❄️ Winter Village Art Project

 

❄️ Winter Village Art Project

Grade Level: 2nd
Duration: 2–3 class periods (30–45 minutes each)
Objective:
Students will design and create a winter-themed village scene using a variety of art techniques, focusing on shapes, patterns, perspective, and storytelling.

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🎯 Learning Goals

• Identify and use geometric shapes to create buildings

• Practice overlapping and size variation to show depth

• Explore texture and detail in a winter setting

• Develop a scene that tells a visual story

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🖼️ Materials

• White construction paper (background)

• Colored paper scraps (buildings, trees)

• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils

• Glue sticks

• Scissors

• Paint

• Optional: glitter glue or silver gel pens for snow sparkle

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🧠 Introduction / Discussion (5–10 minutes)

1. Show students examples of winter villages (illustrations, real photos, or holiday cards).

2. Discuss:

   • What do they see in a winter village? (houses, shops, snow, lights, trees, people)

   • How do we know it’s winter? (snow, bare trees, warm lights)

   • What makes buildings or houses look close or far away?

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✏️ Step-by-Step Instructions

Day 1: Planning & Drawing

1. Background

   • Give each student a sheet of white construction paper (this is the sky).

   • Students paint the sky of any choice of colors.

2. Buildings

   • Demonstrate how to use rectangles, triangles, and squares to build simple houses.

   • Students cut and glue at least 3–5 buildings of different sizes to show depth.

   • Encourage overlapping some buildings slightly to show layers.

3. Details

   • Add doors, windows, chimneys, and rooftops using colored pencils or scraps.

   • Optional: Draw in tiny wreaths, string lights, or shop signs.

Day 2: Adding Atmosphere

1. Snow and Trees

   • Use white paint to add snow on rooftops and the ground.

   • Cut green triangle trees, bare brown trees, or use crayons to draw in details.

2. Extra Touches

   • Add people, snowmen, or animals to make the scene feel alive.

   • Use glitter glue or silver pen for sparkly snow effects.

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Wrap-Up / Reflection

• Students can do a quick "village tour" where they explain who might live in their buildings or what’s happening in their scene.