Winter Art Activity Winter Finish the Picture Creativity Challenge Bell Ringers

This Winter Finish the Picture resource is a low prep winter art activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. It brings seasonal drawing into your classroom while encouraging imagination, originality and problem solving.

Students get partially started winter themed drawings and complete them with their own ideas and artistic choices. They continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. Because the pages are open-ended, students can take the same starting point in completely different directions. The pages feature winter imagery such as snowflakes, snowy scenes, winter characters and seasonal outdoor details.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “I liked these unfinished drawings most of them allows the students to use their imagination. It worked well with all levels of kids I had in my class.” Dilpreet R.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF)

• 1 Cover Page
• 1 Teacher Overview Page explaining the purpose of the finish the picture activity, with ideas for classroom use
• 1 Lesson Plan Page with learning outcomes, lesson overview, materials, competencies, big ideas and discussion questions
• 1 Art Rubric Page for assessing creativity, originality, effort, process and project execution
• 10 Winter Finish the Picture Drawing Pages, each with a student name line and creative drawing directions (continue the drawing, fill the page, and color or shade the final artwork)

HOW TO USE IT

For a quick activity, students can complete one page in a single class. For a fuller winter art lesson, students can use a variety of art mediums such as crayons, colored pencils, markers, watercolor, oil pastels or mixed media, add extra details and backgrounds, and complete multiple pages over time. The pages also work as a fast finisher activity, bell ringer, sub plan, creative drawing warm-up, brain break, morning work or art center task.

Because students finish each picture themselves, they practice imagination, creative thinking, visual problem solving and artistic decision making as they turn a partial image into a complete composition. The starting image gives them enough structure to begin, with plenty of room left for their own ideas.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families who want an easy winter art activity or seasonal drawing resource.

How long will this resource take?

A student can complete one page in one class. If students use a range of art mediums, add more detail or complete multiple pages, it can stretch into 2 to 3 classes or more.

Is this resource editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

What skills does it support?

Creative thinking, drawing, problem solving, imagination, composition and artistic confidence.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (49)

★★★★★ “Excellent activity for days when you need to fill a lesson for little kids, or have a sub. Also great for early finishers.” Jessica F.

★★★★★ “I love how I can use this product anytime in the winter. I also love how it gives my students a place to use their creativity. Thanks so much!” Gunderson's G.

★★★★★ “Directions and examples are easy to follow. It helps build confidence in the students. Thanks!” Lindsie W.

★★★★★ “My kids loved these and so did I. Their completed projects were great!” Gail P.

★★★★★ “Love this!! They can easily add a writing after finishing the drawing!!” Teachers N.

★★★★★ “Loved using this, it definitely helped my students and I make it to break!” Britni D.

★★★★★ “Great Resource! Used as an early finisher project!” Jackie B.

★★★★★ “Fun activities for when kids finish early!” Chelsea L.

★★★★★ “Easy to use with little instruction.” Joan B.

★★★★★ “Thanks for this activity. My students enjoyed it.” Amy L.

★★★★★ “My students adore these activities!” Kelly B.

★★★★★ “So cute! Looking forward to using these with my kids.” Janet K.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. For clip art, you may use the images as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

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Ms Artastic