10 winter art lesson plans for children

10 winter art lesson plans for children

Use the links below to dive into NurtureStore’s archive of over 100 art projects for children and try these winter-themed art lessons that focus on nature, science, play, and exploring with your senses.

 

Ice Sulptures

Freeze coloured water in containers and make yourself set of ice building blocks to build winter sculptures – even better if you can leave them outdoors overnight so nature does the freezing for you!

 

Frosty paintingsUse wax crayons or oil pastels combined with watercolour paints to create ‘magic’ frosty paintings.

 

Join this art workshop to explore winter skies through photography, paper cuts, painting, and collage.

 

Learn about the northern lights and create a colourful sky silhouette.

 

Let your imagination play – build your own winter wonderland small world.

 

Try junk modelling and make a frosty winter town – great for storytelling.

 

Marbled Snowflakes

Use this shaving foam marbling technique with wintry blue colours, and then cut your prints into paper snowflakes.

 

Paint on Ice

Make an ice canvas to paint on.

 

Melt an Ice Sculpture

Use this technique to make coloured salt and use it to create wonderful forms in an block of ice.

 

Frozen Paint

Give your usual craft paints a wintry twist by freezing them and using them to paint on silver foil.