Kindergarten christmas art lessons

Holiday art lessons are always fun to plan. But I am also supposed to teach curriculum, standards, the elements and principles of design, and art history. It is possible to squeeze everything in and still keep the holiday spirit! Here is how I combined holiday festivity with educational value to create a collection of holiday art lesson plans. #holidayartlessons #holidayart // holiday art lessons // holiday art // holiday lessons

These are my best Christmas and Advent art lessons for kids ages 4-14. They focus on multiple art elements and principles, and exemplify the spirit of the season.

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.

Complete with 4 different Kandinsky Christmas Tree Circle Art templates, this fun and simple circle art project is great for kids of all ages from preschoolers and kinders, to the biggest of Arty Crafty Kids.

Add a mini art lesson to your Christmas crafts with these fantastic famous artist-inspired Christmas art projects for kids.

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.

Second grade started their aerial view snowmen this week. Projects like this almost always showcase the kids different personalities. There are usually some very neat and tidy ones, some cute ones,…