1. How does the Membership work?
There are two options for membership, monthly or annual. For the monthly membership, the day you sign up and then every month, on the same date, you will receive two new credits. They can be used to download two units of your choice. If you don’t use the credits they will accumulate in your account. They can be used at anytime as long as you still have a membership with Creative Kids Art Lessons.
If you have a yearly membership you will have 24 credits to access straight away. You can download 24 units. This membership works best with the ACE and M+E Curriculums because you can access all the files you need straight away.
2. What is the difference between the monthly and yearly membership options?
In the monthly membership, payment is made each month. With a yearly membership one payment is made for the year. There is a great discount for signing up for the full year too!
3. How can I see how many credits I have to use?
Log in to the website with your email and password. Click on subscriptions from the left hand menu. Under the starting date it will have the number of remaining credits you have to use. It will also show you the date when new credits will be added to your account.
4. How do I download the units and freebies?
When you have a paid membership, you will have credits. These can be used to download units of lesson plans. Each unit you download will use one credit. After choosing the unit you want, the downloadable files will show up on the left of the unit page. The download is best done on a desktop computer. You can choose to download individual lesson plans from the list or the zip file at the top, which has all of the files included.
When you click on the “All Files” or an individual lesson plan, the file will begin to download. On a PC, the download will show up at the top right of your browser and be indicated by a small ‘down facing arrow’. If you are using a Mac, check in your ‘Finder’ for downloads and then view the downloads file.
Individual files will download as a PDF file. Your files may also download as a zip file. The zip file will show up as a yellow file with a zipper on it and the title of the file. Click on the file name and it will open up the zip file to show you all the pdf documents inside. Most operating systems have built-in software that can open ZIP files so you shouldn’t have to download any software. The zip file contains all the lesson plans and reduces the size of the download.
5. Can I pause or cancel my subscription?
You can pause or cancel your subscription from the ‘Subscriptions’ page at anytime. At the top of the page it will have your membership number and your type of membership, monthly or annual. For example; #5317 – Membership – Monthly
Click on the membership number and it will come up with the option to pause or cancel your membership. Pausing your membership will keep your account with Creative Kids Art Lessons but no further payments will be taken and no additional credits will be accrued. Cancelling your subscription will cancel the account.
6. What can I use Creative Kids Art Lessons for?
The lesson plans can be used for any face to face classes or for personal use such as to do the art projects yourself or with home school groups. Art studios can use the lesson plans for face to face classes. We do ask that you tag us in any Instagram or Facebook posts when you post to social media. We’d love to see the work you do!
7. Can I get help with the lesson plans?
If you need some further explanation or have a query about a specific lesson, we are happy to help. Please send an email from our ‘contact us’ page or join the Creative Teachers Group on Facebook to access our team of teachers and the Creative Kids Art Lessons community.
8. Where are the files I have just downloaded?
Each unit you download is one credit. If you have chosen a unit, used a credit and clicked to download files, they will be downloaded to your computer. If you can’t see them, it may be that you are having trouble finding the files.
If you are using Windows, there will be a download button which appears to the right on the top of your browser window when you download a file. See the arrow pointing downwards at the right of your browser. If you click on the arrow it will show you the files you have recently downloaded and you can open them and save them to your computer.
If you are using a Mac, look for the ‘Finder’ and then in the downloads file to see your lesson plans. If you need further assistance please get in touch via the ‘contact us’ form.
9. Are the Curriculums really free?
Yes! The curriculum files are free for all current members to download. The free files include; the User Guide, The Curriculum Spreadsheets for K-2, 3-4 and 5-6, the Art Materials Lists and a Literature List for the ACE and M+E Curriculums. You will need to use a credit for each unit of lesson plans you download.
10. I am having an exhibition of artworks created using Creative Kids Art Lessons, what do I need to do about crediting and copyright?
You can exhibit the kids’ artwork for anyone to see, what a great idea to create interest and enthusiasm for your art program! You do not need to credit Creative Kids Art Lessons.
If you want to print up our sample artwork in the lesson plan, artist information sheet or full or part of a lesson plan to display with your exhibition, please leave our logo on any page, as it has been designed, so it is visible in your display. If you are posting any of the exhibition on social media please mention us with a tag or create a link to our website.
