Snowy Cardinals, 2nd Grade

Another lovely idea I got from APFK and just modified a bit.

We used 9x12 white paper, did a step-by-step of the cardinal after discussing them and looking at books--then the kids outlined, and used oil pastel to color.

They went back and re-outlined with a black oil pastel to make it bold again.


They added snow at the end using q-tips and white tempera paint.

Snowmen, Kindergarten

I didn't realize how much the full day kindergarteners would like creating their own snowman, but they really did. We started with a template. After that, they could go to town and make their snowman however they wanted. I like to call them "Personality Snowmen". This cool dude is wearing earmuffs. I love how neat the student colored. This boy is one of our ESL students, who really doesn't know much english at all. But, boy...can he color. He is a fantastic little artist for his age. We added cotton for the "snow" affect.

Snowmen with Hearts, 1st Grade

The 1st graders at our school are having a concert that combines a valentines day theme along with snowmen. The music teacher asked me if I could do some little project with them going along with this theme to decorate that night. They are very simple, yet very sweet. Each one is different. The hearts have red glitter on them.

Snowy Evergreens, 3rd Grade