Winter art for elementary students

Looking for some more fun winter art activities for kids? This DIY Snowflake Art Project is a terrific craft for kids to enjoy creating and makes a beautiful keepsake or awesome gifts for loved ones.

16 Winter Art Projects for Kids - A selection of gorgous snowy Winter art projects for kids using various process art tehniques to keep the kids busy this Winter.

Get ready for the winter season as your kids enjoy making these winter crafts for elementary students! From creating snowballs out of yarns to making snowflakes with sticks and papers, your kids will surely have a great time displaying their creativity while polishing their other skills like fine motor, hand-eye coordination and improves patience among our young learners.

Lesson Background: There are many winter fox art projects online such as this one http://littledogartblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/5th-grade-winter-fox-paintings.html I combined lots of ideas to create these foxes. This was a directed drawing lesson. Directed drawing (i.e. modelling step-by-step) elicits great discussions, exposing students to vocabulary they encounter in art and maths. Students are hearing and putting into action phrases such as “half way down the page”, “curved line”…

As you may have noticed, my past few projects have been decidedly winter themed, but I can't help it - today it was close to minus 40 wit...

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I used this simple “Snowflake Starter” to help my 1st and 2nd graders draw their own snowflakes. This is a great way to teach about radial symmetry. If you are going to use watercolor paints or glue thicker materials on to the paper, print the templates onto thicker cardstock. Simply draw shapes or designs on the spokes of the snowflake. If you draw something on one line, make sure to repeat the same shape or design all the way around. … Read more... →

Fun Paper Craft for those indoor cold days!

Use an easy glue resist technique to make this beautiful chalk pastel winter tree art project. Perfect for a classroom winter art activity!

Download our free printable winter cut and paste scene and make a cute snowy picture with your child today!