Bring winter magic to your classroom with this adorable and engaging and easy art project! Students will love creating these charming animals, catching snowflakes on their tongues. Perfect for winter art lessons, seasonal bulletin boards, or holiday celebrations.

✨ What's Included:

• Multiple animal templates (dog, cat, bear, penguin, fox, and walrus)
• Guided drawing for dog and cat as an alternative to ready-made animal templates
• Step-by-step visual instructions with photos to help you plan the lesson
• Snowflake templates (I do recommend using thesnowflake paper punch instead)
• Detailed teacher guide with material lists
• Differentiation suggestions for all skill levels

Why You Will Love This Project:

• Flexible & Adaptable – Works with various art media (watercolor, crayons, oil pastels, collage)
• Multiple Skill Levels – Perfect for grades pre-K-5 with easy modifications
• Low Prep – Just print and gather basic art supplies
• Engaging 3D Element – The folded tongue adds dimension and students love it

Perfect For:

• Winter art lessons
• January classroom activities
• Sub plans (easy to follow!)
• Art centers or early finisher activities
• Holiday projects
• Bulletin board displays

Simple Process:

1. Create ablue winter sky background (multiple methods offered)
2. Color animal pieces with choice of media
3. Cut and assemble
4. Add dimensional tongue
5. Decorate with snowflakes

Differentiation Made Easy: Pre-cut pieces for younger students, add creative challenges for older ones. Works beautifully for mixed-age groups and special education settings.

Preview the product to see the complete project and all included templates!

Materials Needed: Basic classroom supplies: paper, scissors, glue, coloring materials (crayons, markers, watercolor, or oil pastels), and white drawing tools for snowflakes (acrylic pens, chalk markers or simply paper)