DIY Canvas Art for Your Classroom

Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.

I am always on the lookout for inexpensive and crafty ways to decorate my home and classroom.  Today I'm going to share with you one of my favorite ideas!  I guess I somehow aspire to be an artist of sorts and I definitely want my kids to have plenty of experience with art.  I picked up a several packages of blank canvas a couple of months ago when Joann's had it marked ridiculously low.  I didn't really have a specific idea for them but I figured that I would end up needing more!

Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.

I am still working on my classroom theme for next year but I know for sure that it will be colorful.  I love mixing rainbow patterns with black and white patterns and am sure that will show up in my classroom.  I took three 12x12 canvases and drew a curvy staff on them with a permanent marker.  If you were decorating another classroom you could add numbers, the alphabet, equations, beakers, various sports equipment, etc....really anything you want. 

Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.
I went over my lines a couple of times so that they were quite dark.  I may use a black paint pen next time to see if that makes a difference.  Next?  Color!

Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.

Just take crayons to the canvas and color whatever you want.  My daughter is also a big fan of rainbows so she helped me complete the canvases.  We put books under the canvas for a firmer coloring surface.  After I photographed the canvases, I went back and colored the edges black.  I think that makes them look a little more finished and will look better hanging on the wall.
Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.
 The end result is colorful and perfect!  I'm tempted to hang it up at home!  I designed the canvases so they look like one piece, but you could design yours in any style.


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Learn how to create your own canvas art for your home or classroom with supplies you already have!  Works with any theme and doesn't take long to complete.


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