Looking for fun, educational games for art class? Check out these three simple games you can put together in a few minutes.

One of my favorite topics to teach in my art class, no matter what the age or skill level, is divergent thinking. What is divergent thinking? One of my favorite videos to introduce divergent thinking to my students is the lecture by Ken Robinson. Divergent thinking is the ability to come up with multiple solutions

Drawing games for kids help them practice drawing skills, get warmed up before tackling a larger project, and are extremely fun (and funny).

Ever played Pencil Wars? It's a fun and easy drawing game you can play with the kids. All you need is some paper and a pencil for each player.

In a world inundated with a constant flow of visual input and an ever increasing mode of communicating through images, it's never been more important to be visually literate. What is visual literacy? Visual literacy is the skill of understanding, analyzing, evaluating and creating visual images. From the moment we begin processing visual input from

I had sooooooo much fun doing this monster art project in my son Elliot's kindergarten class recently! I chose to do this project because Elliot LOVES monsters and he LOVES using his imagination to make characters come to life. We have enjoyed using popsicle stick puppets for many many years and he always enjoys both creating

This game is meant for both kids and adults, parents, art teachers, artists of all kinds, tired people after a long day at work who want to relax, and everyone who wants to have fun and loves drawing and painting. I would love to see your results:-) Your task is to make a picture using […]

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ONLINE GAMES: Make Fun Digital Art: NGAkids Art Zone, National Gallery of Art Paint Like Jackson Pollock, Jacksonpollock.org weavesilk.com sumopaint.com Mondrimat - make art in the style of Mondrian Color With Leo; Art Games For Kids bomomo.com Make a Monster, Artopia/WNET Thirteen AutoDraw Tessellations, shodor.org WordArt.com tagxedo.com - word cloud with styles Cool Text Graphics Generator Snowflake Maker Switch Zoo - switch animal parts around to make new ones Kids Games at the Queensland Art Gallery Build Your Wild Self, game from the New York Zoos and Aquarium Learning About Art History: National Gallery of Art Kids Art Zone The Tate Gallery, UK, Games For Kids Destination Modern Art; moma.org Meet Me At Midnight; Smithsonian American Art Museum Metkids; metmuseum.org, The Metropolitan Museum of Art NGAkids Art Zone; Art Games at the National Gallery of Art DMA Connect - Games and Interactives, Dallas Museum of Art Et.Cetera: A Collection of Games From Artsology.com Elements of Art Memory Game, teachkidsart.net SCULPTIONARY - (game idea from Annie Thomas-Eyster - use with modeling clay) "The 'Game Show Host' has a jar filled with the selected topic written on folded paper that the teacher wants to reinforce for that lesson. The game show host pulls a word and shares it secretly with the sculptors by cupping it in their hand. The students who are guessing may turn around in their seats so they do not see the word. The 'Time and Score Keeper' tells them when to begin sculpting and guessing and when to stop. Students have up to 2 minutes to communicate their word using modeling clay. They are not allowed to use words or letters. Their team partner may begin guessing the word after students have sculpted for 1 minute. They have 1 minute to guess the topic. The first student to guess what the term, concept, tool, technique, or artist wins the round. The score keeper makes a mark on the score card for that team and round. Then students rotate." Exquisite Corpse (Accidental Art) or collaborative/group doodling (ideas from Jen Polillo and Rachel Hessing Wintemburg) For the "Exquisite Corpse" game: fold a piece of paper so you wind up with around 8 sections. One student starts a drawing on one of the sections and folds it back so it is partly concealed. The next student starts a drawing connected to the first, and so on. They can't look at the whole picture until the last student finishes his or her section. Surrealist Games, Cindy Ingram, Art Class Curator SMARTEST ARTIST, by Cassie Stephens Cassie Stephens' Vocabulary Game, Part I Cassie Stephens' Vocabulary Game Part II - elementary STUMP THE TEACHER review game (secondary) - the students ask the teacher questions from the study guide and get a small prize if the teacher doesn't know the answer "TOSS" REVIEW GAME: "I played a game the day before Christmas break that my middle schoolers loved. I divided them up into two lines. I had a trivia question they had to answer. If they got it correct they got to shoot a huge paper ball I made into a trash can. They got 2 pts. for the right answer and 1 point if they rung the trash can. This appealed to boys and girls." Penny Adamson SILENT BALL EMOTION GAME (Shelly Bailey - elementary) This game is played if the kids clean up in a mannerly way (and quickly). 1. The kids line up to leave and pass a bedazzled paint brush. 2. The teacher assigns an expression. 3. The kid with the best face (mad, happy, sad, monster, and so forth) gets to hold the brush. 4. Then, the person with the brush gets to pick the winning face. ROLL AN ALIEN (design by Hannah Smith) A variety of "Roll A" games are available online; here is a small selection of free games by Stacey Peters at expressivemonkey.com PICASSO ROLL (Lindsay Mouyal - elementary) PIN THE EAR ON VAN GOGH (Lindsay Mouyal - elementary) PICTIONARY (Anna Nichols - middle school) This is a guessing game played on the board at the end of class - I use this as a reward for cleaning up quickly and efficiently. Sometimes, I will provide a theme (sports, food, entertainment, etc.) if a student is stuck for ideas. 1. A student stands at the board and draws one line or shape of something. 2. Other kids raise their hands to guess what it is. They have to wait quietly for the student at the board to "call on them." In my middle school classroom, they are disqualified from the game if they get out of their seat or make a lot of noise to get attention, such as saying, "Oooooh! Pick me! ME!" 3. After every guess, the student draws a little more of the picture. 4. The kid who guesses correctly gets to draw on the board. These ideas are from Tarin Majure's AAEA 2014 Fall Conference workshop, "Visual Communication." Tarin is an elementary art educator and art therapist, MA, ATR. "GUESS THE SCRIBBLE" Tarin Majure 1. Draw a scribble on the board. 2. A student comes up and turns it into an object. 3. The first student to correctly guess what it is gets to go next. "SCRIBBLE CHASE" Tarin Majure Directions: 1. Please scribble freely all over one of your sheets of paper (with any of your art materials). 2. Now find five objects within the lines of the scribbles - list the items on the sides of your paper. 3. Now write a story using all 5 items. The story should be at least a paragraph - 4 to 5 sentences. 4. If time allows, draw a picture or cartoon strip to go along with your story (be sure to include all 5 items). "VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS" Tarin Majure Directions: 1. Pair up and get your partner to do something that they can easily do within the room: 2. One person draws a simple diagram of what s/he wants the other person to do. 3. Words, letters, or numbers may NOT be used. 4. Directional arrows and shapes of signs MAY be used. "WHERE, WHAT, AND WHO?" Tarin Majure 1. The teacher provides a theme. 2. The students draw out their answers, providing enough information in order for someone else to guess what the drawing represents. 3. The teacher shows the pictures one at a time. 4. The class guesses what its about (in relation to the theme) and who drew it. "I AM?" (an art history appreciation game) Tarin Majure 1. Students "become" the art work and write from its point of view. 2. Example: Mona Lisa - "I am bored, bored, bored and if this crazy man would stop painting me, I could finally draw my eyebrows back on!" "WHAT HE/SHE/IT SAID" (an art appreciation game) Tarin Majure 1. Students write about another student's or a famous artist's piece of work. 2. They can write about what it means, what was going on in the artist's mind during the artistic process, or even how the art work itself would answer a question - often a silly one. "ACTIVITIES FOR WIGGLY, GIGGLY STUDENTS" Tarin Majure 1. "Crayon-a-thon" - challenge high energy students to scribble away a whole crayon OR challenge the student to color in a large circle until no white is showing. 2. "Put it in a Jar"- students are asked to draw a jar without a lid. They next write or draw everything they are thinking of inside the jar in 2 minutes. Now, have them draw the lid on and tell them that when class is over they can get their thoughts back out. 3. "Simon Says" or "Teacher Says" - is a quick but fun way to let your students know they need to get refocused on the activity at hand. This can be accomplished by drawing on the board or the traditional method. "ACTIVITIES FOR INTENSE STUDENTS" Tarin Majure Provide Calming Activities: 1. Sorting: beads, sequins, markers crayons, etc. 2. Pointillism: plain paper over a simple color sheet and let them dot their hearts out. (be sure to use old markers) 3. Dot Pictures: save the dots from your hole punches and have students glue them into a picture or pattern (or whatever gets them working). They also love punching their own dots. (It is best to have a container ready with necessary items to complete one or more of the projects.) Click on the following links for awesome game ideas: 1. The Best Games to Play in Line, by Sarah Dougherty, theartofed.com 2. 3 Super Fun Art History Games, by Ian Sands, theartofed.com 3. A New Twist on Memory Makes the Perfect Art Room Center, by Jennifer Borel, theartofed.com 4. 6 Activities To Make Your Art Room More Fun, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 5. Best Behavior Bingo - Free Download, by Sarah Dougherty, theartofed.com 6. 3 Must Have Drawing Activities For Your Free Choice Center, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 7. Whatchamadrawit - A Creative Drawing Game For the Classroom, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 8. A Game to Incorporate Play in the Art Room, by Heather Crockett, theartofed.com 9. Surrealist Games, The Art Curator For Kids, by Cindy Ingram 10. 3 Ways To Motivate Your Students On Tough Days (with the art game, TAG), Melissa Purtee, theartofed.com 11. How to Introduce Symbolism in the Form of a Game, by Matt Christenson, theartofed.com 12. The Marshmallow Challenge, Tom Wujec (great for team-building!) article by Mrs. Anna Nichols

ARTK12 art bingo games are played like traditional bingo. Each student is given a bingo card with sixteen images on it. These images show portions of the 32 pieces of art studied during the semester.

You have to see this fun drawing game for kids we played at our art summer camp in our children's art studio in Charlotte, NC.

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Have you ever played telephone? It is a fun game where the first player in the circle whispers a word into the ear of the person sitting to their right. Players whisper the word to their neighbors until it reaches the last player in line. Then the first and last player compare their words to see if it was relayed correctly. Well in Drawing Telephone, words are replaced with drawings - as you probably have guessed. Below you will find the instructions for playing this drawing game, great for kids, families, and parties:

ONLINE GAMES: Make Fun Digital Art: NGAkids Art Zone, National Gallery of Art Paint Like Jackson Pollock, Jacksonpollock.org weavesilk.com sumopaint.com Mondrimat - make art in the style of Mondrian Color With Leo; Art Games For Kids bomomo.com Make a Monster, Artopia/WNET Thirteen AutoDraw Tessellations, shodor.org WordArt.com tagxedo.com - word cloud with styles Cool Text Graphics Generator Snowflake Maker Switch Zoo - switch animal parts around to make new ones Kids Games at the Queensland Art Gallery Build Your Wild Self, game from the New York Zoos and Aquarium Learning About Art History: National Gallery of Art Kids Art Zone The Tate Gallery, UK, Games For Kids Destination Modern Art; moma.org Meet Me At Midnight; Smithsonian American Art Museum Metkids; metmuseum.org, The Metropolitan Museum of Art NGAkids Art Zone; Art Games at the National Gallery of Art DMA Connect - Games and Interactives, Dallas Museum of Art Et.Cetera: A Collection of Games From Artsology.com Elements of Art Memory Game, teachkidsart.net SCULPTIONARY - (game idea from Annie Thomas-Eyster - use with modeling clay) "The 'Game Show Host' has a jar filled with the selected topic written on folded paper that the teacher wants to reinforce for that lesson. The game show host pulls a word and shares it secretly with the sculptors by cupping it in their hand. The students who are guessing may turn around in their seats so they do not see the word. The 'Time and Score Keeper' tells them when to begin sculpting and guessing and when to stop. Students have up to 2 minutes to communicate their word using modeling clay. They are not allowed to use words or letters. Their team partner may begin guessing the word after students have sculpted for 1 minute. They have 1 minute to guess the topic. The first student to guess what the term, concept, tool, technique, or artist wins the round. The score keeper makes a mark on the score card for that team and round. Then students rotate." Exquisite Corpse (Accidental Art) or collaborative/group doodling (ideas from Jen Polillo and Rachel Hessing Wintemburg) For the "Exquisite Corpse" game: fold a piece of paper so you wind up with around 8 sections. One student starts a drawing on one of the sections and folds it back so it is partly concealed. The next student starts a drawing connected to the first, and so on. They can't look at the whole picture until the last student finishes his or her section. Surrealist Games, Cindy Ingram, Art Class Curator SMARTEST ARTIST, by Cassie Stephens Cassie Stephens' Vocabulary Game, Part I Cassie Stephens' Vocabulary Game Part II - elementary STUMP THE TEACHER review game (secondary) - the students ask the teacher questions from the study guide and get a small prize if the teacher doesn't know the answer "TOSS" REVIEW GAME: "I played a game the day before Christmas break that my middle schoolers loved. I divided them up into two lines. I had a trivia question they had to answer. If they got it correct they got to shoot a huge paper ball I made into a trash can. They got 2 pts. for the right answer and 1 point if they rung the trash can. This appealed to boys and girls." Penny Adamson SILENT BALL EMOTION GAME (Shelly Bailey - elementary) This game is played if the kids clean up in a mannerly way (and quickly). 1. The kids line up to leave and pass a bedazzled paint brush. 2. The teacher assigns an expression. 3. The kid with the best face (mad, happy, sad, monster, and so forth) gets to hold the brush. 4. Then, the person with the brush gets to pick the winning face. ROLL AN ALIEN (design by Hannah Smith) A variety of "Roll A" games are available online; here is a small selection of free games by Stacey Peters at expressivemonkey.com PICASSO ROLL (Lindsay Mouyal - elementary) PIN THE EAR ON VAN GOGH (Lindsay Mouyal - elementary) PICTIONARY (Anna Nichols - middle school) This is a guessing game played on the board at the end of class - I use this as a reward for cleaning up quickly and efficiently. Sometimes, I will provide a theme (sports, food, entertainment, etc.) if a student is stuck for ideas. 1. A student stands at the board and draws one line or shape of something. 2. Other kids raise their hands to guess what it is. They have to wait quietly for the student at the board to "call on them." In my middle school classroom, they are disqualified from the game if they get out of their seat or make a lot of noise to get attention, such as saying, "Oooooh! Pick me! ME!" 3. After every guess, the student draws a little more of the picture. 4. The kid who guesses correctly gets to draw on the board. These ideas are from Tarin Majure's AAEA 2014 Fall Conference workshop, "Visual Communication." Tarin is an elementary art educator and art therapist, MA, ATR. "GUESS THE SCRIBBLE" Tarin Majure 1. Draw a scribble on the board. 2. A student comes up and turns it into an object. 3. The first student to correctly guess what it is gets to go next. "SCRIBBLE CHASE" Tarin Majure Directions: 1. Please scribble freely all over one of your sheets of paper (with any of your art materials). 2. Now find five objects within the lines of the scribbles - list the items on the sides of your paper. 3. Now write a story using all 5 items. The story should be at least a paragraph - 4 to 5 sentences. 4. If time allows, draw a picture or cartoon strip to go along with your story (be sure to include all 5 items). "VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS" Tarin Majure Directions: 1. Pair up and get your partner to do something that they can easily do within the room: 2. One person draws a simple diagram of what s/he wants the other person to do. 3. Words, letters, or numbers may NOT be used. 4. Directional arrows and shapes of signs MAY be used. "WHERE, WHAT, AND WHO?" Tarin Majure 1. The teacher provides a theme. 2. The students draw out their answers, providing enough information in order for someone else to guess what the drawing represents. 3. The teacher shows the pictures one at a time. 4. The class guesses what its about (in relation to the theme) and who drew it. "I AM?" (an art history appreciation game) Tarin Majure 1. Students "become" the art work and write from its point of view. 2. Example: Mona Lisa - "I am bored, bored, bored and if this crazy man would stop painting me, I could finally draw my eyebrows back on!" "WHAT HE/SHE/IT SAID" (an art appreciation game) Tarin Majure 1. Students write about another student's or a famous artist's piece of work. 2. They can write about what it means, what was going on in the artist's mind during the artistic process, or even how the art work itself would answer a question - often a silly one. "ACTIVITIES FOR WIGGLY, GIGGLY STUDENTS" Tarin Majure 1. "Crayon-a-thon" - challenge high energy students to scribble away a whole crayon OR challenge the student to color in a large circle until no white is showing. 2. "Put it in a Jar"- students are asked to draw a jar without a lid. They next write or draw everything they are thinking of inside the jar in 2 minutes. Now, have them draw the lid on and tell them that when class is over they can get their thoughts back out. 3. "Simon Says" or "Teacher Says" - is a quick but fun way to let your students know they need to get refocused on the activity at hand. This can be accomplished by drawing on the board or the traditional method. "ACTIVITIES FOR INTENSE STUDENTS" Tarin Majure Provide Calming Activities: 1. Sorting: beads, sequins, markers crayons, etc. 2. Pointillism: plain paper over a simple color sheet and let them dot their hearts out. (be sure to use old markers) 3. Dot Pictures: save the dots from your hole punches and have students glue them into a picture or pattern (or whatever gets them working). They also love punching their own dots. (It is best to have a container ready with necessary items to complete one or more of the projects.) Click on the following links for awesome game ideas: 1. The Best Games to Play in Line, by Sarah Dougherty, theartofed.com 2. 3 Super Fun Art History Games, by Ian Sands, theartofed.com 3. A New Twist on Memory Makes the Perfect Art Room Center, by Jennifer Borel, theartofed.com 4. 6 Activities To Make Your Art Room More Fun, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 5. Best Behavior Bingo - Free Download, by Sarah Dougherty, theartofed.com 6. 3 Must Have Drawing Activities For Your Free Choice Center, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 7. Whatchamadrawit - A Creative Drawing Game For the Classroom, by Alecia Eggers, theartofed.com 8. A Game to Incorporate Play in the Art Room, by Heather Crockett, theartofed.com 9. Surrealist Games, The Art Curator For Kids, by Cindy Ingram 10. 3 Ways To Motivate Your Students On Tough Days (with the art game, TAG), Melissa Purtee, theartofed.com 11. How to Introduce Symbolism in the Form of a Game, by Matt Christenson, theartofed.com 12. The Marshmallow Challenge, Tom Wujec (great for team-building!) article by Mrs. Anna Nichols

Having a variety of art games at your fingertips is almost mandatory for any art teacher. Yes - of course - games can be used as class ...

Need a happy mood booster? This no prep blindfold drawing activity is an opportunity to laugh with our kids in the midst of our crazy-busy days.

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Sylvie de Soye showed me how effective card games can be to create interest in art history in children. This inspired me to make a…

Here is a silly drawing games that is a lot of fun for kids to play. In this drawing game, you use dice to decide what parts of the drawing you will draw. We have included a face drawing game and a landscape drawing game. This is a lot of fun and it helps children who might not be able to draw freely and creatively...this will help them draw more freely and creatively. This will also increase silliness.

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So many ways to explore some extra creativity! These fun art challenges are perfect for kids and adults to stretch their imaginations!

To complete my series of posts about art & art history games here is "the" one about art history BOARD games! It is not an…

Pixel art study of characters from five of my favorite games/artists: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Superbrothers: Sword & sworcery EP, pascalcampion, Dan Panosian a.k.a. urbanbarbarian...

Our Visual Arts Department ordered this game as a review at the end of the 9 week wheel rotation. Have you ever tried it? If not, give it a chance and check it out. Kids loved playing it. It was a fun and relaxed way for them to learn.Cathy Hicks, Elements of Art, 2 Soul Sisters, Kim Daniel, Elements of Art Bingo, Maclay Visual Arts Teachers, art game, art review, Youtube,

Here is a fun game that most kids will love. Play this Cootie Catcher Game, also knows as the "Fortune Teller" game to let chance decide what you get to draw. This is a great boredom buster that is also great for kids learning how to draw or who love to draw.

Art memory games are a no-brainer to generate interest from small children for art. They love matching tiles and they win against adults! But how…

Art Lesson: Hummingbird with Thorn Necklace Art Game | Art Sub Plans Super fun art lesson with language activities. Fill up your art sub tub with no-prep art projects. These are easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect for art integration, writing prompts, homeschooling, and art teachers looking for fun mini-lessons. Great for language arts teachers as well. This resource is adaptable across multiple grade levels. Adaptable across multiple grade levels. You Will Receive: A 13 page non-editable PDF including game sheet, how to draw, template, coloring sheet, finished example, ask an artist anything and reflection sheets. . Value of Hand-Drawn Resource You might notice not all of this resource is digitally created. That is for a BIG and IMPORTANT reason. Students can be pretty hard on themselves about their drawing. They expect perfection because usually what they are looking at is a digitally created image. Of course no child can draw like that! I've found that hand-drawn resources help take the pressure off so kids don't feel like they have to be perfect. It is a buffer for them. They see the hand-drawn work and get engaged because they aren't as afraid of making mistakes. You Might Also Like: Bubble Face (Emoji) Collage Art & Roll: Guiseppe Arcimboldo (Food Faces) Don't Forget: Leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TpT purchases. Plus, I love your feedback. It's a win-win! Licenses: This product is licensed for single user/single classroom use. If other teachers at other grade levels or schools are interested in this resource, please send them to my TpT store at The Party in the Art Room. This is my original work and I have put a lot of time, effort, and energy into creating it. © Party in the Art Room

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Our Visual Arts Department ordered this game as a review at the end of the 9 week wheel rotation. Have you ever tried it? If not, give it a chance and check it out. Kids loved playing it. It was a fun and relaxed way for them to learn.Cathy Hicks, Elements of Art, 2 Soul Sisters, Kim Daniel, Elements of Art Bingo, Maclay Visual Arts Teachers, art game, art review, Youtube,

Styrofoam Subtractive Sculpture out of Floral Foam - Cut. Chisel. Scrape. Saw. Sand. Creating subtractive sculptures out of Styrofoam floral is fun, easy, and inexpensive!

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Kids love three in a row games like shisima, a traditional abstract strategy board game for two players from Kenya. This game encourages a growth mindset!

Inadvertently seeing art masterpieces while playing card games generates interest from kids for art history. I knew only a few art-decorated playing card games until…

This roll game has been designed for more senior students, and includes an extension activity that can lead to 3D art (clay sculptures, softies, etc.). Use only the chart page for a fun activity of creating creatures, or use that as a starting point for a more advanced art work.

The best and most fun pen and paper games to cure the boredom blues. Solo, two player and three or more player pencil and paper games for kids and adults!

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Looking for fun, educational games for art class? Check out these three simple games you can put together in a few minutes.

Having a variety of art games at your fingertips is almost mandatory for any art teacher. Yes - of course - games can be used as class rewards, "art fun days", or (#dontjudgeme) "time fillers." BUT, art games can ALSO serve an educational and quite important purpose. Art games can act as aids to classroom learning, can be used as testing and assessment tools, review activities, hands-on ways for students to apply knowledge, fun ways to introduce new concepts, lesson wrap-ups, or (#letsbereal) simply as art-related amusement on the last day of school or other holidays. Here are a list of ten tried-and-true art games to play in any art classroom, elementary to high school (and every grade between): 1.) The Creativity Design Game - This art game, originally inspired from the book “Design Synectics” by Nicholas Rourkes, takes problem-solving to a new level. Students are asked to take two very different objects and create a drawing, combining these separate objects into one completely new invention. In my classroom, I call this the “Creativity Game” and I made this activity more game-like by typing out hundreds of random nouns on slips of paper, and placing them in a bag. Two students then blindly reach in the bag and pull out a ‘mystery word’. The students are given one to two minutes to come up with an idea, sketch it out and name it. As they work, I observe their drawings and ask the most creative thinkers to share their ideas with the class when time is up. Check out my FREE download of the "Creativity Game," print out the words, directions, and even customize your own game. 2.) The Artwork Memory / Matching Game - Artwork memory games - inspired by the child’s matching game “Concentration” - can be perfect free-time activities for elementary art students. The “Art Memo” game comes with 72 artwork images and can be purchased for around $20 here at Amazon. However, if you have a color printer you can easily make your own Art Memory game by photographing student artwork or finding art online, printing out 2 of each image, then laminating the cards (or glue onto note cards). 3.) Art Jeopardy! - A great way to review art terms, art history information, processes or artists before a test - or simply as lesson closure - a teacher can plan an Art Jeopardy game by coming up with five or more categories, and five questions to go in each category. Depending on the art teacher’s time, A Jeopardy board can be drawn onto the chalkboard, made in PowerPoint, or can be assembled with fabric and ’pockets’ for questions on note cards. 4.) Art Room “Win, Lose or Draw” - A great classroom reward, last-day activity or holiday treat, your classes can play the classic art game “Win, Lose or Draw” (or “Pictionary”). Simply put students in two teams, give the player a word to draw and have them try to draw it in a given amount of time with their teammates guessing correctly. 5.) “Clay Wars” Game - When introducing students to ceramics -- or as a way to practice recently learned skills -- have students play a clay-based art game. All students have an equal amount of clay, and compete to sculpt items, such as: the tallest structure without falling over, the most perfect sphere, the longest single rope coil, the best cube, the most realistic animal, the funniest face, etc. Students can be split into teams, or compete individually. 6.) Educational Art Novelties - When students have additional activity time in art class, they can play solo art games and puzzles by looking at hidden-picture art books (such as “Can You Find It Inside?” by the Metropolitan Museum of Art), using mosaic tiles to create pictures, working on art-based jigsaw puzzles, working on origami, and studying optical illusions. Students can easily create their own artwork novelties and games by designing tangrams (a Chinese puzzle, easily made with paper) or creating thaumatropes (a toy popular in the Victorian era). 7.) “Paint Wars” Game - Similar to “Clay Wars”, this paint-based art game is also a way to practice recently-learned processes and theory. Students can compete as teams or individuals, and will try to do the following: best match their skin tone using only primaries and neutrals, most closely match the color of a flower, paint the most realistic piece of food, the scariest monster, and other ideas. 8.) Art Book / Internet Scavenger Hunts - More effective with older students, this requires either a large assortment of art books or the internet in your library or classroom. You can either compile a list of items that students need to search for, perhaps with a worksheet to write them down on, or give one item at a time for students to search for as a timed competition. Your scavenger hunts can be customized to whatever your students have been learning about lately (find an Impressionist painting with a dog in it, find a sculpture made in France, etc.). 9.) Art Vocabulary Word Searches / Puzzles - Word searches, crosswords and other puzzles can be an effective and fun way to review art class vocabulary. Check out these downloadable word searches based on the Elements of Art, including Color, Line, Shape and more. 10.) Online Art Games - There are thousands of online art games and activities that are safe for students to play in school (some more so than others, so be sure to check them out beforehand). These can be a great educational activity for students who finish their work early. Check out the Incredible Art Department’s list of Online Art Activities for Kids for a huge list of online art games and resources. There is a place for games in the art classroom; despite their entertainment value, they can also serve an educational purpose. Try out some of these new games, or just add them to your mental file of ideas.