On the Twelfth Day of Art Class

Hello, everyone! I made a video of twelve pieces of Christmas art by my students. But I'm new to making videos and I can't get it to embed in this post (too big, I think). So I've posted it on my YouTube channel (yes, the one I made years ago and never did anything with). Make sure you turn up the  sound as there is music. 

For the video, click the link in blue, right here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8b1g049Zp0

I also wrote the lyrics below, so warm up those vocal chords and sing along.

It’s a tune most people know, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (aka “A Partridge in a Pear Tree”):

On the twelfth day of art class

Mrs. Sarah had me draw…

12 ugly Christmas sweaters,

11 Christmas trees,

10 gingerbread houses,

9 happy snowmen,

8 wreaths of holly,

7 Poinsettia,

6 gingerbread men,

5 candy canes!

4 snow globes,

3 nutcrackers,

2 Christmas scenes,

And thank 1 reindeer named Rudy.

December was another unpredictable month. But the art show must go on, and thank Heavens for Zoom. I taught some classes live and others by Zoom, and my students did an incredible job with their art.

At first I planned to show 12 Ugly Christmas Sweaters, 11 Christmas trees, and so on down to 1 Rudolph. But I have so much great art to share, so I am not limiting what I show to the numbers in the lyrics.

Here are some of my Kindergartener’s snowmen:

First graders made delightful drawings of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer:

Second grade drew wreaths of holly (a plant that is not easy to draw for most 7-year-olds):

 

Third graders drew cheerful trees in candy cane frames:

Fourth graders did poinsettia drawings:

Fifth grade rocked it with detailed, imaginative gingerbread houses:

Sixth grade made snow globe drawings:

Some seventh graders drew nutcrackers and most drew Ugly Christmas Sweaters:

My eighth graders drew Ugly Christmas Sweaters, as well. While describing the project I commented that “ugly” seems a bit harsh. These sweaters are festive! Spirited! Jolly! To inspire them, I wore my Ugly Festive Christmas Sweater (decorated by me, of course) during Zoom. I jumped to show them that I have real jingle bells on my sweater. I took their silence as awe-filled amazement. 

Here's what those energetic teens created:

If you have a minute I’ll share a few fun pieces of Christmas trivia:

Q: How tall is the tallest snowman ever made?

A: In 2008 two men in Austria created Riesi, the world’s largest snowman (122’ tall).

That's a person on his head!

Q: How many snow globes is in the world's largest collection?

A: In 2000 Wendy Suen broke the record by owning 2,059 snow globes.

Q: What is the record for the number of people making snow angels simultaneously?

A: It was 8,937 people in 2007 in North Dakota.

Here are all those people making snow angels...

And that wraps up our student art projects for 2020. Thanks for reading (and singing) along.

May your holidays be as sweet as a gingerbread house and as cozy as the most festive Christmas sweater.

Here’s to a healthy and safe 2021.

Now where’s my Santa hat? It was right here a minute ago…