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Art Making Ideas

Browse our collection of accessible art projects designed by CherryArts to make creating art from anywhere easy and fun.

Jellyfish art made of a paper bowl and yarn

Bowl Jellyfish

Materials: Paper Bowl, Yarn, Coloring Supplies, Scissors, Pencil, Glue

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Yayoi Kusama pumpkin art with mosaic dots

Yayoi Kashuma Pumpkin

Materials: Crayons, Construction Paper, Pencil, Marker

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Circle mosaic made out of colorful paper squares

Paper Mosaic Project

Materials: Construction Paper, Scissors, Glue Stick, Pencil

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Picasso style face made of paper

Picasso Faces

Materials: Paper (Various Colors), Drawing Materials, Scissors, Glue Stick

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Rainbow made of clay and pipe cleaners

Modeling Clay

Rainbow Materials: Air Dry Clay, Pipe Cleaners – Coil Pot Materials: Air Dry Clay, Pipe Cleaners, Toothpick or Fork, Markers, Scissors

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Star made out of paper and glitter

Hanging Stars

Materials: Cardboard, Pencil, Scissors, Coloring Utensils or Paint, Miscellaneous Decorations, and String

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3D hand made of colorful lines

3D Hand Drawing

Materials: Drawing Utensils and Paper

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colorful fabric weaving

Fabric Weaving

Materials: Cardboard Loom, Scissors, Fabric Scraps, Ribbons, Yarn, Skinny Stick from Outside

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Green prints made with cut citrus

Citrus Block Print

Materials: Citrus, Paint Brush, Acrylic Paint, Paper, Paper Towel, Knife

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Catapult made of spoon, popsicle sticks and rubber bands

Catapult

Rubber Bands, Craft Sticks, Items to Launch, Plastic Spoon

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Matisse style felt artwork

Matisse Felt Project

Materials: Scrap Felt, One Large Felt Piece, Scissors

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Paper collage to put in window to look like stained glass and grow seeds

Stained Glass Germinator

Materials: Plastic Bag, Glue, Tape, Water, Tissue Paper, Lima Bean, Paper Towel

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Nature Rubbings using leaves

Nature Rubbings

Materials: Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Colored Pencils

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Rabbit made out of colorful fabric

Animal Silhouette

Materials: Fabric Scraps, Cardboard or Scrap Paper, Pencil, Scissors, Glue (optional)

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Landscape collage made out of cut paper

Collage Landscape

Materials Needed: Scrap Paper, Glue, Scissors (optional)

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Wall tapestry made of fabric, stick and yarn

Wall Tapestry

Materials Needed: Fabric, Yarn, Stick from the Yard

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Handmade doll out of paper, glue and yarn

Paper Doll

Materials Needed: Fabric, Doll Template/ Scrap Paper, Glue, Scissors, Yarn, Crayons

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Absract Art made with yarn and glue

Yarn Painting

Materials Needed: Yarn, Sticky Contact Sheet, Scissors

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Owl made of popsicle sticks, glue and paper

Popsicle Stick Animal

Materials Needed: Popsicle sticks, Paper, Glue/Glue Stick/Tape, Scissors, Crayons/Markers/Colored Pencils/Paint (optional)

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Weaving art with paper strips

Paper Weaving

Colored Paper; Old Magazines, Crepe Paper, Newspaper Cut into Strips; Exacto Knife or Scissors and Ruler; PAPER WEAVING Cutting Template

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Butterfly and Snail made of clothespin and pipe cleaners

Clothespin Butterfly & Snail

Materials Needed: Clothespin, 2 Pipe Cleaners, 2 Googly Eyes, Markers/Crayons/Colored Pencils, Glue/Tape/Glue Stick

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Colorful flower made of coffee filters

Coffee Filter Flower

Materials Needed: Coffee Filter, Pipe Cleaner, Markers, Spray Bottle of Water

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