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!
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Nice product for my classroom! I love using it with my Kindergarten students!
My students had the best time with this activity!
Great fun holiday activity! Liked the different choices.
Simple, but fun way to great an “ugly sweater”! Students loved them!
Love this resource. It was great to use on Ugly Sweater Day. There are a variety of activities to do. Students enjoyed listening to clues and trying to guess the different ugly sweaters. They enjoyed creating their own ugly sweaters too.