Supply lists:


Past Lessons:
January 19/21: Snowy City Collage
Blue or Purple construction paper for background sky
Various strips of gray, brown, black, beige, etc colored paper 
Scraps of solid-colored construction, copy, scrapbook or other papers
Scissors 
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly

January 26/28: Warm colored Mitten card
Piece of white cardstock folded in half
Crayons 

February 2/4: Drawing animals to snuggle in your mitten
White drawing or copy paper
Pencil and eraser
Crayons
If continuing from January 26/28: Your Mitten card, scissors, glue stick

February 9/11: Line Sculptures
Piece of heavy cardstock or piece of cardboard (from cereal or snack box)
Colored copy paper (various colors)
Scissors
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: Decorative paper edger scissors 

February 16/18: Emotion Collage
12”x18” construction paper for background (have a choice of colors available, though we we only use one)
Scraps of solid-colored construction, copy, scrapbook or other papers
Two index cards or quarter sheet of stiff white paper or cardstock
Circle to trace onto one index card (can, jar lid, cup, etc)
Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
Scissors 
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: Yarn scraps

February 23-25: Circle printing
Variety of circular objects (lids, empty spools, wooden rings, register/adding machine tape spools, film canisters, corks with smooth circular ends, round foam dot brushes, etc.)
Small trays or cups of tempera paint big enough to dip circular objects into. Put just a little bit of paint on the bottom of each cup/tray. (Plastic portion cups work well)
Large heavy weight paper (not shiny side of poster board or similar)

March 2-4: CraZy Creature
Watercolor or other heavy weight paper good for watercolor painting
Crayons
Watercolor paint and brush

March 9-11: Interlocking Sculpture
Cardboard tubes that student can cut during class (at least 12-15;  TP, paper towel, wrapping paper, etc.)
Scissors
Optional: stickers, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), paint (tubes can be painted one or a variety of colors in advance or after class)

March 16-18: Fancy Goggles 
Sheet of white or light colored cardstock or other stiff paper
2 Circles for tracing (one 1” circle like a milk jug lid and one about 2 ½” circle like a peanut butter lid or can of beans/vegetables)
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Scissors
White copy or drawing paper

March 23-25: Mice Dancing and Mixing Secondary Colors
Large white paper (finger paint, construction, or similar, Smooth surface works best if learner is comfortable with finger painting)
Black CRAYON (we only need black)
Red, Yellow, and Blue tempera or finger paint (only these colors please since we will be learning to mix others)
Damp rag to clean up messes
Smock, apron, paint shirt, or similar
Location to dry wet painting
Optional for those who don’t like finger painting: paint brushes and cup of water to clean them

March 30-April 1: Spring Tree collage 
Large sheet of construction, heavier drawing, or similar paper (12”x18” or larger)
Brown construction paper (one or many shades of brown and tan) a brown paper grocery bag works well
Pink, white, and/or yellow paper
  -cut into approximately 1 ½” square-ish pieces (These don’t need to be perfect since we will scrunch them up before gluing)  
  -TISSUE paper is best but copy or construction paper can work
  -Approximately 40-50 squares total (so less of each color if using more than one color)
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly

April 6-8: Leaves and Mud
Large sheet of construction, heavier drawing, or similar paper (12”x18” or larger)
Spring Tree collage for those who participated March 30-April 1)
Red, Yellow, and Blue tempera or finger paint (only these colors please since we will be learning to mix others)
Tray, cookie sheet, paper plate or similar for red, yellow, and blue paint and for mixing paints
Damp rag to clean up messes
Smock, apron, paint shirt, or similar
Location to dry wet painting
Optional for those who don’t like finger painting: paint brushes and cup of water to clean them

April 13-15: Trees and Weather
6 pieces of 6”x9” white construction paper, cardstock, painting, or similar heavy weight paper (not smooth paper since we will add watercolor paint)
CRAYONS
Time permitting we will also need:
Watercolor paints
Paint brush and cup of water
Damp rag to clean up messes
Smock, apron, paint shirt, or similar

April 20-22: Shape Drawing or Collage
Large construction or drawing paper for background
Either:
Collection of colored paper shapes in a variety of colors and sizes for collage (Include squares, rectangles, circles, ovals, various triangles, perhaps also hexagons, octagons, parallelograms, etc)
Gluestick
OR if those are not available:
Pencil and eraser 
Pattern blocks, lids, or other shapes in a variety of sizes for tracing 
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils 

April 27-29: Owl Collage
Large piece of construction or drawing paper for background
Brown construction paper or brown paper bag
Several half sheets of colored copy, construction, or scrapbook paper (choose colors who would like for your owl)
Scissors
Decorative edge scissors
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Scraps of white, black, yellow or orange paper
Optional: large and small circle (hole) punches 

May 4-6: Cool-colored Fans
2-3 sheets White copy paper
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (some of each is nice)
Stapler

May 11-13: Parade of Patterned Elephants:
2-3 sheets White copy paper
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (some of each is nice)
Optional: Scissors and stapler

May 18-20: Fabulous Fish:
Paper to practice drawing
Pencil and eraser
Large construction, watercolor, or similar heavyweight paper for watercolor paint 
CRAYONS
Watercolor paints
Paint brush and cup of water
Damp rag to clean up messes
Smock, apron, paint shirt, or similar

May 25 and 27: Letter Creatures:
At least 2 pieces of white paper, but perhaps enough paper for each letter of Learners name (Or for younger students print out letters of Learner’s first name and first letter of Learner’s last name from the attached file)
Crayons, markers, and/or colored pencils

Big Red Barn:
Large piece of construction or drawing paper
Pencil and eraser
Crayons or colored pencils
optional : skinny markers

Drawing Barnyard Animals:
Paper
Pencil and eraser
Crayons or colored pencils
optional: skinny markers
If you attended and created a “Big Red Barn” project:
Bring your “Big Red Barn”
Scissors
Glue stick or glue with cotton swab for spreading the glue

Colorful Butterflies:
Coffee filters or plain white heavy paper towels
MARKERS
Pipe cleaners
Optional: 
small cup of water with eye dropper or paint brush
Clothes pins
Googly eyes
White or craft glue

Mixing and painting Green:
Large white paper for painting
Paint brush(es)
Yellow and Blue tempera paint (only these colors please since we will be learning to mix a variety of greens)
Damp rag to clean up messes
Smock, apron, paint shirt, or similar
Location to dry wet painting

Create your own Insect or Spider:
CARDBOARD style egg carton cut into pieces with two or three egg cups 
Scissors
Several colors of construction paper (scraps work great)
Pipe cleaner
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: 
Paint Cardboard egg carton sections in advance of class so they are dry when we are ready to glue

Drawing Shape Robots:
Large construction or drawing paper
Pencil and eraser
Shapes to trace (Pattern blocks, lids, cans, or similar in a variety of shapes especially square, rectangle, circle, oval, various triangles, hexagon)
Markers AND 
Crayons or colored pencils

Drawing Brilliant Birds:
Paper for practice
Paper for final drawing
Pencil and paper
Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Create your own Insect or Spider:
CARDBOARD style egg carton cut into pieces with two or three egg cups 
Scissors
Several colors of construction paper (scraps work great)
Pipe cleaner
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: 
Paint Cardboard egg carton sections in advance of class so they are dry when we are ready to glue

Create a Rocket Collage:
Black construction paper (one large or two regular sized)
index card or White 3”x5” rectangle
One 2.5” white square
Scissors
Glue stick
Pencil and eraser
CRAYONS, especially white crayon
Optional: Glitter crayons are fun if you have them, but not required

What’s Stuck in Your Tree Drawing:
Piece of practice paper
White or light colored paper for final drawing
Pencil and eraser
Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Japanese Lantern:
Print attached Japanese Lantern Template (makes 2 lanterns). Works best on cardstock but regular paper works
Scissors
Markers/crayons/ colored pencils
Cardboard TP tube
5 1/2” x 6” piece of red, orange, or yellow tissue paper (copy paper or construction paper work for hanging lanterns)
Stapler
Scotch tape
Hole punch
Yarn/string/ribbon about 12”
Optional: battery-operated tea light or small flashlight (no open flame candles!!!!)

Colorful Community Collage:
Several sheets of different colored papers
One large piece of white, blue, or pink construction paper (or large drawing paper)
Colored paper scraps
Scissors 
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Markers and/or crayons

Paper Story Quilt:
White Paper (larger allows more room for details)
Pencil and eraser
Markers AND
Crayons or colored pencils 
Optional: ruler to draw straight lines

Fall Tree Collage:
Large piece of construction paper for background (white, blue, yellow, pink, or other sky color)
Brown paper bag or construction paper (I use brown paper bag)
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Approximately 1”-1 ½” squares of green, yellow, and red tissue paper (other types of green, yellow, and red paper can work)

“Oops” Creatures:
Large paper for background (any color)
Various papers ESPECIALLY scrap papers and papers with drips, rips, folds, and other mistakes and abandoned projects 
Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils
Scissors
Glue stick 

Design a Collection of Hats:
One large paper to be divided into boxes for different hat designs OR 
Several smaller pieces of paper (index card size or similar)
Pencil and eraser
Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils
Optional:
Large piece of paper on which to collage the hat collection
Scissors
Glue stick 

Leaf Rubbing Creatures:
Lots of Fallen Leaves in a variety of shapes and sizes collected from outside (You don’t need to pick them from trees, just pick them up off the ground. Avoid dry leaves that will crumble.)
SEVERAL pieces of copy paper (thinner paper like newsprint can work especially well)
Crayons without the wrappers (perfect use for old broken crayons)- we will be using the crayons on their long sides to make the rubbings
OPTIONAL:
Googly eyes 
White glue 

Painting a Fall Landscape Background:
Large (12”x18” or larger) piece of white construction paper, 90 lb drawing paper, or watercolor paper
Pencil 
Watercolor paints (specifically yellow, brown, green, blue, purple, black)
Paint brush(es)
Water for cleaning brushes between colors (we will need fresh water halfway through class, so be prepared to change water or have two cups of water ready)

Drawing fall trees, bats, cats, spider webs with spiders, and jack-o-lantern faces:
Fall Landscape Background from previous week, if one was created.
OR Large piece of white, blue, purple, or grey paper (sky colors, especially evening dusk), if Fall Landscape Background was not created previous week.
Pencil and eraser
Orange colored paper
Scissors
Glue 
Black fine tip Sharpie (or similar permanent black marker)
Optional but fun and helpful:
Black ULTRA fine tip Sharpie (or similar permanent black marker)

Creating a Haunted or Victorian Fall House:
Box: cracker snack, cereal, or shipping sized depending on desired size of final Haunted House. (Tip: if using cracker, cereal, or similar box, open the seam so the box can be flattened and decorated on the blank inside, then stapled to reassemble at the end. If using a shipping box, pick one with as little marking on the outside as possible or consider painting it grey in advance of class)
Sharpie pen
Markers
Scissors
Optional:
Colored paper or cardstock scraps 
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly

Drawing a Halloween Costume Parade:
Large piece of construction paper cut in half the long way with short ends taped together to create a really long paper (like a parade)
Pencil and eraser
Crayon, markers, and/or colored pencils

Create a Rocket:
Paper towel tube or similar
Sheet of white copy paper
Pencil 
Markers or crayons 
Clear tape
Print attached file with rocket “nose cone” (I will send file a week before this project)
Colored paper scraps
Scissors 
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional:
Stickers for decorating rocket
Red, orange, and/or yellow tissue paper or yarn for fire

Draw and Paint Amazing Houses:
Large (12”x18” or larger) piece of white construction paper, 90 lb drawing paper, or watercolor paper
Pencil and eraser
Sharpie 
Watercolor paints
Paint brush(es)
Water for cleaning brushes between colors (we will need fresh water halfway through class, so be prepared to change water or have two cups of water ready)

Collage a Variety of Fancy Vehicles:
Large piece of (sky colored) construction paper cut in half the long way with short ends taped together to create a really long paper (like a parade)
Colored paper (scraps work well)
Black colored paper for wheels (perhaps prepare a collection of circles for wheels in advance by tracing various coins for different sizes)
Scissors
White or craft glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional:
Long 1” strips of black paper to create a road for the vehicles to drive along

Thanksgiving Balloon Parade:
Large piece of white construction paper cut in half the long way with short ends taped together to create a really long paper (like a parade)
Pencil and eraser
Colored pencils
Optional:
Markers (skinny markers are best for the level of detail)
Send me a message at least a day before class if you have a particular character you would like me to help you learn to draw so I can be prepared to help you

Small Paper Animal Quilt:
2 pieces of whte paper cut in half
Several sheets of different colored papers
Glue stick (or white glue)
Hole punch
Yarn at least 1.5 yards (54 inches) long (if available have several color choices)

Design a Shoe Collection:
1 Sheet of copy or drawing paper
At least 6 smaller pieces of paper (3”x5” index card size or similar)
Pencil and eraser
Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils

Winter Countdown:
Large 12”x18” watercolor, white construction, or other heavy weight paper for painting 
Pencil and eraser
CRAYONS 
Watercolor paints
Paint brush(es)
Water for cleaning brushes between colors (we will need fresh water halfway through class, so be prepared to change water or have two cups of water ready)

Cardboard Tube Animals:
Three cardboard tubes (toilet paper size is perfect, or cut longer tubes to about that size)
In Advance of Class: Cut one tube in half sideways and one tube in half length-wise, see attached photo)
Scraps of colored paper
Scissors
Tape
White glue
Markers
Optional:
Small pom-poms 
Googly eyes
Chenille stems (pipe cleaners)

Snowy City Collage:
Blue or Purple construction paper for background sky
Various strips of gray, brown, black, beige, etc colored paper 
Scraps of solid-colored construction, copy, scrapbook or other papers
Scissors 
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly

Draw a Dragon in Your City:
Large 12”x18” drawing paper 
Pencil and eraser
Sharpie
Colored pencils 

Round and Square Snowflakes:
White copy paper (I will teach how to cut the paper into a square. However, it is optional to pre-cut into squares for younger students who struggle with this step)
Scissors
Markers
Optional:
Colored origami or copy paper for colorful snowflakes
Notes: Construction paper and other thick papers do NOT work well for cutting snowflakes so be sure to have copy paper or origami paper. It is fine to use recycling paper that is printed on one side as long as one side is still blank.

Mitten Card Stuffed with Animals:
Sheet of white cardstock or 9”x12” white construction paper (sheet of white copy paper will work)
Sheet of white copy paper 
Pencil and eraser
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Scissors
Glue stick

Winter Landscape with Northern Lights (Part 1 of 2):
1 Sheet of cardstock, construction, or other heavy weight paper for painting 
Blue tempera paint (blue watercolor paint can work)
Small cup with ¼ cup water (we will mix paint into the cup of water)
Paintbrush
Piece of plastic wrap or thin plastic of a shopping bag cut about 1-2” longer and wider than the paint paper
2 Sheets of black construction paper the same size as the above paint paper 
Chalk or chalk pastels

Complete your Winter Landscape with Northern Lights and add Polar animals (Part 2 of 2):
Blue painted paper from last week
Black paper with chalk Northern Lights from last week
Scraps of white paper
Black and yellow markers
Scissors
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly

Drawing Arctic Animals:
2-3 pieces of White paper 
Pencil and eraser
Colored pencils
One piece of black paper the same size as the white paper
Scissors
Glue
Optional:
Chalk pastels 

Line Sculptures:
Piece of heavy cardstock, small piece of poster board, or piece of cardboard (from cereal or snack box)
Colored copy paper (various colors)
Scissors
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: Decorative paper edger scissors 

Emotion Collage:
12”x18” construction paper for background (have a choice of colors available, though we we only use one)
Scraps of solid-colored construction, copy, scrapbook or other papers
Two index cards or quarter sheet of stiff white paper or cardstock
Scissors 
White glue and small plastic tray or lid to put a small amount on
Cotton swab or other tool for spreading glue thinly and evenly
Optional: Yarn scraps

CraZy Creature:
Watercolor or other heavy weight paper good for watercolor painting
Crayons
Watercolor paint and brush

Fancy Goggles:
Sheet of white or light colored cardstock or other stiff paper
2 Circles for tracing (one 1” circle like a milk jug lid and one 2 ½” circle like a peanut butter lid or can of beans/vegetables)
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Scissors
White copy or drawing paper