustrations.
Suggested Materials - 3 pieces of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, and colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
Suggested Age group - 5 and up
Robot Factory
We all love BB-8 and Wall-E, then why not create your unique robot? Or your brand new robot story! This project starts by designing characters and creating a short story that the kids would then develop into a full illustration with background and further details.
Suggested Materials - 3 pieces of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, colored pencils, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested Age group - 8 and up
Into the Unknown… Outer Space!
This project encourages students to think both creatively and theoretically. We will be creating a character, drawing the spaceship and background, focusing on colors, composition, and the power of imagination!
Suggested Materials - 1 piece of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, colored pencils, and any preferred coloring materials.
Suggested Age group - 8 and up