I am always on the lookout for great homeschool art curriculum. My kids just LOVE art and we enjoy finding fun activities where they get to be creative but still end up with an end-product. Add to that our weekly art/piano co-op, where yours truly is in chart of the art project… and I am all about easy.
I am so excited to share with you all a wonderful DVD-based homeschool art curriculum called Home Art Studio! We have had the privilege of trying out several of the DVDs and projects and plan on continuing them through the school year.
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We’ve tried a good number of art curricula in the past. Not everything, mind you, but enough to know what works for us and what doesn’t. I knew my kids would love to have a video that they could watch and then implement it on their own. I was also looking for something that had more projects than just free painting or drawing, because we already do plenty of that during the course of the week.
What is Home Art Studio?
Home Art Studio is an homeschool art curriculum that includes 7 DVDs (Grades K – 5th and a holiday project video) with projects for drawing, painting, and sculpting. The videos present a series of art projects that teach age-appropriate art concepts and principles with activities and themes that interest the children.
The kids get to actually see Ms. Volin complete the project as she explains them step by step. They are intended to complete one project a week but we sometimes did two because they begged for it! That’s a pretty good sell, in my opinion.
Here are all the DVDs in the curriculum (you can read more on each DVD here):
- Kindergarten – lines, patterns and shapes
- First Grade – art from around the world (our favorite so far!)
- Second Grade – fairy tales
- Third Grade – creative expression and art appreciation
- Fourth Grade – adventures in art
- Fifth Grade – under the sea
- Holiday – season/holiday food and craft ideas
A Few of Our Projects from Home Art Studio
We’ve been having so much fun with this curriculum! Here are just a few of the things we’ve done so far. An Australian dot art hand print, color contrast hand collage, fun construction paper owls, and name art (I even added mine – I couldn’t resist some of these myself!)
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Fun and Engaging Homeschool Art Curriculum
DVD Videos – The kids really love the DVDs. Ms. Volin makes each project interesting as she presents the art principles and the theme, if there is one. We simply watch the video and then work on our projects, sometimes at the same time, pausing as we go through each step. So far, I have been able to adapt up to second grade for all my kids (ages 1 – 8).
Lesson Plans – The grade-level DVDs also each include a lesson plan PDF you can download. This makes for one very happy homeschooling mama! As we started each DVD I was able to download the PDF, read through the intro and general teaching tips, and then see what projects were in store. For each project, the document includes photos, a list of materials, teaching tips, vocabulary words, and then step by step procedures. So very helpful for planning!
Order of Projects – For this review I wanted to make sure we tried a few projects from more than one DVD so we could get a good feel of the content, which was really fun. Each project presents concepts that build upon the previous session. You can jump around like like we did if you want, but I think we’ll be going back to the beginning and doing the projects we haven’t completed yet in order.
Art Materials Used – The projects use a variety of materials and methods, but most of them use a base set of materials that are easy to get, and you might even already have them on hand like we did. If you do need to stock up, the Home Art Studio FAQs page has links to materials lists by DVD that you can easily purchase.
What Didn’t Work for Us – There are really very few things that I would change about this curriculum, but here they are. I love the lesson plans / guides so much I’d love to have one with the holiday video, but doesn’t have it. The holiday video also had a few crafts that I wouldn’t have my kids do because they are for things we don’t celebrate (Frankenstein for Halloween, for example), but I just skip over those. I didn’t see anything yet in the grade level videos I’d skip, but I haven’t viewed them all yet either. All in all, I think it’s a great homeschool art curriculum!
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by Stephanie, The Multi Taskin' Mom
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Eva D.
9 Dec 2015Elizabeth and Nathan would LOVE this and I love teaching through art
Jane M.
9 Dec 2015I have a 6th grader and a Kindergartener. Finding good art curriculum is difficult enough without having to try to adapt the lessons for such a wide age range. This DVD series would solve that problem. Our family would love to try these!
Lisa G
9 Dec 2015I have 6 kiddos ages 9-21 months. Daddy is an artist and would love for us to find a great program like this for them to use and learn from!
NT
9 Dec 2015My two children would greatly benefit from this curriculum, thank you for the giveaway!
Beth S.
9 Dec 2015I have two boys at the age where the kindergarten lessons would be perfect, and they could grow with the rest of the lessons.
melissa
9 Dec 2015I have a seven year old son who loves art and is so artistic – this would be really good for him!
Danielle A.
9 Dec 2015What a HUGE blessing it would be to win this as a single-income homeschooling family!! We have had it on our wishlist forever. Our kids choose arts and crafts as their perfect ending to every homeschool day.
Susan
9 Dec 2015Oh my son will love this ! He loves craft and paint. He is still in kinder though. But he is quite goo with his artwork
Yvie
9 Dec 2015My boys would love this!
Darcy
9 Dec 2015It seems like all my children love to draw/paint!
Renae B.
9 Dec 2015I have been waiting to buy this curriculum for my son who will be in kindergarten next year hoping to win it at some point!
Stephanie
9 Dec 2015My kiddos.
Ivy R
9 Dec 2015I have 4 budding artists in my home ranging from 11 to 3!
Meredith
9 Dec 2015Would love to have this in our home!
Kristie Fox
9 Dec 2015These look super fun!
Tyra
9 Dec 2015I have three little girls who love art!! They are 9, 8, and 5 years old. They draw, create, and color EVERY single day!!!! Thank you for the opportunity!!
Leah
9 Dec 2015My four daughters love painting and sculpting. They would really enjoy doing an art class.
Janice
9 Dec 2015All three of my kids LOVE art! I know my third grade son would really enjoy this DVD art curriculum, and my two preschoolers (3 & almost 5) would love to try out some of the projects too.
Sarah O
9 Dec 2015My 4th grader would love this! I have been teaching him a little photoshop for art class. We mix in other things but photoshop is his favorite.
Pami
9 Dec 2015Thank you so much for this! My daughter loves art, and I’ve been looking for a way to get her past just “Here are some paints, let’s have some fun!” We home school, but send her one day a week to a wonderful lady who teaches out of her home as a supplement to home school families. Last year she did a unit study on artists, and Kbug LOVED it! She decided VanGogh was her favorite before she realized I had a print of one of his lesser known paintings hanging in our dining room. He’s Mommy’s favorite, too! 🙂
Jennie
9 Dec 2015We have 6 children ages 13, 11, 9, 5, 3, and 1.
Christina K.
9 Dec 2015My 3 and 5 year olds would love this! They are constantly creating new “masterpieces” and would love to do even more!
Rachel
9 Dec 2015I have a 9 year old who would be interested.
Jackie
9 Dec 2015My 4 daughters love to draw and this would be a great introduction to “formal” art education.
Kelly Jo
9 Dec 2015My 8 year old daughter and 4 year old son – they use this at our Co-op and we fell in love! I have been wanting to get it for home as well!
Jessie
9 Dec 2015I homeschool 5 children, and most of them are crazy about art, so we are learning together.
Jenni
9 Dec 2015My 3 older boys, PreK, 1st, and 2nd grade, would really love this!
Nathalie
9 Dec 2015My budding artists are 10 years, 8 years, 4 years, and 2 years. My younger ones love attempting all projects with their older sibling, so I think they would all love this curriculum!
MottMomma
9 Dec 2015This is perfect timing! We are just beginning to homeschool our daughter who is in second grade. One of the many reasons we decided to take her out of public school was that they did not offer any art or music classes and our daughter loves both so much. We’re using the A Beka DVD curriculum, so I think this would be a fantastic addition to that. She would LOVE to finally have an art class!
Amanda
9 Dec 2015My 6 yr old, 4 yr old, 2 yr old and baby in womb. 🙂 great giveaway!!
Brandy
9 Dec 2015I have 3 students I homeschool in grades K through 5. I think they would all three benefit from this curriculum!
Jessica H
9 Dec 2015My 7 year old son loves to do art projects. This would be perfect for him!
Amy Calvert
9 Dec 2015Teagan, Aydon, and Gwenivere would LOVE this! They love Art but I haven’t found a curriculum that works with their ages. This looks perfect!
Stephanie
9 Dec 2015This would be perfect for my homeschool family!
Kim Lewis
9 Dec 2015My three kids are 12, 9 and 5 and would love some new art projects to do!
Mindy
9 Dec 2015Thanks for the giveaway! Hope we win! 🙂
Meagan B
9 Dec 2015My eldest, Aiden, was just telling me this morning that he wanted to do more artwork! How fortuitous!
Sarah
9 Dec 2015I would love to have my Elsie & Adelyn grow in there artistic skills.
C. Webb
9 Dec 2015My middle daughter and youngest son love art and would enjoy this.
kari
9 Dec 2015It looks like such a nice set. It would certainly enrich our homeschooling experience. 🙂
kari
9 Dec 2015My daughters would be the budding artists to benefit from this curriculum.
Jo
9 Dec 2015Oooh, I’ve been wanting to use this curriculum for some time now! I have 3 kiddos (5-9) who would love to add this to their homeschool day. 🙂
Erin
9 Dec 2015I have 2 kiddos – ages 6 and 4, so we would get a lot of use out of this curriculum over the next few years 🙂
Devonne
9 Dec 2015I have 5 littles from 5th grade down and I know that they will love this art curriculum.
Krista
9 Dec 2015My twins Cooper and Piper would love this!! They are 4 1/2 and love art. Thank you for this chance.
Lisa
9 Dec 2015I have a 5, 6, and 10 year old who would love this art giveaway (and one on the way)! It seems I never have time to spend on art even though my kids love it so much! It’s not my subject of choice as I’m not very good at it. Having this curriculum looks as though it would be easy to implement. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Stephanie Miller
9 Dec 2015This would be great for my three boys!
Christen
9 Dec 2015I have a kinder & 2nd grader who live for art! I’ve heard a lot of great thing about home art studio, thanks for the giveaway!
Amanda
9 Dec 2015My little artists are Amelia and Morghanna and they would have a blast with this!
jennifer mathesz
9 Dec 2015my son would benefit as I am not a good art teacher LOL i’ve been hoping to win a set of these.
Shelly s
9 Dec 2015My kids love art. But since I have 4 under 7, we don’t get to it as often as I would like. This would be a wonderful addition to our week!
Debra
9 Dec 2015I have a 4th grader and a 6th grader who would both probably use some of these materials. My 4th grader recently asked if we could do some type of an art class for her, and I think she’d love this.
Lisa
9 Dec 2015The little artists who would benefit from this are my kids.
Martina
9 Dec 2015My 7 year old daughter is a budding artist and I have no artistic talent. This program would be awesome!
Casey Brown
9 Dec 2015My girls would love to try this!
Clarissa
9 Dec 2015Most of my kids would enjoy this, but my 7, 6, and 3 year old children would Love it!
Julie
9 Dec 2015Our kids would all love this. It would save time and allow me to finally incorporate more art.
Shannon Alexander
9 Dec 2015My 5 kiddos would benefit from these. At this point mainly the 3 older ones but the 2 younger ones would in the future as well.
Kris Bell
9 Dec 2015This looks fun – wow.!
Jessica
9 Dec 2015I have four boys who are starting to enjoy art and this would be great for us! Thanks
Deana
9 Dec 2015I have four boys who would benefit from this curriculum. And their art-challenged mother would benefit too!
Jocelyn
9 Dec 2015My 2 kiddos. DD is 1st. DS is almost 4 but would tag along for now
Jenni
9 Dec 2015My son LOVES art and is a visual learner. This would be great for him! Thanks!
ms cox
9 Dec 2015my boys
Anna A.
9 Dec 2015Noah, he’s 5. This set would be great for him.
Beth
9 Dec 2015Alia, Eli, Liviya, and Malaki. Our 10 year old especially enjoys art.
Heather
9 Dec 2015Oliver 7, Sarah 4 and Anna is 1 and they would love it!
Michelle Lafayette
9 Dec 2015Dolan and Alyssa
Alisha White
9 Dec 2015I love art. My boys love art. We would love a full curriculum to help us learn and plan through the year. This sounds like an awesome set. Thanks for the review and the giveaway!
Mami2jcn
9 Dec 2015All 4 of my kids could use it.
Michelle B
9 Dec 2015Myah loves art and being creative – I know she would devour these!
Dineen
9 Dec 2015My creative 8-year old daughter could really benefit from these lessons.
Lori
9 Dec 2015My 3 boys love doing art but it’s hard to squeeze it in. The videos would be very helpful!
Celeste Holmes
9 Dec 2015This would be a good addition to our homeschool co-op
Mevi
9 Dec 2015I would love to win this for my kids!
Lexi
9 Dec 2015I’m not an artsy person so my kids would love these! They are ages 10 down to age 3! I think they would all love to do this together and maybe art would actually get done in our homeschool!
Stefani
9 Dec 2015My guys are 3 and 6 and have loved the free lessons we’ve done. I would enjoy having the full set as they grow into new skill sets!
Terri meier
9 Dec 2015My 2 littles, ezra and Daphne would love this curriculum
Melissa Cazares
9 Dec 2015I have 5 kids that would use it but my 8 year old daughter loves to draw. My other kids are 11, 6, 4 and almost 2.
zekesmom10
9 Dec 2015I have three boys at home who love art. One hates coloring, but loves art. I’m incredibly art challenged, so….
Rhoda
9 Dec 2015Several children–my two, and two other homeschooling families with 6 children between them–. would benefit from this set if we won. Thank you for the review and for a wonderful give away.
Stacey Roberson
9 Dec 2015This would be great for my son. He’s quite the little painter.
Kendra
9 Dec 2015My 5 & 6 year olds would love this for our homeschool.
Heather Brandt
9 Dec 2015Ligia, Ervin, Colin, Dara
Justine
9 Dec 2015I’m terrible at art and not creative at all, so this would be a great way to make sure my 3 boys (oldest starting Home-K this coming Fall) get some experience with art. Thanks for the giveaway!
Heather A
9 Dec 2015All my kids love art!
Nicole M
9 Dec 2015My budding artist is Katie (8 years old)…she loves art projects…thanks for the giveaway~
Jen K
9 Dec 2015This would be wonderful. We are new to homeschooling but my art skills are non-existent which normally would be okay but one of my children loves art and I can only do so much to help. Thanks for the chance!
Sharon Schoepe
9 Dec 2015I have 7 year old twins who would love this
Bev
9 Dec 2015I have a K & 5th grader.
Kathrine
10 Dec 2015My 6 year old who loves all things art!
Alina
10 Dec 2015Our 3 kids (8, 6 and 3 1/2) go through an ‘art phase’. We’ve been actually looking into Home Art Studio and we would love to be able to do the lessons. Thank you for the chance to participate in this awesome giveaway.
Heather Pelletier
10 Dec 2015My 4 yr old son and 4 yr old niece.
Angie
10 Dec 2015Hannah would definitely be my budding artist, but Reuben, Kayla, Owen and eventually Samantha will really enjoy more art time!
Nicole P.
10 Dec 2015I have a 10 year old who would love this!
Lauryn R
10 Dec 2015We decided to homeschool our children a couple of years ago. They are 6, 2, and 1, so for now it would be my oldest daughter enjoying this! She takes after her grandpa and is already quite the artist for her age!
Amber N.
10 Dec 2015Three little munchkins, ages 2, 4, and almost 6. I have been thinking about getting one of these DVDs as a Christmas present for them — they would love it!
Melinda Roberts
10 Dec 2015My 6 and 8 year old would love this
Sharon
10 Dec 2015Jake and Timmy are my budding artists.
Kayla H
10 Dec 2015I have an 8 year old that’s been asking to do more art, this would be awesome!
Lourdes Rivillo
10 Dec 2015I have a 5th grader, 1 toddler, and a 1yr old. Though the babies won’t be using this for awhile, my 5th grader would love it!!
T. Buchfelder
10 Dec 2015My 10-year-old is a very talented little artist that would love this.
Anna Maddux
10 Dec 2015Peyten would love this.
Susan A
10 Dec 2015I think my 3 younger children would love this!
Margarete
10 Dec 2015My children would love this. 🙂
sharonc
10 Dec 2015Emma would love it.
Cindy P
10 Dec 2015I have a 5th grader that would love this.
Kayla
10 Dec 2015I would love to win this for my son Nolan… This would be a wonderful addition to his future homeschool curriculum!
Kristin
10 Dec 2015My nine year old loves art, but could really benefit from some instruction to boost her confidence. The others (10, 7 & 6) would love it as well.
Judith Martinez
10 Dec 2015My children ages 17, 12, 10, 6 and 3 would all benefit from this (maybe the 3 year old will have to wait).
Clarissa
10 Dec 2015I’ve got twin 4 year olds that would love this.
Laura Bancroft
10 Dec 2015I would love this for the children I have currently in my home. My youngest is Sophia (7). Her sister Abigail(9) loves art. She makes things out of discarded items. There are 5 more Josiah(12) Catherine (14), Joshua(19), and Krystal (20). Additionally I am raising a friends children age 3,7, 9,10,12,14 and 18. So this would be great.
Melissa J.
10 Dec 2015This is our second year homeschooling our 4 kids, and we would love to have an art curriculum like this! Art tends to be my weak point!
Gwen
10 Dec 2015Finn, Liam, and Roman would love this!
Garilyn
11 Dec 2015Her name is Kyana.
Bethany B
11 Dec 2015I have 2 sons that would love this!
Renee Brown
11 Dec 2015My daughter Maggie would love this. Everyday we sit down to school and she begs to do some sort of art or craft project! she actually asks for extra craft/art lessons!
Wendy
11 Dec 2015Mama and 7 year old daughter could learn art together!
Rebecca Xavier
11 Dec 2015My two daughters love art.
Jamie Nanton
12 Dec 2015We have four little ones who would love this program. Jadyn, Paige Kaleel, and Aryah!
patty wheeler
13 Dec 2015Homeschooling 6 kids and this would be great help and fun!
Jessica W.
13 Dec 2015I have 3 sons that would love to add this to our homeschool routine especially my middle son. He loves art and excels at it, I on the other hand still draw stick people, so these wonderful dvd’s would definitely help him build on his talent.
Amy
13 Dec 2015My four girls, ages 1-7
Michele Smit
13 Dec 2015I have 10 children and we rarely do art. However, several love to draw on their own and all of them love coloring. This would help us do art more frequently as it would all be already laid out and easy to do. My 13 year old daughter and 7 year old son would love it the most, but they all would love it! Thank you for offering this giveaway!
~Michele
Ashley R
14 Dec 2015I have 7 kiddos drowning in watercolors, I would LOVE to see their creativity expanded via other artistic mediums.
Jeannette Pierce
14 Dec 2015My 3 girls would love this and I’m hoping that it would draw my 6th grade boy in. He says he very much dislikes art and he’s no good at it. This might be just what he needs though. Thanks for the chance to get a set
Kala
14 Dec 2015I’ve wanted this for so logn! I have a 3rd and 4th grader. that would be using this
Serena
14 Dec 2015My children would love to have an art curriculum like this … anything to get this non-artistic mom to regularly have art/craft projects for them.
Christin
14 Dec 2015All of my children will benefit from this curriculum!
Jessica
14 Dec 2015My boys would benefit greatly.
Jess
15 Dec 2015Paige and William ! They would love this and so would I!
Shawna
16 Dec 2015I have a toddler who always has crayons, colored pencils, or markeras in her reach. She would benefit from this greàtly.
Amanda Tolles
21 Dec 2015My girls Addilynn and Olivia would be using this program. They would love it and so would I!
Michelle Schafer
21 Dec 2015My 4 kids! We’ve been skimming over art, but I have 2 budding artists, and would love to add to our day.
Wendy D
21 Dec 2015My 8 year old son.
Shauna C
21 Dec 2015Two boys, 12 and 9, and eventually my baby girl.
Jae
21 Dec 2015I have an 8 year old who would love to try these projects!
Phronsie
21 Dec 2015Our daughters would love it the most! I think because it’s DVDs though our son would come around too.
Jeannette Ragan
21 Dec 2015My children Eli and Elisabeth.