Make Art. Build Resilience.
Welcome to Art with Coach T — I help children learn to problem solve, manage difficulty, and overcome perfectionism through creative challenges.
My projects are designed to help kids work through the frustration of growth, not around it, in a super low-risk way.
Art is the tool. Growth mindset is the goal.
We don’t know what the future holds. But we DO know that to be successful, children will need self-discipline and creative problem solving skills.
Why not build those healthy life habits with a little bit of art making?
Start Here:
If your child gets frustrated quickly or tends to give up…
Hey perfectionist friends! I’m in this club too!
→ Start with this Stained Glass Window Painting
It’s a simple, confidence-building project with clear steps and a quick win.
Plus the tape peeling is VERY satisfying.
If your child rushes through things or skips details…
Love you my speedy McGees but SLOW down!
→ Try this Line Landscape
This project is a slower, more focused project that helps kids stay with the process and practice patience. Lots of simple lines, can make something look SUPER complex.
If your child says “I’m bored” easily…
Bored?! Okay, time to color, rip, glue, and spatter—ALL the things!
→ Make this Abstract Art Collage
This is a project with lots of different materials and creative decision-making that keeps the process exciting. AND there are three different ways to spatter paint. Who’s bored now?!
If you want a meaningful activity you can create together…
From one parent to another — sit and create with your kids. Model beginner bravery. They won’t forget it.→ Create a Tie dye Peace Sign Print
Make it an at-home art night—get snacks, invite friends, play music, and enjoy this REALLY easy printing project! Your kids are going to want to make ten prints.
Ready for an abstract art project your students will love and actually understand?
This spattered collage lesson is expressive, loaded with meaning, and a little bit messy in the best way.
Students learn about abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock, and explore how artists use color to share stories and feelings.
Each student will create a vibrant color field using only crayons based on a feeling or personal story they want to share.
And when finished, they will transform their work by ripping and gluing it into an entirely new composition—a whole new form of symbolism that allows students to practice flexibility and creative risk taking.
The final pieces are bold, high-contrast, and stunning on a bulletin board. True gallery-worthy work that sparks real conversations—“What do you see?” vs. “What did the artist feel?”