This is by one of the Kindergarteners I was Substitute Teaching for this year the day before Halloween in Las Vegas. These kids LOVED picking their animal from my order form with 26 animals on it, choosing the bat, coloring it, cutting it out and turning it into a ornament to hang on their door for Trick or Treating that weekend. So cute!!

This is a CCSD High School student taking an Art Break while preparing for end of year testing. I was surprised how interested the older kids have become in coloring as a way to take a mental break during school. It makes sense because it relieves stress no matter what age. I've noticed kids really like chatting about their creative process and how they decide which colors to use as they plan out what they want their final image to look like. It's a part of our minds that sit

This drawing page is from my Cat Lady Art Series and I found it really interesting that while on assignment as a Substitute Teacher for CCSD in Las Vegas, working with High School boys, they were really into this series. Not that they wouldn't be, I guess, I just thought maybe only people with cats would be interested. They love the whole series, particularly the Black Panther, Leopard, Caracal and Bobcats. Coloring is therapeutic at all ages! Search my website for "Cat Lady"