Bring the magic of winter into your art room! Explore this curated collection of 23 winter art lessons spanning grades K–5 and Special Education. Tested, tweaked, and loved by my own students since 2012, these projects are designed to spark joy and creativity.
Browse the breakdown below to find your next project, and click the titles to dive into the full step-by-step guides! Happy creating!
5th GRADE
WINTER NORTHERN LIGHTS
This is a NEW lesson that I created in December 2025 and is easily one of my new FAVORITES (and is a favorite of my students as well)! My teacher example is below and students artwork is after. They did such an incredible job!!
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Winter Northern Lights lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
Winter Northern Lights! 5th grade Art Lesson
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Holiday Lights lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
(Holiday Lights lesson inspo from @artwithmrsnguyen )
4th GRADE
CUT PAPER TREES
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Cut Paper Trees lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
(Lesson idea from LauraLee (@2art.chambers)
GLOWING WINTER TREES
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Glowing Winter Trees lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
(lesson idea from @mrsallainart and @2art.chambers)
WINTER CARDINALS
Please click on my link below to view my blog post on the Winter Cardinals lesson and view the step-by-step instructions, view in process pics, learning goals, and see additional artwork!
Winter Cardinals -4th grade and Superhero Masks – 2nd grade!
3rd GRADE
3D WINTER MUGS
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the 3D Winter Mugs lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
Below is my YouTube tutorial on the 3D Winter Mugs
POLAR BEARS
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Polar Bears lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
(Polar bears lesson inspiration from @2art.chambers)
2nd GRADE
WINTER BEARS IN SWEATERS
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Winter Bears in Sweaters lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
WINTER BEARS IN SWEATERS! -2ND GRADE-
Winter Bears in Sweaters lesson inspiration from @2art.chambers on Instagram
BIRDS EYE VIEW SNOWMAN
Please go to my 2nd Grade Art Lessons page and scroll down to view the Birds Eye View Snowman lesson, read how we made them, see additional photos of students artwork, in process pics, and view the learning goals!
CATCHING SNOWFLAKES PORTRAITS
Please go to my 2nd Grade Art Lessons page and scroll down to view the Catching Snowflakes Portrait lesson, read how we made them, see additional photos of students artwork, in process pics, and view the learning goals!
SNOWMAN IN PERSPECTIVE
Please go to my 2nd Grade Art Lessons page and scroll down to view the Snowman in Perspective lesson, read how we made them, see additional photos of students artwork, and view the learning goals
1st GRADE
MIXED MEDIA SNOW GLOBE
My teacher example below- Student artwork is shown after
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Mixed Media Snow Globe lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
My PDF snow globe template is available to download and print in my TpT store —link to my TpT store is HERE
WINTER MITTENS
Please go to my 1st Grade Art Lessons page and scroll down to view the lesson, read how we made them, see additional photos of students artwork, and view the learning goals!
WINTER LANDSCAPES
Please click on my link below to go to my blog post on the Winter Landscapes lesson and view step-by-step directions, see additional student artwork, in process photos, and read the learning goals!
(I have another version of this winter landscape lesson under my Kindergarten art Lessons page – with pink paper and snowflakes created with fingertips dipped in paint! See below)
MIXED MEDIA ALPHABET SOUP
Please click on my link below to view my blog post on the Mixed Media Alphabet Soup lesson and view the step-by-step instructions, view in process pics, learning goals, and see additional artwork!
1st Grade– “MIXED MEDIA ALPHABET SOUP!”
(Mixed-Media Alphabet Soup lesson idea from @2art.chambers)
KINDERGARTEN
SNOWY OWL COLLAGE
My teacher example is below, and students artwork is after that
Please click on my link below to view my blog post on the Snowy Owl Collage lesson and view the step-by-step instructions, view in process pics, learning goals, and see additional artwork!
WINTER TREE LANDSCAPE
Please go to my Kindergarten Art Lessons page and scroll down to view the Winter Tree Landscape lesson to read how we made them and view the learning goals!
SPECIAL EDUCATION (any of the following lessons could be used for Kindergarten or 1st Grade as well! )
MIXED MEDIA WINTER SHEEP
Please click on my link below to view my blog post on the Winter Sheep lesson and view the step-by-step instructions or go to my Special Education page and scroll down to the lesson
Mondrian inspired art by 1st Grade —And —Winter Sheep by Special Education!
The remaining lessons below can be found under my Special Education page. Directions and additional photos are viewable under each lesson!
Thank you for visiting my Winter Art Lessons page! I’ll add more as I teach them here! I hope that you enjoyed looking at these winter art lessons and can use them in your classrooms or at home!
