Bring these two Christmas Art Lessons to your classroom to keep engagement high and bulletins gorgeous!

Christmas Lights Art Lesson
Summary

Make your bulletin boards glow this holiday season with these magical Christmas string lights!

In this lesson, students will learn all about value as they use oil pastels to create smooth gradients. This is one project where the smudginess of oil pastels makes them one of THE best and most forgiving tools for blending.

This project is also excellent for strengthening fine motor skills through cutting, tracing, and using finger swipes to create the final glow. SO many opportunities to build dexterity!

And the best part? Watching the colors transition from rough stripes to a smooth gradient is SO satisfying, and it will totally get your students pumped to experiment with more complex types of value.

What’s Included:

• Materials List

• Preparation Checklist

• Color Combinations List

• Lightbulb Templates

• Detailed Written Instructions

• Step-by-step Photos

• Instructional Video (timelapse)

• Student-facing Demonstration Video

• Photos of Completed Student Work

Ornaments Art Lesson
Summary

The last months of the year can be a wild time in the art room. So incorporating a simple seasonal lesson that focuses on one element of design and minimal setup is a combo you won’t regret.

These Christmas ornaments are not only simple (and beautiful), but an excellent way to explore analogous colors. And experimenting with a variety of recycled materials is always an added bonus.

This plan includes three variations, so you get to choose which option works for you and the grade level you’re teaching. No watercolors? No problem. Washable markers and water to the rescue. No plastic cups? Ask students or families for toilet paper rolls and you’ve got what you need for circles. Want to do this with younger kiddos? Paint some paper and pop out circles with circle punchers and glue. So. Many. Choices.

Now for the glitter. I don’t typically use glitter in the classroom, but for this project, the magical touch is worth it. So grab yourself a plastic tray to contain the mess and succumb to the sparkle!

Your students will LOVE making these sparkly decorations as cards or a class display. And YOU will love the magic they bring to your creative space.

What’s Included:

• Three project variations

• Lower Grade Adaptation (Written instructions only)

• Materials Lists

• Written Instructions

• Instructional Video

• Teacher Examples

Lesson Plans are designed for new and seasoned art teachers who need the essentials and support of photos and/or video to teach a classroom-tested and kid-approved  art lesson.