How to Draw a Gingerbread Man - Free Directed Drawing Art Lesson

Let's create a festive gingerbread man! Grab your paper and drawing materials, and follow these steps:

1.  Head - Draw a large oval or circle for the head. Make sure it's centered at the top of your paper.

2.  Body - Just below the head, draw a slightly elongated oval or rectangle for the body. It should be about twice the height of the head. 

3. Arms - From the top sides of the body, draw two curved lines extending outward and s lightly upward to form the arms. They should be about the same length as the body. You can erase the top of the oval inside the body.

4. Legs  - From the bottom of the body, draw two slightly curved lines extending downward for the legs. They should be a little longer than the arms.

5. Face  - Add two small circles for the eyes and a larger circle or oval for the mouth. You can add a small dot in each eye for the pupils. Draw a curved line or small oval for the nose. 

6. Buttons - Draw three small circles down the center of the body for buttons. You can make them different colors to add some fun detail. Also, erase the bottom curve of the circle head.

7. Details - Add wavy lines around the edges of the arms, legs, and head to represent the icing.

   - You can add more decorations like a bow tie, stripes, or patterns on the gingerbread man's body.

8. Coloring - Color the gingerbread man brown to represent the cookie.

   - Use bright colors for the icing, buttons, and other decorations.

And there you have it—a delightful gingerbread man ready for the holidays! 🎄🍪

Enjoy your drawing, and feel free to add any additional details to make it even more festive! 

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Keeping Students Engaged as Winter Break Approaches

 Keeping Students Engaged as Winter Break Approaches: The Perfect Art Activity Collection

As winter break approaches, teachers everywhere face the challenge of keeping students focused and engaged. The excitement of the holidays can make it tough to hold their attention with regular lessons. This is where our Winter and Christmas Art Worksheets collection comes to the rescue!

Why This Collection is a Game-Changer

Our collection is designed with teachers in mind, offering a variety of engaging art activities that are perfect for the festive season. Here’s how it can help:

1. Engaging and Fun: Each worksheet is packed with creative prompts and sample details that inspire students to create their own unique designs. The festive winter and Christmas themes add a touch of holiday magic that captivates their imagination and keeps them engaged.

2. Versatile Use: These worksheets are perfect for a wide range of uses. Whether you need activities for early finishers, a ready-to-go sub plan, or engaging tasks for your learning centers, this collection has you covered. It’s also great for classroom teachers who want to add a little extra fun to their lessons as the holiday season approaches.

3. Easy Implementation: The worksheets include lightly drawn designs that serve as templates for students to build upon. This makes it easy for students of all skill levels to participate and create beautiful, symmetrical artworks without feeling overwhelmed.

   4.  Skill Development: While having fun, students are also learning important concepts like radial symmetry and enhancing their design skills. This makes the activities both enjoyable and educational—a perfect blend for any classroom.

   5.  Stress-Free Prep: As a teacher, your time is precious. These no-prep worksheets mean you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying the holiday season. Simply print and go!

   Don’t just take our word for it! Here’s what teachers who have used this resource have to say:

   "This was great for any class and fun to leave for a sub!"
   
   
   "I put this in my early finishers bin and the kids were excited to complete the activity!"
   
   
   "My younger grades love this and the other products like it. They are so excited when I pull them out. "
   
   
   Check out this bundle at the TPT shop: Art Sub Lessons

   
   

Winter Art Sub Plan: Beyond the Gingerbread Man

 Ready-Made Gingerbread Man - Winter Art Sub Plan

Tired of scrambling for sub plans? This gingerbread house art sub lesson is your perfect solution! Ideal for Christmas or any time of year, it's designed to be no-prep and fun.

In this Lesson Plan:

• Explore various gingerbread houses and unique gingerbread creations like robots and dinosaurs.

• Students draw their own creative designs using simple materials: paper, pencil, and crayons.

• Optional writing prompt worksheet to extend the lesson.

  To find out more about this lesson, click here:  TPT Shop: Art Sub Lessons

How to Draw a Christmas Tree - Free Directed Drawing

 How to Draw a Christmas Tree - Directed Drawing

Let's create a festive Christmas tree. Grab your paper, pencils, and perhaps some colorful markers or crayons:

1. **Triangle Outline**:

   - Start by drawing a large triangle in the center of your paper. This will be the outline of your tree. Draw it lightly so that you can erase it easily later.

2. **Branches**:

   - Along the sides of the triangle, draw several curved lines to create the look of pine branches. These lines should fan out slightly and get smaller as you move up the tree. 

3. **Tree Trunk**:

   - At the bottom center of the triangle, draw a small rectangle for the tree trunk.

4. **Decorations**:

   - Erase the lightly drawn guidelines you drew in the beginning. Draw strings of lights or garlands by adding curved lines that wrap around the tree.

- Add circles and ovals for ornaments, scatter them throughout the tree. You can also add a star at the top of the tree by drawing a small, five-pointed star.

5. **Presents**:

   - Draw small rectangles and squares at the base of the tree to represent presents. Add bows and ribbon details to make them festive.

6. **Coloring**:

   - Color the tree green, the trunk brown, and the ornaments in a variety of bright colors. Use yellow for the star and different shades for the lights and garlands.

7. **Background**:

   - Add some background details like snowflakes, a snowy ground, or even a fireplace with stockings.

And there you have it—a beautiful, festive Christmas tree! 🎄✨

Would you like some easy and fun worksheets for the Christmas season? Check these out at my TPT shop: Art Sub Lessons

Here are some examples: 

Create an Elf in Disguise.    Only $.99

Create a Reindeer in Disguise.   Only $.99

Doodle a Nutcracker. Only $.99

Draw a Gingerbread House. Only $.99

There also some full length art sub lessons there for you to buy.

Doodle Monsters in Winter. Only $4.00

Doodle Monsters at Christmas.  Only $4.00

Doodle Monsters for Winter

 

 Art Sub Lesson - Doodle Monsters 

I’m still playing around with doodling monsters. They’re fun for me to draw and kids seem to have as much fun doodling them as I do. 

Simple Monster Drawing Characters for Winter

Here's a new drawing, that I have added to my art sub lesson. It is doodle monster gingerbread people. One is rather Santa-like. One looks like Mrs. Claus. (Does she have a first name?) There's an elfin one; a kid one; one with a top hat; and a couple with beanies....tuques?...knit caps.

Monster Doodles Worksheet for Early Finishers

I have added a blank template of this drawing to the lesson on TPT in case you want an early finishers coloring activity. It is an add on at the end of the lesson and won’t change the lesson at all. So, if you have already bought this lesson from my TPT shop, you can just download it with changes, for free. (Yippee!) I’ve added this finished drawing to the sample drawings too. 

Click here to see or buy the monster doodle lesson at my Art Sub Lessons shop:  Art Sub Lesson - Doodle Monsters in Winter

More Blog Posts about Doodling Monsters

If you are interested in seeing other blog posts about these doodle monsters, check them out here:

Doodle Monsters in Winter

Doodle Monsters in Winter

12 Winter Art Sub Plans and Early Finishers

 

12 Winter Art Sub Lessons and Worksheets

This time of year so many people need art activities for early finishers, art sub plans, and just plain art lessons, that are not specifically Christmas themed. Here are seasonal art lessons that will excite your kids in December or the winter.

First off are a couple of free directed drawings I posted on this blog. The first one shows how to draw, step by step, a gingerbread man. The second one shows how to draw a Christmas tree.

How to Draw an Gingerbread Man

How to Draw a Christmas Tree

Art Sub Lesson - Beyond the Gingerbread Man

"Great engaging sub lesson. I teach choice art but only 

leave choice prompts for subs and this was perfect. No unhappy campers!"

— Kristen J.

Rated 5 out of 5

"I have bought several of these sub lessons and have loved 

every single one. This has made this year of frequently needing 

subs so much less stressful. Subs love them too. Thank you!"

— Jordan B.

Rated 5 out of 5

Art Sub Lesson - Ugly Christmas Sweater

"This was a super fun way to start an art project where we made "ugly tshirts". 

The students and I really enjoyed it!"

— Kim H.

Rated 5 out of 5

"My students enjoyed this classroom activity to fill a little time at the end 

of the semester before Christmas break. Very satisfied!"

— Stacey L.

Rated 5 out of 5

Draw a Gingerbread House

"Such a fun lesson! I use this each year as a sub lesson. Def keeps kids engaged!"

-Michelle

"Good for a substitute lesson or quick activity."

-TpT Seller

Radial Symmetry Drawing for Winter

Rated 5 out of 5Extremely satisfied

"Great resource to have. Students enjoyed it."

-Amanda

"Great resource right before the holidays!"

-Kelsey

Art Sub Lesson - Robots in Winter

"My fourth graders are loving this! The sample robot shapes and details sheets 

are a great reference for helping them to draw."

-Alison 

"This lesson was great for a sub lesson and the students really enjoyed it. 

The examples and ideas pages really helped them be successful. Definitely a keeper!!"

— Kim 

Rated 5 out of 5

Art Sub Plan - Doodle Monsters in Winter

Not Yet Rated

Art Worksheet - Create an Elf in Disguise

"Awesome! Wonderful resource for class project. Love it!"

-Shelby

"This one was flying off my counter during December!"

-Julie

Art Worksheet - Winter Mittens

Not Yet Rated

Art Worksheet - Create a Gingerbread House

"This was great for early finishers in my Art class during the holidays."

-Laurie

"My younger grades love this and the other products like it. They are 

so excited when I pull them out."

-Julie

Art Worksheet - Create a Reindeer in Disguise

"Perfect for right before winter break."

-Laurie

"My younger students love this one! I've seem some really cute finished products."

-Julie

Art Worksheet - Create a Christmas Stocking

"Super fun! I used these as a pattern to make hanging stockings."

-Karen

Art Worksheet - Create a Nutcracker

"Engaging for kids. Easy activity. Loves that the base model was a 

simple enough template that kids could turn it into any nutcracker they wanted."

-Kristen

"Good activity for early finishers! Using this in my music class during my 

Nutcracker unit. Thank you!"

-Cassandra