31 Genius Hacks For Your Elementary School Art Class

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Kids need art. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem('posted_date', 1408886514); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById('update_posted_time_3424015').innerHTML = 'posted on ' + UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(1408886514); }); View this image ' Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed Left Photo |Top Right |Middle Right |Bottom Right

1. Store your leftover tempera paints in sauce containers. View this image ' Flickr: teresapea

2. Use rice to clean dirty pastel chalk. View this image ' artprojectgirl.blogspot.co.uk

3. Use a water squeeze bottle with your tempera paint cakes. View this image ' acquiringexpensivehobbies.blogspot.co.uk No messy cups of water that can potentially be knocked over.

4. Keep paint in condiment bottles that kids can dispense independently. View this image ' pinterest.com It eliminates waste because they only take as much as they need.

Hand soap dispensers work, too, if youre into upcycling. View this image '

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thekindergartensmorgasboard.com Apparently the kids love it. Read more about ithere.

24. Display the art and cards that students give you. View this image ' theartofed.com When a student proudly brings me a card or drawing, I read it and tell them how wonderful they are, and then direct them to the Cards to Remember book. They add their card or drawing to the binder. I leave the binder on display so other students can look through it. Such a sweet idea! Read more about this systemhere.

25. Make your own watercolors out of just two ingredients. View this image ' growingajeweledrose.com Baking soda, food coloring, water, and ice cube trays are all you need. Get the full directionshere.

26. Use a dropper to make a huge array of watercolor shades. View this image ' twoforblue.blogspot.com By just starting out with two pools of yellow and two of blue, the student can eye-drop those paints into other pools of plain water to create a gradient of different colors.

27. Use painters tape and hot glue to hang artwork on the wall without taking paint off.

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