A field full of daisies

What do you need?

• white drawing sheet 
• tempera paint in blue, green, white, yellow and red
• brushes
• jars with water
• colored paper for background

Instruction 

1. Make your own green colors by mixing blue, white and yellow. Paint the entire sheet with small vertical strokes and let dry.
2. Paint the daisies; in the front of they are larger  then further away. Use a small brush and a lot of paint, to make sure the grass is really covered with the paint of the flower. Use a different color green for the stalks or take the unmixed color green directly from the bottle. Paint the hearts of the flowers with big yellow blobs.
3. Paste the artwork on a dark green background.

Artworks made by students of grade 4 and 5. 

Prisoners in World War II

What do you need?

• white drawing sheet 
• ribbed cardboard
• pencil
• watercolor paint
• brushes
• jar with water
• black wool 
• glue

In Holland we remember the victims of World War II on the 4th of May. The 5th of May we celebrate the day of liberation. In schools World War II is an important part of the history lessons. 

"We had to draw one or more people in a concentration camp. Our drawings should show the fear and powerlessness of the prisoners. Most of all did well and the artworks were really beautiful. When the drawing was finished, we had to paint it with watercolour paint, using sad colours. We used black wool to make barbed wire and pasted it in front of the drawing. Finally we pasted the artworks on ribbed cardboard. It was an intense task, and it made us really think about that terrible time."

Artworks made by students of grade 6.

Tulips; spring is coming!

You need:

1. a bunch of tulips
2. vases or glasses
3. drawing paper A4 size
4. white crayons
5. water paint
6. brushes
7. jar with water
8. colored paper for background
9. glue

What does a tulip look like? What can you tell about the stem and the leaves? What do the petals look like? 

Every group gets a vase with some tulips. Students todraw a horizon line about a third from the bottom. 

Draw tulips with a white crayon. Look carefully at the tulips in the vase. The tulips must overlap.

Colour them with water paint, the white lines will remain. Paint the lawn and the air. Stick the artwork on a colored background.