Ugly Christmas Sweater Art Game
Need an ugly Christmas sweater art project for your December bulletin board? Imagine your hallway decorated with these sweaters and writing prompts for Christmas. The step by step drawing guide, ugly sweater template, PowerPoint and demonstration video make perfect no prep, art sub plans for elementary art.
That’s right. Sit back while I teach your students how to play the roll a dice game and design the ugly Christmas sweater activity myself! Kids can also choose patterns using the ‘you pick’ worksheet or digital spinners—whatever works best for you!
Plus, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan art activities for Christmas using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers!
What’s Included
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this ugly Christmas sweater project. All will motivate kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Christmas roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own patterns
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick patterns and you can integrate technology
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- 2 Ugly sweater templates which kids can draw directly on it or transfer it to heavy drawing paper
- Drawing practice worksheet, so kids can practice drawing patterns
- 2 Writing prompts, so you can tie this drawing project to literacy
- 2 Coloring pages that you can use for absent students or hand out as a classroom prize
- Helpful Tips & Tricks handout with teacher directions to help guide the lesson
- Step by Step Video Tutorial, with optional captions
How to Use My Ugly Christmas Sweater Art Project
The best part about my Christmas project is that it’s flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your classroom. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, indoor recess, or even an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Christmas Ugly Sweater Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 1 Demonstration Video
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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This is a great resource! It was easy to set up and took almost no time to prep. The powerpoint was wonderful and I used it to go along with my sequencing unit. The students enjoyed the process and really made beautiful “ugly sweaters!”
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I used this resource with my classes as a fun way to celebrate the holidays. They loved it and had a great time interacting with each other and creating their sweaters. I will definitely continue using this in years to come.
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My students LOVED this activity! Last December, I had them decorate their ugly sweaters when I had a sub. I made the game aspect optional. We happened to be working on opinion writing at the time, so this was a great starting point for engaging students in one last writing assignment before the break. I especially like that it’s a festive winter activity, but without being holiday-specific. Wonderful resource!
Terms of Use
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Shirley G. –
This is a great resource! My students enjoyed working on these ugly sweater art projects. Thank you for creating.
Maggie S. –
What a great resource to use for our school “Silly Sweater Day”! My students loved the challenge of designing what they rolled, but also the freedom to draw their very own.
Amanda W. –
We loved this activity. We had tacky sweater day and my class got to make their own with this and then write about it. I also printed their pictures to put with the sweater. Lots of fun!
Christina Fillier –
This was such a fun activity to do on Ugly Christmas Sweater Day.
Amber K –
My students absolutely had a blast with this activity! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Lindsay G. –
My students loved this activity and proudly wanted to hang their ugly sweaters around the room!
Jordan S. –
Great resource to get you through those weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Kimberley Gallegos –
My 4th and 5th graders absolutely loved doing this during Christmas season! It was fun, engaging, and creative for them. I will be using this product again!
Becky K. –
This is an easy and fun art project to do during the crazy month of December. Than you!
Thriving in the 3rd Grade –
This was a great resource to use before winter break. My kids loved it!
Brittany R. –
This was a great and creative way have a fully engage party starter.
Melissa P. –
I used this for our art work in the hallway! The students received so many compliments on their writing and their decorating of the “ugly” sweater! Thanks!
MegPie (Teacher-Author) –
This was such a fun activity! It kept the students engaged in those days before Christmas break!
Clark’s Creations (Teacher-Author) –
This was such a fun activity for my class around the holidays
K C. –
How fun this activity was for my students. At the end, we all decided to wear our ugly sweaters to celebrate. Need inspiration? Wear an ugly sweater the day you introduce this activity!
Kayla M. –
This has honestly been one of my favorite resources EVER! I love the “painting” technique and my students loved creating “ugly sweaters” in a fun way! Thank you for creating and sharing!
Ava D. –
My students and I all love this winter activity. It is the perfect filler during that crazy week before break. I like to print off students class photos and place them so it looks like everyone is wearing their sweater and the kids love it!
Kathy Caldwell –
An excellent resource to review skills and celebrate the holidays.
Julie D. –
I used this resource with my classes as a fun way to celebrate the holidays. They loved it and had a great time interacting with each other and creating their sweaters.
Jessica M. –
Thank you so much for this resource! My students really loved it!
Maggie N. –
This is such a cute and fun activity near the holidays!
Shellie R. –
This was an awesome winter-season activity. Thank you!
Kieran M. –
FANTASTIC resource and so engaging. My students loved the guides available to them.
Colleen R. –
I had to be out for the day and left this with my sub. The students loved it! Their creations turned out really fun! Your product is really well made. Thank you so much!
Windy V. –
This was so much fun and I could use it with my students that do not celebrate Christmas so it was perfect!
Adventures in Sixth (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved using this to reinforce the main lesson that was taught!
Caroline B. –
This was a fun activity left for the students when a sub was in. They had a blast!
ANNMARIE G. –
A great resource and easy to use. My students enjoyed this project.
Sandra G. –
Worth the purchase, easy to follow and to understand.
Mimi’s Growing Little Minds (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved using this resource as part of their Christmas party!
Emily H. –
I decided to use this as a monthly family homework project! My students and their families absolutely loved it. And the sweaters look amazing! I am so excited and can’t wait to purchase the others that are similar to this product.
Naomi Haynes –
Fun and cute craft to celebrate or countdown to winter break. They were all unique and different.
Alicia Snearly –
My students really loved this activity at Christmas time! They enjoyed the freedom of selecting what they got to use to decorate!
Shanna Eaton –
I’m a sucker for ugly sweater things at Christmas! Now my students are, too! Great resource!
Flutter Street Art Studio (Teacher-Author) –
I used this in my classroom and found it so helpful! Thanks for your hard work!
Helen N. –
I used this in my kindergarten class when I was teaching patterns. The students loved it because they were able to design their own sweaters.
Ashley S. –
This was such a fun activity for my students. It was nice because those that didn’t want to choose their design didn’t have to, but it gave creativity to others.
Lauren A. –
This activity was absolutely adorable to use with my second graders for the holidays! They loved decorating their own sweater and sharing it with the rest of the class.
Riana P. –
Students loved rolling the dice and decorating their ugly sweaters!
LoveTeaching LoveTeaching (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource and really enjoyed using it with the class!
Amy W. –
Easy to follow, fun and engaging activities, my students loved it!
Hammett’s Hoppers (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved designing their individual ugly sweaters. Some students were able to design them without using the suggested design options. Referencing the sweaters enabled them to easily identify details which they could include in their descriptive writing. Thank you so much for the design suggestion sheet.
Stephanie R. –
This is such a great resource! My kids absolutely loved it!
Miss McCann –
Wonderful week before break activity!! Students enjoyed it very much.
Ashley M. –
This was such a cute idea! We had ugly sweater day at school and then made these to go along with the day!
Alicia C. –
My students were obsessed with this activity. Perfect for the holiday season.
Curtisy Resource (Teacher-Author) –
A wonderful resource to be able to use with my students!
Teresa V. –
Students really enjoyed this. Made for a great display.
Gloria M. –
Very nice resource that my students enjoyed without being difficult.
Courtney M. –
Fun activity for the weeks leading up to Winter Break.
Eleanor C. –
This was a fun activity (time filler) to do with students before Christmas break.
Talia M. –
This craft and bundle is so cute! My students loved making the craft!
Melissa S. –
This was such a fun activity this Holiday season! We made them on our Ugly Christmas Sweater dress up day!
Ashley Z. –
My students loved this resource! It is very engaging.
Laura Breen –
This was a great activity to do right before Christmas break. My students loved it, and found it appropriately challenging.
Kathryn D. –
This was a very popular activity in my class! They loved to see their sweaters displayed on the wall.
Katie W. –
My students loved the sweater roll-a-design, and it was enough to get the creative juices flowing for their own second design.
Brandy B. –
Used this for our Christmas party. Students had so much fun drawing different Christmas Sweaters.
Jennifer Burns –
Love this product! It was very helpful for my students.
Megan V. –
This is a great resource to use for students to find their creativity with over the hectic holiday time!
Emily R. –
My students loved making these sweaters for Christmas! Thank you!
Teach with Miss Leach (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you for creating this. I loved using this with my students!
Kelly M. –
I used this when we had Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. My students loved the activity and even tried to make the coloring part look like each others’ sweaters.
Alexandra S. –
My students loved this! Easy and engaging for everyone. Perfect for our diverse needs special education classroom.
Brooke R. –
My students loved this resource! I used it as a quick Christmas activity for them and they all enjoyed being able to create their own sweater. They love arts and coloring and they all enjoyed this activity!
MCUBED-MMM (Teacher-Author) –
This was a great resource for my needs and a hit with the students.
Heather B. –
This was a wonderful winter activity for me to leave for a sub at the end of November. The students even asked to create more than one sweater. The only thing I needed was a couple of dice. I used the half sheet for the writing portion and I taped the sweater to the writing page and used it for display/decor in the classroom all of December.
Jevon J. –
While we didnÕt have the opportunity to wear our ugly sweaters this year, the students were able to create their own ugly sweaters with this activityÉ..and they were SO cute!!! My students really enjoyed being creative.
The Bryant Bunch (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource! These are great for my everyday slides!
Ellie S. –
Such a fun festive activity to do before Christmas break!
Deborah M. –
So Fun! They loved having a reference for ideas. And the freedom to be creative as well.
Megan Crabtree –
It has been a fun activity to do with our small group!
stephanie M. –
Great resource that my students really enjoyed, and no prep for me! Thanks so much!
Melissa Z. –
IN LOVE with this resource!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily Gann –
Students had so much fun “rolling” their Christmas sweaters!
Kelly Murnane –
This was so fun to play the week before winter break!
Think Outside the Bun (Teacher-Author) –
This was a fun activity to do with my class leading up to the break!
Maggie Weis –
We have had a BLAST with these ugly sweaters this year! My students have made multiples. I used them as decorations on my door with their heads connected 🙂
Sarah R. –
I used this as an early finisher activity for my students. They had so much fun with it and the sweaters turned out so cute!
Bach to School (Teacher-Author) –
LOVE LOVE LOVE! I’m not sure who had more fun, my students or me! I love getting to integrate fun little crafts into learning time. They loved this!
mssobieski20 (Teacher-Author) –
Students had so much fun with this and it kept them engaged!
Emily C. –
My students loved using this resource . It was a great buy
Courtney S. –
We made a contest out this assignment. My students love that the school gets to vote on the best sweater!
Faith G. –
My students loved making “ugly” sweaters for our door! It was really fun!
Curls Coffee and Teaching (Teacher-Author) –
This is a wonderful resource that my students loved!
Brandi E. –
Great resource for my ERR classroom!
Back2Fourth (Teacher-Author) –
Excellent resource. Absolutely perfect!
Creations by Hannah (Teacher-Author) –
Amazing holiday resource!
Brenda C. –
My students loved this activity and created some pretty awesome sweatshirts:)
Teaching with a Golden Heart (Teacher-Author) –
This is such a fun holiday activity!
Tara D. –
Loved this, was so cute! The kids had a fun time creating their sweaters.
Lindsey H. –
Great resource! Thank you!
The EBD Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
My students had a blast with this activity.
Anna F. –
My students have had fun with this every year that I’ve utilized it.
Emilie V. –
Lovely last lesson activity on Ugly Sweaters before the holidays.
Jamie W. –
Used this in my holiday sub plans, the kids LOVED it and were so engaged. Made for cute classroom decor too:)
Maggie S. –
Such a fun and engaging resource. Thank you!
Lorene W. –
Students loved this resource!
Madame et Monsieur Hartnell (Teacher-Author) –
I left this with a supply teacher for my art period and it went really well. Students were very engaged in the activity. Thank you for leaving everything so very clearly laid out. This was a great activity to leave for a supply teacher! Highly recommend!
christina P. –
My students loved this activity. Having the page of patterns allowed students to get creative. I also used this activity for spirit week. I used the same template, but had students create school shirts. Then I used the sweater template to create sweaters with idioms and displayed the sweaters in the hallway. This is a “must purchase” item.
Heidi M. –
My students loved this!
Brandy Rolfe –
They had fun doing this before they brought in and wore their own ugly sweaters.
MrsDavisEdu (Teacher-Author) –
This came in handy as an extra activity during Christmas time!
Michelle Smith –
One of my new Christmas favorites. Not only did I have students make a sweater, but then any extra copies became fun coloring pages for indoor recess.
Tiffany B. –
This was a lot of fun, my students really enjoyed this.
Kelly M G. –
This was a really fun activity!
Ms Morgan Teaches (Teacher-Author) –
This was a super fun activity that I tried out in multiple grade levels. The students asked me if we could do something like this again soon and I will be on the lookout for different activities.
Tara O. –
My fourth graders loved doing this fun activity before winter break!
Melissa R. –
FUN!!!! I recommend this forsure.
Alicia M. –
Used as an ugly sweater contest.
Our Green Classroom (Teacher-Author) –
This was a great resource for my students!
Gladys P. –
My students LOVE creating the sweaters and writing about it after. Love this resource!
Brianna B. –
I used this to decorate our door. I also printed pictures of the kids so they could cut out their head and attach to the ugly sweater. Great easy project. Thank you
Julie P. –
Such an engaging and fun activity. The students used their sweater for various writing prompts after designing it. Thank you for creating this resource!
Analee K. –
Quick easy and a fun new take in the holiday!
Darlene D. –
My students loved making the ugly sweater. Many got very creative and I posted them all over the room.
Rossy V. –
Loved it! I used it as a de-stressor for my high schoolers as we were reviewing for finals. So much fun!
Miss C Educates (Teacher-Author) –
love these activities use them all the time!
Paddy W. –
Very engaging activity. Thanks for the fun.
The Learner Centered Classroom (Teacher-Author) –
This was a fun holiday project! I loved seeing all of their ugly sweaters and the writing they did about them.
Lauranna C. –
While geared towards younger students, my middle school art students appreciated this resource which I used with those who were caught up on other projects. They enjoyed the dice game and crafted some cute sweaters!
Lorianne R. –
My students had so much fun creating ugly sweaters. We actually had a vote at who had the ugliest sweater!
Lyn J. –
My kids absolutely loved this. I read a book first, about ugly christmas sweaters, and let them run with it. The result was a creative collection of awesome sweaters!
Jamie Lee C. –
My students really enjoyed this activity.
True Life I’m a Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
My students had so much fun making their own ugly sweater designs! Such a great activity!
Carrie P. –
My students loved this activity! Perfect for the week before Christmas.
Erin Thomas –
This was perfect for my class! They were so engaged and begged to play more!
Melissa S. –
Just what I was looking for to go along with our school’s Ugly Sweater Runway! Thank you! 🙂
Robyn S. –
My students enjoyed using this resource.
Tonya Montemayor –
My students loved it!!!
Angela R. –
This was a fun game to do with my students!
Taylor K. –
This is such a fun holiday activity to do with the kids that last week before Christmas Break. How fun, thanks!
Kiara D. –
Great resource to use before Christmas break. I set up stations and this was one students enjoyed!
Gretchen B. –
This activity was the perfect pairing to our writing unit. Thank you for creating and sharing these with all of us.
Jennifer P. –
Such a fun activity to do before our break to keep the kids engaged! Love seeing the different sweaters that students created and how artistic they are!
Kelsea Arms –
This was great for students to practice their writing. I work with special education students, so I completed this assignment a little differently. We wrote as a group and the students created a sweater from our paragraph.
Michala H. –
Fun holiday break activity!
Stephanie S. –
My students loved this activity before winter break and we completed it on our Spirit Day of Ugly Sweaters!
Rocking Rolly’s treasure chest (Teacher-Author) –
My students had so much fun with this. Next year when we do this task again, I’m going to have my students then create this as a shirt they can wear (Aus Summer).
Tessa L. –
My students enjoy the activity. It was easy for them to understand and they loved to color and design their own sweater.
Kavita J. –
My kids love “roll a drawings”! this was a perfect activity to get them into the holiday spirit!
Jill W. –
This was a great sub activity for the students to do while I was gone.
Jamie D. –
The kids loved this! We used it the week before winter break and it was fun and engaging.
Trisha M. –
What a fun activity to do! We used these designs to write informative paragraphs.
Megan S. –
My kiddos loved this activity – it was a great resource prior to Christmas! Thank you!!
Mastering Math Together (Teacher-Author) –
Amazing to go along with a read out loud. Students loved creating their own ugly sweaters!
Crissy P. –
My students loved this activity. It was fun, engaging, and made for a cute morning activity before Christmas.
Kristen J. –
This was a great resource, the kids loved it, would recommend to others. Thanks!
Kayla L. –
My students had so much fun with this activity and they turned out great! Can’t wait to use this again next year.
Tegan C G. –
Loved this activity and used it with multiple classes.
Patty G. –
Used this while teaching virtually last year and in person this year. Students loved using the dice to see what different sweaters they could come up with!
Danielle V. –
My students have done the design a winter hat design, and when I saw this product, I knew they would love it. We had a lot of fun creating these sweaters. Thank you.
Cindy McBride –
Loved this activity especially because our teachers were having an UGLY Sweater day on the day we did this. They loved it!
ChillTeachingInTheWeek (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved this activity so much that we used it twice! Once for a pre-activity to a Writer’s Workshop lesson all about using describing words. And then the next day as an activity with our little buddies. Both grades LOVED it and they were so creative with their designs.
cortney cornett –
My students really enjoyed this activity!
katie L. –
Loved this resource! My students loved this activity!
Mini Miss Madame (Teacher-Author) –
I used this with my beginner ELL students. They were able to practice describing the sweater using colors and patterns. Super fun!
Mary P. –
My students loved designing their ugly sweaters. I put their faces with the sweater and hung them on our door.
Gemma F. –
Such a fun resource that my pupils really enjoyed using.
Jessica S. –
This was a fun activity to do on Ugly Sweater day during our spirit week before Christmas break last year. This was also used as part of an online activity as I was teaching a hybrid class last year.
Kendra Wright –
We had the best time with our ugly sweater contest.
Christy W. –
My principal loved the bulletin board I made using this resource.
Kiley –
They had a blast making some incredibly crazy looking sweaters!
Nicole M. –
So fun! Lots of laughs and helped make our Remote Learning Christmas more fun
Richelle K. –
My students had a great time creating their own ugly Christmas Sweaters.
Sabrina Spilman –
One of my very favorite purchases!
Janice M. –
This was so much fun to complete with my students. Thank you!
Denise F. –
Students loved doing this activity.
Melissa H. –
Fun to use during our Ugly Sweater party.
Bethany S. –
So much fun to see what students can come up with! They loved making some Ugly Christmas Sweaters before break!
Bailey S. –
This was so fun and engaging for students during the holiday season. They loved getting to work on this during our class party.
Lauren S. –
This was super fun! Students loved this activity. Thank you!
Tara Brennan –
Very thorough and helpful – thank you!
Amanda P. –
I got this resource for my supply that was covering me for the day. The comments I heard the next day were amazing and looking at how my kids did, I was so impressed. This is a great craft and easy to print and go.
Nicole C. –
Kids loved doing this!
Teaching Third (Teacher-Author) –
Left this for a sub before the christmas break and it was perfect!
Courtney T. –
Amazing and so much fun!
Kayla Robbins –
My students loved working on these ugly sweaters! It was the perfect activity for our ugly sweater day, and they were practicing math while having fun!
Megan Creel –
My students loved doing these activities for Christmas. It made a great addition to my Ugly Sweater Christmas party theme I do all week the week before Christmas. Thanks!
Delaney F. –
Wonderful for end of the semester!
Wendy L. –
This was a cute addition to my Christmas unit.
Caitlyn F. –
My students absolutely loved this activitiy! Easy for those that were distant learning as well!
Jordyn B. –
The students loved getting to create a sweatshirt with this resource. It was a great post testing activity. 🙂
DEANNA A. –
My students loved designing ugly sweaters and wanted to make more than 1. It was fun to see their creativity and the roll a dice was easy for the kids who have a hard time trying to decide what to draw.
Misti Sprouse –
This is such a fun activity to do during the holidays. It’s creative and fun for the students.
Kristine S. –
This was a fun activity to do with my class to keep them engaged as Christmas approached. Thank you!
Alicia B. –
This is a fun resource that was useful for a one and done lesson near the holidays — we even turned it into an Ugly Christmas sweater contest. So much fun!
amber L. –
The students had a lot of fun with this!
Robyn D. –
Super fun with our patterns unit and our holiday sweater day at school!
Stacy B. –
My kids had so much fun creating their own ugly sweaters! We turned them into ornaments to hang on our Christmas trees!
julia S. –
My students LOVED this activity and I do as well!
Juliama Edwardson –
I loved using this resource with my kids!
Carole S. –
Super easy to use! My kids really enjoyed it! It was so much fun!!!
Up and Away in 5th Grade (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved this activity before Christmas. They made an adorable bulletin board display too!
Christa Lilly –
My students LOVED this! Thank you for sharing.
Martina S. –
It was an easy resource to set up and use. It didn’t require too much creativity on the part of the students but it was very enjoyable and they had great fun. The display turned out well too!
Suzie W. –
I used this with my gifted students as part of a “Creative Encounter” class period. They really enjoyed it.
Dana M. –
My students has such fun creating ugly Christmas sweaters. I loved that the patterns were included. The kids loved rolling the dice to create their sweater.
AMY B. –
I used this mostly as a resource for my students to refer to for ideas while designing their own ugly sweater collage. I could see it being fun for a quick draw-along as well, or as an easy low-prep sub activity.
Keniesha B. –
My students throughly enjoyed designing their own ugly sweaters!
Krista H. –
Easily adapted for a range of grade levels! Very cute!
Kolbey N. –
This was a life saver activity! I forgot about a game/craft time and found this gem to use with my 5th graders. I was unsure if they would like it, but they LOVEd it. I also had virtual students, and was so happy that I was able to easily get everything on Google classroom before their class started. So much fun!
Tameria L. –
This is so adorable. We had so much fun with this.
Kim W. –
My kids had so much fun creating ugly sweaters and then voting on the ugliest. Very creative and engaging!
Nicole B. –
These were SO fun! My students thought they were awesome and had a great time creating their sweaters.
Hanna B. –
My 5th graders loved this activity! It was fun to get out of our math books and do something different! They even asked if we could have a contest for the best looking one! Will for sure be using these next year!
Stephanie R. –
My students loved doing these activities. It was great for our last school day right before the holidays where staff and students wore crazy winter clothes. Being able to see what crazy designs came out of this was great! We had some good laughs and it was easily used during articulation and language groups.
Marisa B. –
This resource was great to use for our Christmas party as well, kids really enjoyed creating their sweaters.
Megan Schuster –
This resource is so great! I used it in my classroom and at home for a family fun night!
Jena H. –
The students loved getting to decorate their very own Christmas sweater!
Heather D. –
My students had a lot of fun with this activity on the last week of school. We chose to do it on our Ugly Sweater Day as well so it was cute to see them create their own versions. They spent lots of time on this and even those who don’t enjoy art seemed to have fun.
Alexandra W. –
We loved this resource for our virtual holiday party!
Stacia G. –
The kids loved creating the ugliest sweater possible!
Carol S. –
My remote students were able to play this game with my in-class students – everyone had fun!
Theresa V. –
My class is mostly 3rd grade, with 2 additional 4th graders. I wasn’t sure how interested they would be in this, but they had so much fun! The added component of rolling the dice to determine your sweater design really engaged them. They loved it!
a Colorful Mixture –
My students really enjoy these activities – so I have invested and purchased many from Glitter meets Glue. I love that there are so many options within these – and they come with amazing step by step directions. We do a lot of the roll- a – drawing as early finisher activities, students loved that they could do multiple times with different results each time. This would also be an easy to use sub lesson since students are able to use it with minimal supervision or instruction (especially for upper grades) from the teacher.
Jeffrey Kuntz –
Thanks! This was a great addition to our Ugly Sweater Day celebration. The students love these activities…we have used several!
Morgan B. –
My students this year love to draw in class and using this as fast finishers was such a great idea! They had a fun time creating their sweaters and even took more blank copies home to color over the break!
Inspire in 5th (Teacher-Author) –
This was great to use the week before Christmas break!
Emily F. –
My students loved this over the Christmas period as an art activity during transition.
The Extra School Mom (Teacher-Author) –
We did this multiple times at home over the holidays. Fun activity!
Ashley W. –
Kids liked this! Got them to make a divider between two desks and have two students roll for their partnership. They then revealed how similar or dissimilar their designs were at the end!
CLARICE CARLSEN –
Just what I was looking for.
The Mundy Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
I purchased this for my hybrid classroom. I have 21 4th graders. (9 are face to face and 13 are virtual.) We used dice for the face to face students and used the spinner for the virtual students. Both groups equally enjoyed it. It has been hard to find activities for both groups that do not require printing for those at home.
Kathleen E. –
My students enjoyed completing this activity on our actual ugly sweater dress up day!
Kaylee M. –
This was a great resources for a quick art lesson for older students.
Lisa D. –
Easy, fun and engaging. Fun twist on the Ugly Sweater!
John S. –
I can not wait for my students to work on this activity. I know they are going to have fun creating an ugly Christmas sweater.
Jessica A. –
This was fun for our “Ugly Sweater Party” so fun!
Jamie Hallowell –
A great resouce to use during distance learning!
Taylor N. –
This was so fun for my students! I loved they descriptive writing that came along with it.
Cynthia F. –
This worked well for virtual art classes in grades three through five. The best part were the design ideas on one sheet. It saved me the time of creating that myself. I added a video and put it in a Canvas LMS lesson.
kindle K. –
A very fun project to do before winter break
Paige Gundrum –
Such a fun way to tie in writing and the holidays. My students loved this and I plan to use again this year!
Colleen M. –
I have already started planning for the holidays and this is going to be perfect work for early finishers and for an extra project.
Shannon P. –
My students really enjoyed this art activity. We loved how they turned out!
Amanda D. –
We used this to decorate my Christmas door. The kids enjoyed it and it helped me out too.
Tara C. –
I used this resource with my classes as a fun way to celebrate the holidays. They loved it and had a great time interacting with each other and creating their sweaters. I will definitely continue using this in years to come.
Madison Dingess –
Loved using this the week before Christmas break! My students loved designing a sweater!
Kelsie H. –
Students loved this activity and were really creative with it. Many of them made multiple (:
Christine F. –
I used this activity with my advisory students (8th graders) and they had a lot of fun with it! We also took photos of ourselves, printed them out, and then placed our sweaters on our photos. It was a fun decorating idea for our classroom!
Suzanne K. –
My students LOVED this activity! We had a contest with it. We also made a second sweater just for fun and bulletin board decor.
Julia Y. –
My students LOVED this activity! Last December, I had them decorate their ugly sweaters when I had a sub. I made the game aspect optional. We happened to be working on opinion writing at the time, so this was a great starting point for engaging students in one last writing assignment before the break. I especially like that it’s a festive winter activity, but without being holiday-specific. Wonderful resource!
Melissa M. –
Great to use during Christmas time! The students really liked making their own Christmas sweaters.
Beau J. –
Such a fun activity to use during the craziness before winter break 🙂 My 5th graders enjoyed it !
Kate E. –
My students loved using this resources when we had Ugly Sweater Day at School. Once the principal saw it he asked them to make him one. 🙂
Laugh Learn and Teach (Teacher-Author) –
Left for a sub while I was out. They loved it and the sub enjoyed it too!
Molly McPheron –
We really enjoyed this activity! I love how all of their sweaters turned out. We ended up cutting out the designs provided rather than having the students recreate them, but they still turned out great!
andreea grosu –
A very engaging activity! Thank you!
JeLisa D. –
Such a great idea. The kids thoroughly enjoyed this activity. It was a great addition to my yearly Christmas activities.
Maryissa G. –
This will help so much!
Lindsey C B. –
This was a great before winter break activity! The students loved it!
Meagan C. –
Students had a blast rolling the dice to create their own ugly sweater! What’s funny is that they actually all looked very cute! Students got super creative with the color schemes and it turned out to be a fun activity to complete before the Christmas break.
Jamie W. –
So much fun and lots of different uses, we had an ugly sweater contest with different categories and judging from staff. Students loved it!
Sped CafŽ with Miss J (Teacher-Author) –
I used this with my math class and turned it into an Custom Ugly Sweater Center. I attached a price to each component and they had to build their perfect sweater. For some of my students they just added the price but for others had had them calculate percent discount and sales tax. For my ELA kids I had them write descriptive paragraphs about their sweaters. These looked awesome in the hallway!
Samantha H. –
My second graders really enjoyed creating their ugly sweaters.
Kari G. –
OMG!! My students loved this activity!!! They had a blast making tacky sweaters and we even wore our tacky sweaters on the same day we did this activity!!
Carolyn McCullough –
Great activity to leave a supply during an active and busy time. Students enjoyed and the supply had a very successful day.
Nena H. –
Such a cute activity….went great with our school “Ugly Sweater Day”
Emily Candelora –
This was a nice little art activity to do before winter break!
MI’kea H. –
Great and simple activity. I used it in my sub plans right before the break.
Lisa Dick –
Resource allowed for options and was high interest.
Rhiannon Y. –
My class absolutely loved this. There was no additional setup, and they truly enjoyed it.
Enna Ivonne A. –
My art class loved this quick activity before Christmas break. A lot of them took them home to show their parents.
Teaching with Tapling (Teacher-Author) –
Great idea for an activity to do around the Holidays!
Tiffany B. –
Just what I was looking for! Thanks!
Samantha C. –
My students absolutely loved this! I chose to use this with a guest teacher.
Melissa Goforth –
Fun activity the students enjoyed!
Gerry G. –
The students had a blast with this activity!!!
Tracy L. –
Great resource to keep students engaged before winter break!
Carol D. –
This was a great activity for students to do during the last week of school before Christmas break.
allison D. –
Excited to use this tomorrow!
A W. –
Can’t wait to try this with my class. I had fun making one as an example : )
Sarah H. –
This is a great resource! It was easy to set up and took almost no time to prep. The powerpoint was wonderful and I used it to go along with my sequencing unit. The students enjoyed the process and really made beautiful “ugly sweaters!”.
Kristen M. –
We are doing stations on our last day next week and the students will be going to each classroom for an activity. I can’t wait to play this game and see the wonderful ugly sweaters that are created. Thank you for this fun resource.
Krista B. –
My students and I have loved this activity! We’ve used it to decorate our hallway for the holiday season and so many other classes have visited to check out our creations.
Kristen S. –
Great for week before break. Thank you for making it not super super Christmas-oriented.
Les Murs de Marie –
perfect for the week before Christmas!
Michaela Strain (verified owner) –
These are the perfect “early-finisher”/Friday afternoon activity!!
ClipArtGal (store manager) –
Hi Michaela, not sure when you purchased this, but I updated it yesterday to include four more pages including two coloring pages, a practice page, and one to show some tips and tricks. Thanks for leaving a review!
Vivian B. –
Super easy to follow along, great small art activity that involves different art mediums.
Jessica Mathews –
Cannot wait to make these with my class!
Callie P. –
The kids loved making the sweater and writing about them!
Teensy Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
My fourth graders enjoyed this. Great resource!
Primary Pride (Teacher-Author) –
This was fun for a party activity!
Whitney Williams –
I LOVE THIS PROJECT! I thought this was very fun and my students loved it. Some of them even asked if they could create more than one example.
Anne G. –
My student’s LOVED this activity and they were so creative!
Catherine Barker –
Best activity ever!
Reading Rox (Teacher-Author) –
Super fun! We had a great time with this activity!!
Tonya C. –
This activity was a hit in my classroom! My students loved it!
Casey P. –
We did this as part of our Christmas party rotations and it was a big hit. Thanks!
Emily K. –
This was a fun activity on the day before Christmas Break!
Krista K. –
These were a lot of fun. Thanks!
Noelle D. –
Used for a sub and kids loved it. They even made people to wear the sweaters on their own time.
Acute as a Button (Teacher-Author) –
Picked this up for a quick activity that I could implement when I found out I had to cover for the art teacher. My homeroom LOVED it and I ended up with a cute classroom decoration for the month of December.
Shelley B. –
My students LOVE these!
Deirdre Mari –
This was a great and easy to use station for the holiday season! It was amazing how easy to use and it was a great station for a holiday party!
Angela R. –
My kids loved this before Christmas break! Thanks 🙂
Jill C. –
This was an easy last-day-before-Christmas-break activity.
Karen D. –
My students enjoyed creating their sweaters. It fun to see them draw them out and color them.
Shari H. –
Well worth the price. The kids enjoy doing these.
April F. –
Worked great for our party time.
Little Learners Big Thoughts (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you! My class enjoyed this activity and it was a great quick independent activity!
Karen B. –
A fun activity to do before the Christmas break.
Growing Little Mindsets (Teacher-Author) –
Fun activity to do before break. Thank you!
Teach Love Leverenz (Teacher-Author) –
This was such a quick, fun activity for my students the day before break!
Theresa R. –
This was a big hit with my second graders! Thank you very much!
Karen Hill D. –
Simple project for early finishers
Cynthia C. –
Really fun for kids, they enjoyed it!
Blue Eyes and Sunshine (Teacher-Author) –
I actually used this for a staff party! It was a huge hit!
dani V. –
Love this activity. Students were able to have a little freedom to decorate but still on task during this chaotic season of school 🙂
Kallan’s Korner (Teacher-Author) –
Perfect activity since I love ugly sweaters!
Colleen A. –
Can’t Wait to play this with my kiddos next week.
Artsy Ivie (Teacher-Author) –
So well made! I have kiddos finishing projects this week and with next week being the last time I see them until Janurary I was worried about what to do. This artsy game is perfect! They get to make something in one hour and have fun while doing it.
Janelle H. –
can’t wait to do this activity!
Irma C. –
This will be so much fun for students!
CSI in the Jungle (Teacher-Author) –
Great fun for this time of year! Thank you!
Susan B. –
A great way to make writing fun!