Cassie Stephens's Blog, page 25

Zany Scientists! Creating a Lab and Making a Magic Potion!

Wowee! Did you join yesterday's Zany Scientist session? Well, it was so fun. I have to say, the science experiment was my favorite one yet! You can grab these supplies: And then you can follow along and create with me right here:Today is our very last Zany Scientist day! Can you believe it, the week has flown by! You can create your very own clay with me by gathering up these supplies: Not sure where to join me LIVE? You can do so on my Facebook or my Instagram. Or you can catch the videos later on my YouTube channel. Be sure and subscribe so you don't miss a single one! 

Zany Scientists! Exploding Beakers and Floating Chalk Prints!

Yesterday we did one of my favorite art projects so far: Exploding Beakers! We followed that up with a fun science experiment of making floating chalk prints. In case you missed the fun, no worries, here's the video:In case you need a list of supplies, here you go:

 If you want to join the fun today, you can do so here on Facebook or here on Instagram. Be sure and subscribe here on YouTube so you can keep up with all of our Zany Scientist happenings! You can also catch all of the Robot Week videos there too! 

Zany Scientists! Thinking Caps and a Color Mixing Experiment!

Hey, friends! In case you missed yesterday's Art and Science lesson during our Zany Scientist Week, don't you worry! You can find it now right here:
To follow along with the video, here are the supplies you'll need: If you want to join the fun today, here's a list of the supplies you'll need: I'm really excited about today's art lesson...it's going to be explosive! And if you don't have the supplies to follow along with the science experiment, don't worry. You can always watch and then try it yourself later on. 

If you want to find me, be sure and follow me here on Instagram, here on Facebook and subscribe here so you don't miss any Art Class with Cassie!

Zany Scientists! Scientist Selfie and Bubble Prints!

 What a fun turnout we had yesterday for Zany Scientists Week! In case you missed it, I'm doing a LIVE art and science class every day this week! You can join the live class two ways: my Facebook or my Instagram. And, if you miss any of the live art classes, not to worry as they all get posted to my YouTube channel! I have a ton of art makin' videos there and upload new ones often so you might want to subscribe. If you missed any of Robot Week, you can find all of the videos there!  
Watch here!
Here is the short list of supplies needed to follow along with this art and science activity. And if you'd like to join the fun today, here's what you'll need: 

Hope to see you there! 

Zany Scientist Week! A Combination of Art AND Science Class!

 Well, hello, y'all! I had so much fun creating robots with you during Robot Week (all videos from last week are now up and able for you to view on my YouTube channel!) that I'm excited to share the theme for this week: Zany Scientists!
If you notice, I even decided to step it up a notch by combining art AND science. That's right, every day, I'll go LIVE on my Facebook and my Instagram and share with you both an art project and a science experiment! Because I know we are all trying to conserve the materials we have, you can either join in on the experiment or simply watch. Because the videos will be archived on my YouTube channel, you can always travel back in time and rewatch the fun. 
 Again, I'm using simple supplies that I hope you can find around the home. But, if not, know that you can swap out supplies with whatever you have on hand. No paper? How about newspaper or old magazines? No glue? What about a glue stick? Art making is all about thinking outside the box which is exactly what we'll be doing this week!

 Because some of our experiments are a little messy, look around your house for a cookie sheet or some sort of tray with a lip to it. This will help to contain any mess you make. Also, consider doing this portion of the art making outside! It's good to get a little fresh air and keep them mess at bay.

 The best part about creating is having fun. All of these projects were created with fun in mind. Don't worry about being perfect because there is no such thing! Just focus on the fun, y'all!

 We'll end our week with some clay that you can use over and again! This should keep you busy and creating until next the following week. 

Mark your calendars, y'all! And I hope to see you there. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this FREE coloring sheet! 

Toilet Paper Tube Crafts!

Today I thought I'd share some of my favorite lessons and projects created with the lowly toilet paper tube! I'll share the link to each of these projects so you can learn more details so be sure and click if you have more questions. If it's one thing we all probably have plenty of right now...it's TP tubes! 
I did this project with my...FIRST GRADERS, y'all! And they knocked it out in just two thirty minute art classes. Here's the video:
I'm guessing most of you don't have plaster strips at home. I know I don't! An easy papier mache recipe would be just a mixture of flour and water. Dip strips of torn newspaper into the mixture and use that as your plaster. The mixture should have a paste-like consistency. No measurements required! Did you know you can make a castle with toilet paper tubes? My fourth graders created these beauties one year and loved it! All the lesson details here.  What the world needs now is LOVE LOVE LOVE! You can create all kinds of prints with a toilet paper tube but printing hearts is probably my favorite. You can learn more about it here as well as some fun guided drawing projects!  Got paper towel tubes? Well, you can make crayons too! Here's how the armature was created:
And if you have cereal boxes, you could even make some decor for your art room! I have these hanging in my art room and my kids love them. I added a little spot of velcro to the backs of the crayons so they could be removed and shared with my students. Last year we had an INSANE Pirate Art Show (like, it was the coolest thing ever, I'm not even gonna try to be humble about it. The kids ROCKED it). One of the projects we did was make pirate ships with toilet paper tube sails. Kids could create the ships with air dry, homemade or even modeling clay! A straw and tubes were added for the sails. Here's more of our art show. Want a seriously simple TP craft? I also did this project with my students and it was a hit! Here's the demo video:And here's what my students created:  This was apart of a collection of handmade art supplies from our art show a couple of years ago. Here's a tour:We even made "glue sticks" from toilet paper tubes! 
I hope that gives you some fun ideas for creating with TP tubes! Have fun, y'all!

Robot Week: Let's Make Collagraph Robots and Pull Prints!

Hi, friends! In this blog post, I'll be sharing two projects from Robot Week because one leads right into the other! On Wednesday, we used cereal boxes, scissors and glue to create a collagraph that we used to create a rubbing. In case you don't know what a collagraph is or how to make one, you should pull up a chair, grab your supplies and join me here: 
Yesterday we did something super cool with our collagraphs and that was print with them! It was pure magic and so fun to do it live on Facebook and Instagram just to hear everyone's reaction! 
I hope you'll join us today! Here's what you'll need:
See you real soon!

Robot Week! Let's Draw 3-D Robots!

Robot Week continues! In case you missed out on our LIVE art class (which happens every weekday at 11am CT right here and here), all robot videos are archived on my YouTube channel! You should totally subscribe because new videos drop at random times because yours truly is mighty random. Here's our video from Tuesday: Drawing 3-D Robots!
I hope you enjoy! Today's robot supplies are listed right below. I hope to see you real soon.
For Monday's video, be sure and check out this post. And for how to draw sheets, coloring sheets, writing prompts and more, go here! 

Top 8 Tips to Surviving and Thriving Home-Based Art Teacherin'

Since the end of last week, I've gotten a lot of questions from some confused and scared teachers: How do I record lessons? How do I upload projects? What resources are there for this type of situation?

Trust me, I get it. But, first, just breathe. And know that this will pass. Until then, I put together a podcast episode that I hope answers your questions. 

Thanks, y'all!

Robot Week! Let's Draw Robots with Shapes and Markers!

In case you missed the news...it's Robot Week! All week I am going LIVE at 11am CST drawing, creating, printing and making robots with YOU. You can watch me LIVE here or here! However, if you miss the video or want to create with me all over again, I've got the videos on my YouTube channel. Here you go: You might want to subscribe so you can keep up with the weekly videos! 
Initially, I was only going to go LIVE a couple of days but I've had such an overwhelming response from artists all over the world, I decided to keep it going! Here's the line up for the rest of the week:
 Simple supplies for tomorrow's LIVE!
 Then keep that creation handy for Thursday! We'll be using it for marker printing!
And on Friday, we'll create a collage! No paper? No problem! Let's recycle some old envelopes with fun patterns and designs!
Parents and teachers, looking for an extension? Here you go! Some writing prompts for when the robots are complete! 

Also, for free PDFs with a coloring sheet, how to draw robots and an idea sheet, go here!