As the back-to-school season approaches, teachers everywhere are gearing up for a new year of creativity and learning. One of the biggest challenges in the classroom is finding engaging, mess-free art projects that keep students excited and inspired. Enter Kwik Stix – the perfect solution for hassle-free, vibrant artwork. These solid tempera paint sticks dry in just 90 seconds, eliminating the need for water, paintbrushes, and lengthy clean-up times. In this blog post, we'll explore a variety of classroom crafts featuring Kwik Stix, designed to make your school year colorful and stress-free. Say goodbye to paint spills and hello to endless creativity!
Keep Scrolling for fun classroom craft inspo! These crafts are great for the whole class!
Class Portraits
Materials Needed: white paper, Kwik Stix, black marker, scissors, and glue
- Cut paper into a small square
- Paint the square paper with Kwik Stix- use a variety of colors to create a pattern
- Grab a new sheet of white paper
- Draw your self portrait with a black marker
- Cut out the self portrait leaving a small amount of white space around the drawing
- Glue the drawing onto the patterned paper
- Display on a bulletin board with all student's work
Check out this craft on Instagram @joysofkinder
Bulletin Board Crayons
Materials Needed: crayon printable worksheets, scissors, Kwik Stix, and a black marker
- Print out a crayon printable worksheet for each student
- Have each student paint a crayon in their choice of color using Kwik Stix
- Cut out the crayon
- Write your name in the center of the crayon
- Display on the bulletin board with all students names!
Student's First Initial
- Make sure each student has a piece of cardboard
- Write the first letter of your first name onto the piece of cardboard
- Cut out and paint with Kwik Stix
- Add details to your letter with Wonder Stix
- Glue or staple each letter onto the class bulletin board
Check out this craft on Instagram @2art.chambers
Pencil Artwork
Materials Needed: black construction paper, white paper, Kwik Stix, scissors, and glue
- Draw a pencil onto a white piece of paper using Kwik Stix
- Paint the entire pencils using Kwik Stix
- Cut out the pencil
- Glue pencil onto a sheet of black paper
- Write your name on the bottom of the artwork so people know who it was created by
- Display all creations onto the classroom bulletin board!
Check out this craft on Instagram @artwithwalla
Personalized Notebook
Materials Needed: Kwik Stix, Magic Stix, construction paper, glue, scissors, and a composition notebook
- Cut a large piece of construction paper to cover the front of your notebook
- Glue this paper onto the cover of your notebook
- Decorate and personalize your notebook using Kwik Stix and Magic Stix
Check out this craft on Instagram @creativelybeth
Classroom Self Portraits
Materials Needed: Global Skin Tone Kwik Stix, Magic Stix, and paper
- Draw yourself with Magic Stix
- Paint inside the lines with Kwik Stix Global Skin Tones
- Hang each portrait onto the classroom bulletin board
Check out this craft on Instagram @art_with_ms.shaylene
Rainbow Bulletin Board Decor
Materials Needed: construction paper, white paper, scissors, glue, and Kwik Stix
- Cut a piece of paper into a "u" shape
- Paint with Kwik Stix
- Glue onto construction paper
- Display on the classroom bulletin board
Check out this craft on Instagram @tigerartists
Line Practice
Materials Needed: white paper and Kwik Stix
- Draw lines onto a paper using Kwik Stix
- Paint a large pencil onto the paper
- Use a black marker or Kwik Stix to create different patterned lines such as dotted, curved, zig zag, and more!
Check out this craft on Instagram @glittertalesartroom
Color Posters
Materials Needed: white paper, construction paper, scissors, glue, and Kwik Stix
- Cut construction paper into the shape of small crayons
- Glue onto white paper
- Use Kwik Stix to paint lines around each crayon cut out
- Continue the steps above until the white paper is filled
Check out this craft on Instagram @art.with.mrs.arem
Paper Plate Portraits
Materials Needed: paper plate, Kwik Stix, and Magic Stix
- Paint self portraits onto paper plates
- Use Kwik Stix Global Skin Tones to paint
- Add details with Magic Stix
Check out this craft on Instagram @twopeasinaprimarypod