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This Christmas Red Fox Art Project has students explore collage, pattern and composition while creating a cozy, festive fox. It fits classroom art lessons, holiday art or a winter woodland theme. Students follow a guided drawing tutorial, then use collage techniques to layer textures and patterns for a rich, mixed-media effect. It is a low-prep…
This Santa Claus Art Project is a festive Christmas art lesson to teach before winter break. Students follow a guided drawing tutorial to create a jolly Santa Claus, then use sponge painting and cotton swab techniques to add texture and depth. Along the way they work with oil pastels and paint, building confidence in drawing,…
This Snowman Art Project is a Christmas and winter art lesson where students explore wax resist with crayon and paint to create their own winter wonderland snowman scene. They experiment with texture and contrast while following an easy guided drawing and painting process. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschooling parents, and…
This Polar Bear Art Project is a step-by-step winter and Christmas art lesson that keeps students engaged before the holiday break. Students blend pencil crayons and soft pastels to create a cozy, festive polar bear scene. The guided lesson encourages students to experiment with shading and texture, which makes it a good way to practice…
In this Christmas Tree Art Project, students use mixed media (paint, felt markers and text-based design) to create a Christmas tree art piece. It is made for classroom teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers who want a creative lesson before the holiday break. Students brainstorm holiday words and work them into a textured, festive background behind…
In this Christmas Elf Art Project, students combine ripped paper, oil pastel and pattern work to create their own Santa's elf. It is a festive, hands-on holiday lesson for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers. Students draw, rip, cut and color to bring their elf to life. The textured ripped-paper background adds an extra layer…
This Candy Cane Zen Doodle Art Project is a holiday art lesson that explores the element of art: line. Students follow a directed drawing, experiment with painting using felt markers, and fill their candy cane with detailed Zen Doodle patterns. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers who want an easy-to-follow Christmas…
This Holiday Bells Art Project has students create a Season's Greetings themed art piece while they experiment with oil pastels and paint. It suits art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers who want a festive lesson for the holiday season. Students follow a step-by-step directed drawing, explore color blending and shading, and use a resist painting…
This Candy Cane Christmas Art Project has students use wax crayons and felt markers to create a bright candy cane artwork while exploring color, pattern and contrast. It is a low-prep holiday lesson for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers, and it keeps students engaged and creating in the days before Christmas. Every step includes…
This Christmas Reindeer Art Project is a chalk pastel lesson for Grades 5 to 8 that explores the Element of Art: Value. Students draw a holiday reindeer on black paper and build shading, blending and drawing skills as they create depth, glow and fur detail. Students learn to choose materials and techniques with intention, using…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “Looking forward to completing this simple and fun Christmas project in December with my students!” Emily W., TPT review ★★★★★ “This will be so much fun!! Thank you!” Jane M., TPT review Ratings are from TPT reviews (5-star scale). Merry Christmas to everyone who is an ARTASTIC Teacher! I wanted…
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….
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…
These Christmas Zen Doodle Coloring Pages #2 are a second set of 10 original, hand-drawn Christmas mindfulness coloring sheets by Ms Artastic. Each design is an original Ms Artastic illustration, not clip art, with festive imagery such as Christmas trees, candy canes, elves, reindeer, snowmen, ornaments, Santa and holiday greetings. The detailed pages help students…
These Christmas Zen Doodle Coloring Pennants give students a peaceful, quiet activity in the busy days leading up to Christmas. Every pennant is hand drawn by Ms Artastic with intricate, detailed patterns, and the finished pennants make a festive banner to decorate your classroom. Students (or you) can color them with any material: pencil crayon,…
Teach your ceramics students how to make Ceramic Christmas Tree Ornaments with this complete art lesson. It includes a visual and text step-by-step, with each step on its own page and description, and a rubric for marking so students can create the piece successfully. All of the art lessons are original ideas by Ms Artastic….
In this Penguin Christmas Art Lesson, students create a penguin art piece for Christmas using oil pastels. A step-by-step penguin drawing sheet and a full visual and text demonstration help every student create the piece successfully. The lesson is an original idea by Ms Artastic. Each demonstration step sits on its own page with an…
This Merry Mouse Art Project is a Christmas oil pastel and paint art lesson for your art class. Students learn to draw the mouse step by step, then bring their holiday mouse to life with oil pastel and paint. Every step is shown with a picture and a text description, each on its own page,…
This Rudolph Oil Pastel Art Project is a Christmas or holiday art activity for your classroom. Students draw Rudolph step by step and finish the piece in oil pastel, adding their own personal touches to the reindeer and its surroundings. It comes with a visual and text step-by-step, with each step on its own page…
These Christmas Coloring Bookmarks are 5 hand drawn, zen doodle cartoon bookmarks to color in the weeks leading up to Christmas. They tie in nicely with your literacy program, since students get to mark their reading with a bookmark they made themselves. The designs are intricate and detailed, which makes them a peaceful, quiet activity….
These 40 Christmas drawing task cards work as art activities or sketchbook prompts to keep students festive and busy before winter break. The tasks include illustrating narratives, creativity challenges, creatively designing a world, re-imagining, using the senses, using values and lines, and designing items such as wrapping paper and posters. Each card has just one…
These Christmas Writing Task Cards give your students 40 themed writing prompts to keep them festive and busy before winter break. The set includes story starters, informational writing prompts, opinion writing prompts and narrative writing prompts. Each card has a single task, so students don't feel overwhelmed. They can do one card or work through…
These Christmas Zen Doodle Coloring Pages are a set of 10 detailed, hand-drawn Christmas coloring sheets that bring calm, mindful, creative time to your classroom or homeschool during the busy December season. Each design is an original Ms Artastic drawing, not clip art, with festive holiday symbols and winter imagery. They are made for Grades…
Need Christmas Art Projects that go beyond simple holiday crafts? Looking for Digital and Print Christmas Art Lessons that can work for classroom teaching, sub plans, emergency lessons, or distance learning? This Christmas Digital and Print Art Resource is a structured December art resource that teaches drawing skills, composition, shading, pattern design, and seasonal literacy…
