Draw a Winter Town
This lesson on how to draw a winter town is fun for those that enjoy drawing buildings. I’ve found it especially helpful for students to use grid paper. MATERIALS Why not add a little old fashioned twist to some simple … Read More
Draw a Cardinal
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Drawing, Holiday, How to Draw Tutorials, Living Things, Oil Pastel, Winter
Once you learn how to draw a cardinal, you’ll have the perfect subject matter for a very colorful watercolor resist project. You can save your students some frustration by having them use a permanent marker to fill in the cardinal … Read More
How to Paint a Snowman
Why learn how to paint a snowman the same old way that everyone else does? Why not close in and add a few extra fun touches?nalyW MATERIALS TO PAINT A SNOWMAN How to Paint a Snowman Tutorial Watercolor paper* (the good … Read More
How to Draw a Christmas Tree
Once you learn how to draw a Christmas tree, why not put it in a really fun place, like a snowy mountain? Who says it always has to be inside a house? If Christmas is a magical time of the … Read More
Zentangles for Beginners
These little designs make great zentangles for beginners. They may look complex, but are made from just adding lots of arrows to my star template. This sample was made with some new Stabilo markers, and I totally love the pointMax … Read More
How to Draw a Snowman
Are ready to learn how to draw a snowman that looks a bit more real? Then I have the tutorial for you. Here are a few tweaks will make all the difference in the world. A basic flat snowmen is … Read More
Snowman Christmas Card DIY
Here’s a snowman Christmas Card DIY idea made almost entirely with stickers. This is one collage that is guaranteed to lay down nice and smooth. These snowman trading cards make use of a trading card sleeve to line them up … Read More
Draw a Fancy Nutcracker
When students draw a nutcracker, they can gain valuable body proportion practice. Their simple and symmetrical bodies are so much easier to draw than most other real ones. Young elementary school artists are served best with basic nutcracker drawing projects, … Read More
How to Draw Santa’s Face
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Pencil crayon, People, Winter
Here’s how to draw Santa’s face, with a simple step by step tutorial. It’s a pretty symmetrical drawing to keep it easy for young artists. One way to draw Santa with a lot of impact, is to just concentrate of … Read More
Snowflakes on Textured Paper
Make some easy snowflake art for kids by placing paper punch snowflakes over a textured watercolor background, always a fun combination. Try blending several shades of blue on good watercolor paper and sprinkle salt to add more texture. Brush it … Read More
Cute Snowman Drawing
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Oil Pastel, Winter
A cute snowman drawing doesn’t have to be small and very flat looking. In fact, with just a little help, it can fill your page look round and dimensional look. Get your students off to a quick start by tracing … Read More
Winter Birch Trees
This birch tree art project uses tape to block off the tree shapes, and watercolor paint and salt to make the textured midnight sky. MATERIALS Watercolor paper* Painter’s tape* Scissors Liquid watercolor paint* Salt Acrylic paint, white *The above product … Read More
Snowy City Painting
This winter painting for kids has some added depth in the sky because the swirl lines were traced with an extra layer of blue. MATERIALS Winter Painting for Kids PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper* Sharpie, Black, fine tip* Watercolor paint, liquid … Read More
Make Your Own Scratch Art
Don’t buy the expensive premade stuff, make your own scratch art paper and you’ll get more color and more texture and much more creativity. The key to making really great scratch art is to apply lots of thick oil pastel … Read More
How to Paint Winter Skies (without Paint!)
One of my favorite winter art projects for kids uses bleeding tissue paper to create a lovely swirl of snowy skies with a very random blend of color. All you need to make these lovely blue and purple winter skies … Read More
Draw a Cute Penguin
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Christmas, Crayons, Drawing, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Living Things, Winter
Learn how to draw a cute penguin, and then add your own hat and scarf design. A great idea for a fun holiday card. If you need something a little more realistic, the hat and scarf could be dropped. Either … Read More
Torn Winter Tree Landscape
This winter tree art landscape makes use of a simple idea, namely that torn paper looks a lot like the bark edges of a tree. I first tried this project with a mixed class that included first graders, and while … Read More