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9/3/2021

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"Pop-Up Bunny Puppet" ​

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This puppet makes a great decoration for your home
and a fun toy for artists of all ages.
All you need to create your own bunny puppet is... 
  • The "Pop-Up Bunny" FREE download offered below 
  • A printer (if you don't have a printer, you can draw the puppet out on a piece of paper)
  • A piece of paper 
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils to decorate your bunny
  • Scissors
Download Here
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Directions 

Print out the template
Design your bunny
Cut it out (along every black line)
Don't forget to cut a portion of the ears (seen above)
Fold along every dotted line
Enjoy your bunny (or 2 or 10!)

Endangered and Vulnerable Animal Education 

Hi Artists! 

Below is an educational slideshow highlighting a few endangered and vulnerable animals that we need to take care of! Throughout the next couple of lessons, the animals in the slideshow will be used as inspiration for our at home art. Click through the slideshow below or download the file. 
endangered_and_vulnerable_animals_skooldoodle.pdf
File Size: 3586 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Endangered and Vulnerable Animal Puppets 

This project is a fun and easy activity you can do at home with just a few materials. These simple puppets can be used for imaginative play and provide hours of entertainment for your young artist! ​
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​All you need to create this project is... 
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils 
  • Scissors 
  • Pencils or popsicle sticks or pens (really any item that your puppet can be taped to) 
  • Tape 
  • A printer and paper (if you don't have a printer you can recreate the project using the template for inspiration to draw your own)
  • The FREE digital download provided below 
Download here
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​Step 1 - Print out the free animal template we provided you above. 
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or 

Print out the blank template to create your own characters. ​
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​Step 2 - Color all the animals with whatever materials you have. 

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​Step 3 - Cut each animal out. 
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​Step 4 
- Tape each puppet to a pencil, popsicle stick, marker, pen, whatever you have works. 
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Step 5 - Play and enjoy! Your puppets look great!

Bonus ideas!!

Not interested in a puppet? Want to make these animals into something else? 
You could also make these animals into magnets, house plant decorations, stickers, and more! Share your ideas with us. 
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Our Very FIRST Digital ART CLASS!! 

We are so excited to be releasing our very first step-by-step digital art class video! And what better project to teach than a.... KOALA?! This video is a guided drawing activity that will teach students how to draw and shade their own pencil koala using two of our favorite art elements: Texture and Value! (Ask our studio artists about these elements, they know allllll about them.) 
The best part is you only need a few materials... 
  • A paper (drawing paper, computer paper, scrap paper, any paper will work)
  • A pencil 
  • *Optional* - an eraser
Let's get started! 

​Panda Painting at Home 

​NEW VIDEO ALERT, YAY! 

Watch this instructional video for guidance on how to draw and paint your own watercolor panda at home. If you don't have watercolor paints at home, you can follow along for the drawing portion of the project and color your panda with markers, crayons, or colored pencils. Have fun, relax, and remember, there are no mistakes in art!

Story Time! 

It's story time!! We sure do love a great relaxing story! Let's unwind and read the bedtime story, "I don't want to go to bed!" with Mrs. Heide. After that, she will teach you how to create a "Little Tiger" picture inspired by the book.  Don't forget to share your creations with us on social media and through email. 

Time to Paint Little Tiger

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Oh my are we excited about this lesson! In this project, Mrs. Heide will teach you how to create a wonderful Little Tiger picture by making markers look just like watercolor paints. It's AMAZING! This lesson is recommended for students ages 3 and up but everyone loves a great story time and painting. The materials you need are... 
  • A paper 
  • A pencil 
  • A permanent marker 
  • Washable markers (like crayola markers) 
  • A paintbrush 
  • A water bowl 
If you don't have a paintbrush, you can follow along with the drawing portion of the lesson and then color your tiger with crayons, markers, or colored pencils. 

Make a Monkey! 

Artists of all ages can use our free digital download template to create their own standing monkey (they can even dance!). ​
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All you need to create this project is... 
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils 
  • Scissors 
  • A printer and paper 
  • The FREE digital download provided below 
Download Your monkey

​MONKEY BONUS!

Use your scrap paper to add fun monkey accessories! The options are endless! ​
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