This week in our Creative Christmas series, our focus is on homemade Christmas cards. I’ve found some short (approx 5 minute) DIY Christmas card videos on YouTube that will challenge you and your children to be creative this week. The projects range from very easy to complex, so there will be something for all age groups here.
It’s time to get those Christmas cards out, so get to work!
And don’t forget to have fun!
Okay, this first project might be a tad messy, but it’s perfect for your younger children. Fingerpainted Christmas Cards…
Next, and a bit more challenging, is 3-D Paper-Ornament Christmas Cards:
And while we’re thinking about pop-up Christmas cards, here’s an even more challenging project you might want to try:
Finally, four quick and easy Christmas card projects:
Next week: Easy and Fun Christmas Ornament Projects
Take your art to the next level with See the Light videos:
Art Class Volume 9 – Lessons 33-36: Faces & Figures (Download)
Drawing faces and figures is both challenging and exciting. When you add people to your drawings, the pictures come alive. In Art Class Volume 9, Pat Knepley introduces you to the basics of drawing people. Lessons include: Drawing People, A Different View (Profile), It Starts with a Stick Figure, and The Human Figure.
See the Light Sampler
We want See the Light to be your go-to place for excellent, Bible-based art instruction. This sampler includes 10 downloadable videos from our flagship products: Art Class, Art Projects, and Bible Stories,including one unpublished story you can’t get anywhere else. This downloadable sampler has over 3 hours of content and may be purchased for $14.99. We hope it will give you an good feel for what we offer.
Videos included:
Art Class: “Color, Color, Color,” – Volume 4, Lesson 1 (Pat Knepley)
Art Projects: “Pointillism Fruit” – Lesson 1 (Pat Knepley)
Cartooning: “Draw Cartoons with Numbers” (Pat Knepley)
The Crossmaker: “Cross Hill,” Watercolor Project – (Jim Pence)
The Gift of Love: “Rejoice,” Creative Lettering Project – (Heidi Shorts)
All Bible Stories Volumes: “Know the Light” (Story/Gospel Presentation)
God’s Runaway: Chalk Drawing with Commentary (Gloria Kohlmann)
God’s Special Surprise: “Hope for the Nations” Pastel Project – (Pat Knepley)
Shipwrecked: “Shipwrecked” (Story)
Unpublished: “Jesus Loves the Children” (Story)
Watercolor Butterfly Project
Paint a beautiful monarch butterfly in watercolor as See the Light Artist Jim Pence takes you step by step from sketching and masking all the way to a finished project. Difficulty level: Beginner to Intermediate.
And don’t miss these free resources from our blog:
Creative Christmas Projects: Paper Snowflakes
I don’t know about you, but I love decorating for Christmas. And the best Christmas decorations are the ones we make at home. This month
Shape Scavenger Hunt (Happy New Year!)
Happy New Year (almost!) from See the Light Art! We’ve got a lot of new stuff coming your way in 2020. This week, enjoy a
How to Incorporate Art Production into Your Art Class
Guest post by Pat Knepley This month, we have been learning about Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE), and how it can help you incorporate art into
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