Winter Break Countdown! Favorite Art Supplies, Updates, & Festive Cheer

The countdown is on! With winter break in sight, the art room is buzzing with last-minute projects, festive decorations, and the creative chaos that only cardboard (of course!) can bring. In this episode, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how real art teachers power through to the end of the first semester.

Join Keisha Morales and Jackie Jablecki as they share practical art supply tips and classroom updates for the elementary, middle, or high school art room!

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Don’t miss the following inspiration and strategies in this episode:

• The “hand test” to determine the perfect cardboard for elementary scissors
• Why introduce acrylic paint to middle schoolers
• Smart drying systems for 3D artwork
• Cleaning ruined paint brushes
• Being honest with students about failures
• Favorite art supplies we can’t live without
• Student holiday door decorations
• Updates on ongoing projects and systems

Subscribe so you don’t miss this exciting new series full of:

• Real art teacher life
• Helpful tips and tricks
• Innovative hacks
• Insightful advice
• Engaging K-12 art lesson ideas
• Moving behind-the-scenes glimpses
• Art teacher self-care, inspiration, and artmaking

For the resources in this video, check out the following:

• Acrylic Brush Tips, Acrylic Painting Techniques, Acrylic Painting Vocabulary, Brush Chart, Characteristics of Acrylic Gels & Mediums, How to Create an Underpainting, and Underpainting Value Scales Resources in FLEX Curriculum
• How to Build Hand Strength in the Art Room with Everyday Items
• Simple Tips to Help Students Hold a Ruler or Trace in the Art Room
• Art Activity Ideas to Boost Fine Motor Skills and Control Hand Pressure
• Quick Tips to Improve Precision with Cutting, Folding, & Knotting in the Art Room 

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