Today's Classroom Activities :

Holiday Art Lessons

Pretzel Wreath
Art Provide each student with a round piece of cardboard roughly 12" in diameter with a hole cut out of the center. Students then glue small pretzel twists, overlapping, in a circle. Repeat in layers toward the center of the circle. Decorate with acrylic paint and allow it to dry. Weave a colorful bow through pretzel holes at the wreath's top.

Christmas Playdough Ornaments
This is an art lesson on how matter changes when you combine two different forms.

Holiday Projects: Classroom Decorating and Gift-Making Ideas
Are you tired of doing the same holiday art project year after year? Or maybe you are looking for a new project kids can make for holiday gift giving? This week, Education World reaches into our holiday sack (and our archives too) to find just the project for you! Included: Handprint wreathes, cinnamon-scented ornaments, tissue paper bows, dozens of more ideas!

Holiday Stencils
Let the kids have fun creating handmade holiday cards using a stencil made from a foam plate. Many different looks can be created with this one, easy-to- make stencil.

Creating Holiday Cards
This lesson incorporates painting and word processing software to create a card. Students will create original art work, insert