Art Classes for Kids: Draw & Paint 13 Fun Holiday Paintings

Learn to draw and watercolor a cute gingerbread person, using watercolor paper, paints, brushes, water, a black oil pastel or crayon, and a paper towel.

Draw a gingerbread person by outlining the head with an upside-down C, then add arms, body, legs, and decorative details like eyes, a mouth, buttons, and gumdrop candies.

Learn to use watercolor paints by softening them with water, then paint a gingerbread person and its candy decorations in light brown, leaving the background white for frosting.

Paint the background for a gingerbread person, starting with water and green paint to create a balanced green backdrop. Enjoy this fun, step-by-step painting experience.

Prepare for a drawing and watercolor project, a Kwanzaa vase and flowers, by gathering watercolor paper, paints, water, pencil with eraser, brushes, black acrylic, towel, and palette.

Draw a Kwanzaa vase and flowers by starting at the page center, shaping a vase, adding designs, and outlining with black paint for a finished look.

Outline your design with black acrylic paint to prevent smudging, using a small flat brush and reloading often, starting from the top; let the outline dry before watercolor.

Add water to the red, green, yellow, and brown pans. Paint the flowers red and the vase in red, green, and yellow, using brown for the table.

Paint the background with soft yellow and a light brown table using watered-down watercolor washes. Expect color blending and a lively scene as the background and table set the stage.

Gather watercolor paper, paints, a brush, water, and red, yellow, and green oil pastels to begin a drawing and watercolor project on Christmas poinsettias.

Draw large poinsettia flowers by arranging circle centers, then shape oversized petals that overlap and peek from behind others. Add green leaves and finish with painting using oil pastels.

Apply bold yellow centers, bright red petals, and painted leaves to create a poinsettia design, leaving white spaces to help the leaves and flowers stand out.

Gather supplies for a drawing and watercolor project featuring an Arctic fox, including watercolor paper, paints, brushes, water, black or white oil pastels or crayons, and a paper towel.

Draw an arctic fox step by step, from the head and ears to the eyes, nose, whiskers, body, and fluffy tail, with a snowy background using oil pastels or crayons.

Paint the design by softening paints with water, then color an Arctic fox in white with pink ears, set a blue sky, and purple mountains.

Gather essential supplies for a Christmas reindeer drawing and watercolor project, including watercolor paper, paints, brushes, water, towels, and black and white oil pastels.

Draw a large reindeer face with ears, antlers, a nose, and a collar, then add cheek circles and jingle bells, finishing with snowflakes using oil pastels or crayons.

Step two teaches painting the reindeer by softening paints with water, then applying light and dark browns, pink cheeks, a black nose, yellow decorations, and a red collar.

Choose a green background for your holiday artwork, adjust lightness with water versus paint, and watch snowflakes appear as you finish the background.

Learn to draw and watercolor a Kinara for Kwanzaa, and gather essential supplies such as watercolor paper, paints, brushes, a permanent marker, and a paper towel.

discover how to start a drawing and watercolor project by gathering supplies—watercolor paper, paints, brush, water, black and white oil pastels, and a paper towel—to create a cute penguin.

Draw a penguin design with a hat and scarf using a black oil pastel, add eyes, beak, and wings, and create a snowy background for watercolor painting.

Add drops of water to soften the paints, then paint the sky blue while oil pastels resist to reveal snowflakes; the penguin, hat, and scarf will be painted next.

Paint a penguin with a hat and scarf, choose pink and orange accents, leave the eyes and tummy white, and use watered black for the body before adding grey feet.

Gather essential supplies for the Santa in the snow project, including watercolor paper, watercolor paints, a brush, clean water, black and white oil pastels or crayons, and a paper towel.

Draw Santa with a black oil pastel, starting with the hat, then the face, mustache, beard, and body. Add buttons and white snowflake dots to show him in the snow.

Softens paints with a little water, then paints Santa with red hat and jacket, yellow buttons, a pinkish nose, and skin tone, keeping the mustache and beard white; background next.

Paint the background in blue with a touch of water, so the wax resists the paint and the snowflakes pop out. Finish by admiring the visible snowflakes.

Begin a drawing and watercolor project featuring a polar bear on an iceberg. Gather essential supplies like watercolor paper, paints, brushes, water, a black oil pastel, and a paper towel.

Learn to draw a polar bear on an iceberg using a black oil pastel, starting with a circle head and ears, adding eyes, nose, mouth, paws, and water with mountains.

Softens the paints with a drop of water, then paints the polar bear and ice white while applying blue tones to the sky, ocean, and purple mountains.