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This St Patrick’s Day Finish the Picture resource gives students partly started St Patrick’s Day themed drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. It is a low-prep, print and go seasonal resource for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and…
This Valentines Day Finish the Picture resource gives students partially started Valentine-themed drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade their finished artwork. It is a low-prep February activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. The pages are open-ended, so…
This Valentine’s Day Directed Drawing set includes 10 step-by-step directed drawing lessons to celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom. Each lesson has a clear drawing guide and a matching bordered drawing page where students create their own version and add personal touches. Directed drawings help students build fine motor skills, confidence, listening and following directions…
In this Christmas Bunny Art Project, students create a winter scene of a white bunny in a snowy landscape, using oil pastel and paint to explore texture, shading and blending. It is a fun winter-themed project for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Students experiment with oil pastels and resist painting, and the lesson also…
This Rudolph reindeer art project is a festive Christmas lesson for elementary and middle school students. Students follow a guided step-by-step drawing tutorial to sketch Rudolph and his glowing red nose, then use oil pastel color blending and painting to add rich texture. It is a low-prep holiday art lesson that you can adjust for…
This Christmas Tree Art Project is a holiday art lesson for elementary and middle school students. Students practice oil pastel blending and painting techniques while creating a Christmas tree with a strong focal point. Students follow a guided drawing tutorial to outline their tree, then add color blending and textural painting to finish the piece….
The bright red of a cardinal stands out beautifully against a snowy background. In this Winter Cardinal Art Project, students use oil pastels and paint to create a bold cardinal perched in a winter scene. It works as a Christmas art project or a seasonal winter lesson. With step-by-step instructions, students layer color, blend oil…
In this Winter Red Fox Art Project, students use oil pastels and paint to create a bright red fox in a snowy landscape. The fox’s bold color stands out against the wintery backdrop, and the finished pieces make a striking bulletin board display. This step-by-step guided art lesson is for elementary and middle school classrooms….
This Snowman at Night Art Lesson is a cozy winter art project for elementary students. Using soft pastels on black paper, students create charming snowmen that glow against the dark night sky. It is a low-prep lesson for teachers and homeschool families, with step-by-step drawing instructions, visual guides and a rubric. Students practice blending, creating…
In this Winter Birch Tree Landscape Art Project, students paint a snowy scene of birch trees using paint and oil pastels, exploring texture, contrast and layering as they go. It is a seasonal way to introduce landscape art and reinforce the Elements of Art during the winter months. The project is accessible for all skill…
This Polar Bear in a Winter Ice Burst art lesson is a seasonal winter project for elementary classrooms, homeschool families and art teachers. Using paint and oil pastels, students explore texture, layering and color contrast to create a cute polar bear in a burst of icy blues and purples. Step-by-step instructions and visual guides help…
This Christmas Finish the Picture resource gives students partly started Christmas themed drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. It is a low-prep, print and go seasonal resource for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. Because the…
This Winter Finish the Picture resource is a low prep winter art activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. It brings seasonal drawing into your classroom while encouraging imagination, originality and problem solving. Students get partially started winter themed drawings and complete them with their own ideas and artistic choices. They…
This Jack-O’-Lantern Halloween Art Project has students explore oil pastel blending, bold color contrast and expressive pumpkin design. Students can make their jack-o’-lanterns spooky, silly or mischievous, and the finished pieces make a bright Halloween display. Students layer oil pastels for rich, glowing color, then add paint to make their jack-o’-lanterns stand out. It is…
This Halloween Finish the Picture resource gives students partially started Halloween themed drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. The imagery includes pumpkins, skeletons, bats, black cats, spooky characters and seasonal scenes. It is a low prep, print and go…
This Cat-O’-Lantern Halloween Art Project combines cats and glowing jack-o’-lanterns in one seasonal artwork for grades 3 to 8. Students use soft pastel and oil pastel techniques to blend colors, layer textures and add depth. Clear step-by-step visuals, a detailed lesson plan and a finished example support even reluctant artists. Students can make a spooky…
In this Autumn Leaves Art Project, students draw a variety of leaves, paint them black, and surround them with glowing warm autumn colors for a bold, high-contrast piece that looks striking on display. It is designed for grades 1 to 4. Students copy leaf shapes from the included example sheet, draw them at different sizes…
These Halloween Zen Doodle Coloring Pages are a set of 10 intricate, detailed Halloween coloring sheets that help students relax, focus and express their creativity during October. Every page is an original, hand-drawn Ms Artastic design, not clip art. They are best suited to grades 3 to 8 and work well for Halloween art, mindfulness…
This Autumn Finish the Picture resource gives students partially started autumn drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. It is a low-prep, print and go fall activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. The pages feature…
This Back to School Workbook for Grades 2 to 5 is a set of first week of school activities: student icebreakers, journal prompts and classroom expectations worksheets. Students reflect on their first day, draw and write about themselves, build classroom community and ease into routines, and you get a useful look at your new learners….
This End of Year Art Journal is a printable set of 23 student pages for elementary art classrooms. The pages combine creative reflection, goal setting, social-emotional learning and drawing prompts, so students can look back on what they learned in art class and think ahead to next year. Students draw themselves as artists, design social…
This End of Year Art and Writing Journal gives elementary students 25 no-prep printable activities to celebrate the school year, reflect on their growth, build classroom community and look ahead to summer and beyond. It keeps students engaged and creating during the final weeks of school. Prompts include student selfies, Instagram memory drawings, superhero dreams…
In this Spring Finch and Cherry Blossoms Art Lesson, students learn to draw and paint a finch perched among blooming flowers. The lesson combines directed drawing, pencil crayon shading and watercolor or tempera painting in one colorful spring artwork. Students start with a step-by-step guided drawing of the finch and blossoms, layer color and texture…
This Spring Value Flower Art Project is an elementary art lesson where students create bright spring flowers with paint and oil pastels while exploring light and dark values. Students paint the background first, then layer oil pastels to build contrast and detail, so they can see how value adds depth and dimension to their artwork….
In this Easter Bunny Wax Resist Art Project, students draw a realistic bunny step by step, surround it with decorative Easter eggs, spring flowers and grass, and then use crayons or oil pastels with watercolor paint to create a vibrant wax resist effect. The wax repels the paint, so the colors and linework stay bold…
This Easter Chick Wax Resist Art Lesson teaches drawing, pattern design and watercolor painting in one project. Students draw an adorable baby chick surrounded by colorful Easter eggs and explore the wax resist painting technique. It is made for elementary art teachers, classroom teachers adding seasonal art, homeschool families and substitute teachers. It suits Easter…
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These Sustainable Living Zen Doodle Coloring Pages bring mindfulness, environmental education and creative expression together, and they suit Earth Day especially well. The intricate hand-drawn illustrations encourage students to slow down and think about renewable energy, conservation and green living as they color. The set has 10 detailed, original coloring sheets on wind turbines, solar…
These 10 Easter coloring pennants come together as an Easter banner for your classroom. Every pennant is an original, hand-drawn zen doodle design by Ms Artastic, not clip art, with intricate detail that makes for a peaceful, quiet coloring activity. Students (or you) can color the pennants with any medium: pencil crayon, crayon, felt, watercolor…
These Elements of Art Zen Doodle Coloring Pages help students visually explore the seven elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, texture and color. Each of the 7 highly detailed sheets focuses on one element and shows the concept in an age-appropriate way while students create calm, mindful artwork. They are original Ms Artastic…
