Making a real gingerbread house is fun, but it can be extremely messy. Drawing a gingerbread house is just as fun, but without the mess. So grab those markers and follow along with us, learn how to draw a gingerbread house! Halfway through this lesson, we’ll mention a good place to stop the video and […]
How To Draw A Snowman
Grab those markers, art friends, and let’s learn how to draw a snowman. This project is short and fun, especially for younger artists. When you’re finished following along with us. Be sure to add more details to your drawing. You can add a background and more characters! Also, remember to use your own creativity to […]
How To Draw A Christmas Nutcracker
Christmas is almost here! This lesson is a great art project to get your kids in that fun Christmas spirit. They’ll need a Sharpie (or any black marker), colored pencils, and paper. Follow along with us and learn how to draw a Christmas nutcracker. These directed drawing lessons are step by step. So, even if […]
How To Draw An Angel
Christmas is such a fun time of year for my kids, wait who am I kidding? It’s funnest for me! I think reliving Christmas through…
How To Fold An Origami Christmas Tree
Grab some origami paper and follow along with us. Today we’re learning how to fold an origami Christmas tree. If you don’t have origami paper, that’s ok; you can use printer paper. Just cut it into a square before you start the video. You’ll also need scissors for this project. So yes, some people will […]
Christmas Drawing Challenge!
This is a super fun game to play with your family or classroom! All you need is a paper plate for each player and crayons or markers. We used black, green, red and yellow colors. We also want to thank all of you for an amazing year! We’re taking a break over the holidays but will […]
How To Make A 3D Christmas Wreath
Follow along and learn how to make a 3d Christmas wreath! This activity is super simple and easy for younger artists, but still turns out very cool. You’ll need a full sheet of green construction paper, a half sheet of red construction paper, scissors, and tape.
How To Fold An Origami Angel
Follow along with us and learn how to fold an origami angel. All you need for this activity is a square piece of paper. Feel free to pause the video if we go too fast, or rewind if you need to rewatch a step. Also check out our other origami activities!
How To Draw A Menorah
Learn how to draw a menorah! We celebrate Christmas in our home, but we love all of our art friends, and we wanted to draw a menorah for those of you who celebrate Hanukkah. The holiday season is a great time for everyone, and it especially makes the season bright when we respect all. We […]
How To Draw Santa’s Sleigh
Ho Ho Ho! Follow along with us and learn how to draw Santa’s sleigh. It’s really simple, even if it looks a little challenging. And even though we drew the toy sack and tree, you can draw anything you want in Santa’s awesome sleigh. We’d love to see how your drawings turn out. Ask your […]
How To Draw A Gingerbread Man (or Woman)
Learn how to draw a gingerbread man (or woman), with us! He’s super easy to draw, but also a lot of fun especially for younger artists. Remember to use your own imagination when decorating your cookie. You can follow along with us, or do your own thing. Also check out the other Christmas holiday activities […]
I Need A Name + Winter Art Contest!
For those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving, we hope it was amazing (plus very tasty)! We took a break last week to celebrate, so we apologize that it was a short week…but we’re back, and we have a new pet! Help us name her, by leaving a comment below and telling us what you think […]
Holiday Gift Ideas + Q&A + SYA
Today we’re talking about presents, but not just any presents. We want to give parents some ideas on what art presents you could buy your kids. Or if you’re a kid, what art presents you could buy for your siblings or friends. We don’t talk about prices or really where you can buy these, because brand […]
Snowman Art Project With Construction Paper
Is it still winter where you live? It’s still winter here, but there’s no snow on the ground. So, we thought we’d do this fun snowman art project with construction paper! All you need for this activity is: Construction paper (blue, white, brown, black, orange) Marker Scissors Glue This is a great project for young […]
How To Draw Rudolph
Hey art friends! How to draw Rudolph completes our fun Christmas FACE series. Be sure to check out the other lessons: How To Draw Santa Claus How To Draw Mrs. Claus How To Draw A Christmas Elf We want to wish you all Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We love all of […]
How To Draw Mrs. Claus
Hads is only 5 and I was so impressed with how well she followed and along while we were learning how to draw Mrs. Claus! Also during this lesson we us oil pastels to color Mrs. Claus. If you would like to purchase oil pastels here’s an affil. link to Amazon. If you’d like to […]
How To Paint A Snowman (For Young Artists)
Anytime Austin helps, like in this how to paint a snowman, you’ll know that the activity is meant for young artists. Austin is three, so I’ll keep the art project simple and short for him. In this episode we use: Acrylic paint (white, black, orange, red, green) Light blue paper Paint brush Paint trays Water Paper […]
How To Draw A Christmas Tree
You can’t have Christmas without a tree, learn how to draw a Christmas tree with us! You’ll need something to draw with, a piece of paper and a few colors. We’re using oil pastels to color our tree. In this lesson we show you one way to decorate your tree, of course you can decorate […]
Top Holiday Gift Ideas
Hey art friends here’s our picks for this year’s top holiday gift ideas! We also open mail and show your art! Watch Top Holiday Gift Ideas Shopping List Below is a list of all the items we featured in the video above. The prices reflect the particular materials we bought from Hobby Lobby. Check back soon […]
How To Fold An Origami Santa Claus
Austin and I are learning how to fold an origami Santa Claus today! So, all you’ll need for this project is a square piece of paper. We used red origami paper (affil. link) but you can use regular ol’ computer paper. Just make sure that it’s a square before starting. This project may be a […]
How To Draw A Christmas Elf Face
How to draw a Christmas elf face! This guy is going to look awesome next to your drawing of Santa Claus. I know a lot of our projects and drawings tend to focus on the “boy version” but this one should be fairly easy to make into a girl. I’m going to work with Hads on doing […]
How To Draw Santa Claus’s Face
We hope all of our art friends had an amazing Thanksgiving yesterday. Now that you’re full from turkey, let’s learn how to draw Santa Claus’s face! Are you a kid? Grab something to draw with and a piece of paper. Sit down and press play, you can draw with us while you watch. If we […]
The Stockings Were Hung Art Project
Here’s a fun art project to do with your kids involving The Night Before Christmas poem. It’s fun with the younger ones, I know Hads almost did a flip when I told her we’re going to finger paint. How are your kids holding up with all the excitement surrounding this time of year? I know […]
How To Draw An Elf On The Shelf
One of our awesome art friends requested we do how to draw an elf on the shelf for her classroom! If you’ve made a request for us to draw something, and we haven’t done it yet…don’t get discouraged. I still have a list and we’re slowly working through it. I’ve also bumped some of the […]
How To Draw A Candy Cane With Watercolor
The holiday season, especially Christmas, is perfect time to focus on primary colors. More specifically, discussing how to get Christmas colors. Red – Is a primary color and doesn’t need to be mixed. Green – Is not a primary color and needs to be mixed. In this lesson we started out with how to draw […]
How To Draw A Wreath
It was fun filming how to draw a wreath with my little Hads. She had a lot of fun to, even though…
3D Rudolf Cutout Art Project
It’s a 3D Rudolf Cutout! Hads got all giggly when she saw him, so I hope your kids enjoy him too. Materials Scissors Tape or glue Rudolf printout (either print on white or color paper) Rudolf Cutout Step By Step 1. Download and print cutout. You can simply print on white paper and have your […]
How To Draw Crazy Christmas Elves
We had fun drawing Santa the other night, now it’s time to learn how to draw crazy Christmas elves! Chuckers was really excited to learn. If your family does elf on a shelf, your kids will probably get a kick out of this one.
How To Draw Santa
Learn how to draw Santa! We took our kids to see Santa on Saturday, they loved it! I thought Hads would be scared for sure. Nope, she wasn’t scared at all and even asked him for a dolly. It made me proud.