Keeping kids entertained during winter time can be challenging at times.
Winter Art Projects for Kids
Oh yes, WINTER is most definitely upon us. The days are short. The nights are long.. as we huddle indoors to keep warm, we have more time for arty crafty goodness. Though we have a great list of Winter Crafts for Kids already, I thought it would be nice to pull together some Winter ART PROJECTS for kids too. Naturally, this list is complimented by our Winter Art Projects for Preschool (and there will be some overlaps, as some projects are great for all ages)! These Winter Art Projects are a wonderful way to cheer up the gloomy days.. especially beyond Christmas, when the twinkly lights come down and our walls become more bare again.
Winter Art Projects for Kids
Winter Tree Art Projects
The theme for the four seasons continues with our Nature Winter Trees. A wonderful way to look and connect to the Winter Season through what you can see and find outdoors. G out for a walk and called some small twigs.. then come back and have with glue (or a hot glue gun) Once again, you can see all our Nature Four Season Projects in one place too!
Finally, we have some easy Winter Trees inspired by this great post from Inner Child Fun. They are super easy to do and therefor perfect for Preschoolers, however, my older kids still enjoy this kind of art process. the “magic” of resist art never seems to wear off for them!
Let’s begin with a focus on Winter trees. A lovely way to explore silhoutes and work with black, white and blues!
Winter Birds and Birch Trees – though this Winter Art Project was originally a guest post by the Educator’s Spin on it, designed as a cute Valentine’s Day Card, I think it makes for a great Winter Art Project too. Learn how to create birch trees and use the simple collage technique to make them pop! So sweet!
Similarly this Watercolour Birch Tree Art Project was also first designed as a Valentine’s Day Card – but again, I think it makes a beautiful art project for kids to make in Winter. Love how the theme is similar in both art projects and yet the approach and technique is totally different!
Strictly speaking, this particular EXECUTION of this Bubble Wrap Winter Trees should be the Preschool Winter Art Projects section. As my son was only little when we made these collages. We love the bubble wrap process though and think kids of all ages would still enjoy it. We had so much fun adding our fingerprints robins and this makes for a great Bubble Wrap Four Seasons exploration!
Here is a lovely examples where older students have had a go at the Bubble Wrap Winter Trees. More Snowy Trees by glued to my crafts.
Similarly to our Bubble Wrap Winter Trees above, this Winter Colours Collage is a great way to explore the seasons through the theme of COLOUR! The full set of four seasons that we created using this technique. Looked so pretty together. See the full set of Sun Catcher Four Seasons here.
Some wonderful collaged Tree Winter Art by I Heart Craft Things. This could work really well as a “together project” with younger kids too! The kids will love their finished artwork!
Gorgeous Winter Landscape Art – using simple shapes and q-tips by Krokotak. A must make in your winter craft ideas collection.
Bleeding Tissue Paper Landscape by Art Projects for Kids
Projects with Kids has this briliant Nothern Lights Art Project – using chalk pastels. This would be a wonderful theme for the winter art!
Snowflake Artwork for Kids
Similarly to the Winter Trees Collages made above, these Snowflake suncatchers are super fun to make too! Check out the printable templates.
More wonderul art techniques with this crayon resist art by Fun At Home with Kids. Another simple Winter Art Project for kids that is like magic! What other winter scence could you add with the crayons?
Similarly we have Puffy Paint Snowflakes by our friends over on Inner Child Fun! Snowflake crafts are always so fun!
Similarly – the same process but a different interpretation by The Pinterested Parent
25+ Winter Activities for Kids : Art Projects
- Tape resistant snowflake painting activity | Little Bins for Little Hands
- Bleeding tissue paper winter skies | Art Projects for Kids
- Swirly glue and glittery snowmen | I Heart Crafty Things
- Starry night sky | Buggy and Buddy
- Hot glue and watercolor snowflakes | Little Bins for Little Hands
- Birch winter trees | How Wee Learn
- Penguins in the dark | Crafty Morning
- Happy penguins | Deep Space Sparkle
- Snowy day | Krokotak
- Watercolor and oil pastel resist snowflakes | Arty Crafty Kids
- By the moon of the light | Artsonia
- Owls in the night | Kids Artists
- Winter tree squeegee painting | Hello Wonderful
- Winter sky art | Craftulate
- Alpine trees | Painted Paper Art
- Winter bubble wrap trees | Arty Crafty Kids
- Colorful abstract winter trees | Mary Making
- Winter sky mosaic | ARTventurous
- Polar bear in snow | Fairy Dust Teaching
- Snowy trees | Simply Kinder
- Snowflake stamp art | Sugar Aunts
- Northern lights igloo art | The Crafty Classroom
- Watercolor resist snowflakes | Fun at Home with Kids
- Polar bear | Artsonia
- Winter tree and snowman | Artsy Miss M
- Winter pine trees | Art with Mrs King
- Pour paint snowflakes | Twitchetts
30+ Winter Activities for Kids : Craft Ideas
- Coffee filter, straws and pasta snowflakes | I Heart Crafty Things
- Shape penguins | Non-Toy Gifts
- Paper snowflakes | Little Worlds
- Melted snowman shape craft collage | Mom Inspired Life
- Cotton ball penguins | Easy Peasy and Fun
- Mix n match stone snowmen | In the Playroom
- Milk jug igloo | The Pinterested Parent
- Egg carton snowmen | I Heart Arts n Crafts
- Snowman craft | Non-Toy Gifts
- Snowman and cardinal craft | Non-Toy Gifts
- Egg carton penguins | One Little Porject
- Cotton ball snowmen | A Little Pinch of Perfect
- Shredded paper snowman | Housing a Forest
- Paper plate polar bear | Artsy Momma
- Winter hat craft | Easy Peasy and Fun
- Snowman in a bottle | Teach Preschool
- Paper bag snowman puppet | I Heart Crafty Things
- Sparkly icicles | Kids’ Craft Room
- Lace a paper plate snowman | Education
- Paper plate penguin | Non-Toy Gifts
- Wooden clothespin and pipe cleaner skiers | Elhadadepapel
- Snowmen at night craft | I Heart Crafty Things
- Paper polar bear on ice | Crafty Morning
- Paper skater’s ice ring | Carle Museum
- Eskimo craft | Carrot Top
- Snowflake suncatcher | Kinder Craze
- Felt melted snowman | Darice
- Winter mitten craft | Housing a Forest
- Gigantic snow globe | Make It Your Own
- Paper penguin | Non-Toy Gifts
- Twig snowflakes | Buggy and Buddy
- 3D Snowflake | Kids Craft Room
- Quilled paper snowflake | Arty Crafty Kids
- 3D shape penguin | Non-Toy Gifts
- Penguin pencil holder | Red Ted Art
- Ice bowls | Non-Toy Gifts
25+ Winter Activities for Kids: Science Experiments
- Expanding snowman | Science Kiddo
- Snow storm in a jar | Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Erupting snowballs | Wunder Mom
- How do Arctic animals stay warm in icy water? | I Can Teach My Child
- How do penguins stay dry? | Raising Little Superheroes
- Melting snowmen | There’s Just One Mummy
- Hot chocolate science | Creative Family Fun
- Frozen bubbles | Fireflies and Mud Pies
- Make ice grow | Teach Preschool
- Crystal suncatcher | Babble Dabble Do
- Why salt melts ice | Science Kiddo
- Hockey science | Creative Family Fun
- Burning ice science experiment | Schooling a Monkey
- Crystallized icicles | Happy Hooligans
- Make bouncy snowballs | Coffee Cups and Crayons
- Why do pinecones open? | Lemon Lime Adventures
- Fizzy ice | Toddler Approved
- Snow volcano | Science Sparks
- How to catch snowflakes | Lemon Lime Adventures
- Melting snow and ice simple science | STEAM Powered Family
- Snow science: prediction and observation | Creative Family Fun
- Mitten science | Corkboard Connections
- How to make frost | Schooling a Monkey
- Ice cube igloo | Preschool Powol Packets
- Does snow float or sink? | Lemon Lime Adventures
- Melting colorful frozen hands | Happy Hooligans
