Painting with Coffee

You say that you don’t have any paints at home?!  Well…..paint with coffee! (or tea) 

Ancient Art: Making Earth Pigments

How to make your own paint pigments from nature around you.

Pixlr: Free Photo Editing Software

Experience next level, intuitive photo editing with AI-powered tools for quick yet professional edits. Designed to be easy, you can now edit images smarter and faster for Free - with Pixlr. Open almost any image format like PSD (Photoshop), PXD, Jpeg, PNG (Transparent), WebP, SVG and many more. No steep learning curve, no design experience needed.

Pixlr: Free Online Editing Software

Tutorial videos for editing photos and/or creating digital art using Pixlr.

5 Mobile Photography IDEAS and HACKS you must try!

Some fun ways to experiment with photography using your phone.

8 Tips to Start KILLING IT in Mobile Photography

Use your phone to take some awesome photos!

Mark Crilley

Learn to draw realistically; or manga style in real time or watch the speed drawings. We have watched a lot of Mark Crilley. He’s an amazing artist!

How to Draw a Cool Signature

Learn how to create your own cool signature!

Mary Doodles: How to Art

Mary Doodles is a favorite with all my art classes. This playlist contains a lot of useful art tips.

Art for Kids Hub

Follow along and learn to draw some fun cartoons and other things!

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

Everyday at 12:00, Mo Willems does a new video showing cool ways to doodle, create, and write. Check it out! 

(Mo Willems is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and creator of children's books. His television work includes creating the animated television series Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network as well as working on Sesame Street, The Muppets, and The Off-Beats. )

Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. If you post your art to social media, be sure to hashtag it with #MoLunchDoodles!

New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 Central) and then remain online to be streamed afterwards.  Check back each weekday for new LUNCH DOODLES!

And visit Kennedy Center@Home to enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily.

Visit Artsonia to view artwork from our students at Newton Middle School!

This site contains information on the 4H Junior Master Gardener program. We will be following this program in our gardening class.

NMS student art is uploaded to this site. If you cannot see your child’s artwork, please contact me and I will send you the information you need.