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Winter Wonderland Painting

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The examples of art at the top of this page speak for themselves. Here is a fun and lovely project that gets kids outside to observe how snow falls on trees and how various trees are structured. They use crayons, tempera paint, and glitter to create their master works of winter art. 

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making observations, winter

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observation, winter, artistic expression, artistic interpretation, tree structure, painting, snow on trees, visual and performing arts
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3rd - 5th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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