We did watercolor food studies in High School Art the other week, and it because incredibly obvious what season it was. I asked them to name the reason they painted the specific fruits they did and 9/10 times the reason was, “This was the only fruit in my fridge!” Brilliant. A sweet reminder to go with the seasons, and when life gives you peaches… paint them!

Between the first and third weeks of school, it’s a great idea to give 3-4th graders a chance to express themselves, use paint, and show themselves to each other in the way they wish to be seen. This simple project was a great way to begin looking at proportions of the face, using tempera or acrylic paint, and to get to know one another in the first week of school.