Winter Art Projects for Kids

With winter come less daylight, cold weather, and more time spent indoors. It does not take long for kids to go stir crazy. To help with that, plan a few winter art projects for kids. These easy projects work well at home for fun, at home for schooling or in a classroom and are best suited for toddlers through middle school. With some modifications you should have no problem using them with the age group you are working with.

The hand wreath is simple to create and will work well with all ages. First you will need a paper plate. Cut out the circular middle, leaving only the outside ridged rim. Trace the child’s hand on different colors of construction paper. If they are of age, they can do it themselves, If not, they’ll need some help. You can use winter colors, or any color they would like. Once you have enough to cover the paper plate rim, you can use a glue substance of your choice to glue them on the paper plate rim. Once the hands have all been glued, using a hole punch, make a hole at the very top. Using some string or yarn, tie a loop for hanging.

Handprint pictures not only make great winter art projects for kids, but also a great keepsake. With a handprint picture you can capture the size of the child’s hand at the time the piece was created. You can make many handprint pictures like trees, turkeys, snowmen and handflakes. For a tree have the child use a brown color to draw the tree trunks. Once complete use green paint to cover the child’s palm and fingers. Place the child’s hand just above the tree trunk for an instant tree. To create the turkey, cover the child’s hand in brown paint. Place the hand on paper and allow the child to decorate the hand by making the thumb the turkey face and the fingers his feathers. Handflakes look best on dark navy or black construction paper with white paint.

A still life is a group of inanimate objects. Gather several winter-themed objects for this winter art project for kids. Make sure the objects are appropriate for the age group and try to make an arrangement of these items. If you like, you may let a child select the objects and arrange them for the still life. Allow the children to draw their interpretation of the still life with paint, pencils, markers, crayons, or chalk.