10 Ways to use Crayons in the Art Room

10 Ways to use Crayons in the Art room

Crayons have been around longer then many may think. Since the days of Leonardo Da Vinci, artists have played around with color in a stick form. Crayons are more then a coloring tool. They can do more. After working with many other art supplies in the school art room, I have come to desire the use of less messy media. What do you think? Making art lessons more simple will lead to faster results but continued exploration and learning. So I developed an eBook that explains 10 ways to use crayons in the art room.

All About Crayons

In the eBook, All About Crayons, you will discover 10 ways to use crayons in the art room. It starts with the basic knowledge about crayons, which is drawing and coloring. Then moves into some more basic knowledge for art teachers like crayon resist. The eBook provides how to draw resources that go along with the inspired use of crayons in the art making process. Also it gives basic guidance for developing the techniques into lessons for the art room.

Different Ways to use Crayons

In addition to the basic knowledge of crayons among the 10 ways to use crayons in the art room, you will find some that are not as widely used. For example, the concept of mixing crayon techniques to make an artwork. Or simply teaching children how to apply crayon on a surface in different ways. Did you know that oil can be used with crayons?

In my search for how to use crayons to their fullest potential, I discovered new information about crayons. It is amazing how after 20 years of teaching that I can find more then 10 ways to use crayons in the art room. For example the batik method led to cultural history and the process of batik in other parts of the world. These connections are part of the learning process for our students.

History About Crayons

As mentioned in the beginning, there is a wealth of history behind crayons. All About Crayons provides a brief history about how crayons developed and changed throughout the years. Also there is a snippet about how crayons impacted grade school. This back story is fun for the educator but it can be helpful for children to understand that such a simple art tool has evolved and changed human experience in art making.

Crayons for the Art Room

Check out out the eBook and see if you can rethink how to use crayons with children. The eBook provides an abundant amount of printable resources. Also it gives 10 lesson ideas and 7 methods to apply crayon to paper. All the projects and instructions focus on limited supplies but fun results.

More Resources You May Enjoy:

How to Draw Magical Mushrooms provides many printable step-by-step instructions on how to draw mushroom houses. A coloring sheet is included. Students can practice crayon application.

St. Patrick’s Day: Lets’ Draw a Pot of Gold leads students on the path to apply crayon to develop shadows and highlights.

Silly Octopus: Direct Draw Color, Cut, & Paste Activity uses color and crayon with a fun ocean creature product.