Elementary christmas art lessons

I love the Holiday season and love coming up with new Christmas Art Ideas! So I created some fun holiday inspired art lessons that build on skills, have educational content, and are inspired by well-known artists. There are ideas for everyone, from simple crayon resist ornaments for Kindergarten all the way to 2 point perspective gingerbread houses for 8th grade and higher.

I showed my 4th graders how to draw the simple shapes that make up the nutcrackers. Then I asked them to decorate the nutcrackers they drew by adding their own details. We talked about the element of design, value and how it makes things in art work look "real". I showed them techniques that they could use with oil pastels to create value in their art work.

Kids will love making this colorful Christmas chalk pastel art using an easy pastel technique and printable templates. A great holiday art project for kids of all ages!

This fun lesson only took 2 (40 minute) art classes! Just enough time for a couple of my 5th grade classes to create them before winter break!! Steps to the lesson with pics below! A big THANKS to…

Draw a reindeer that looks like Jeff Koons' balloon dog! Add highlights and shading to make it look 3D. Perfect Christmas/Holiday time drawing lesson.

Fun, fresh, and easy Christmas Art Projects you can do in your classroom. These Christmas art projects are contemporary and fresh!

Of ORNAMENTS! I found this picture on Pinterest a couple of years ago and I pinned it with intentions of trying it with my 5th graders. I didn’t attempt it until this year. Mrs. Crisco over …