Grade 6 winter art

This is a wonderfully magic winter lesson I found on the Painted Paper website. She gives all the steps and lots of great visuals to help s...

Snowmen at Night is one of my kids’ favorite wintertime books. It’s become a bit of a tradition to pull it out in January, just like reading seasonal and holiday-themed books other tim…

After many watercolor projects behind us, I was looking for a quick project to do with my kids in a dry technique that would give reliable and bold results. We had not done any oil pastel projects in ages, so I though I'd start there. I discovered this amazing artist on youtube: Art Arena. He creates stunning, bright oil pastel landscapes using a blending technique, and incorporates silhouetted images with soft graphite for a powerful effect. This project is directly inspired by his 'Aurora…

Elements of the Art Room: 5th grade Winter Birch Trees

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.

4th Grade Winter Paintings In this winter tree inspired project students studied the art element of Color. They reviewed the color families of Primary and Secondary Colors and then learned about the Intermediate and Related Colors. They learned that Intermediate Colors are made by mixing one primary and one secondary together. For example: Yellow (Primary) + Green (Secondary) = Yellow-Green/Lime Green (Intermediate) They practiced mixing all the Intermediate colors then had to choose a color…

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