Northern Lights Art for Kids
Show your kids how to draw this lovely northern lights chalk pastel art. It’s so fun and easy to make, your kids will love exploring what happens when you smudge different colors together (I know I did). It’s a fantastic activity for any winter themed lesson. To make your own Northern Lights Art picture, either watch the video tutorial or read the step by step instructions below.
Disclosure: Adult supervision is required for all activities at all times.
If you want to make this holiday season extra fun for your kids, then start by taking a look at all of our Winter activities for kids.
Of you can invest in the Winter Activity Pack, which is filled with educational printables for little ones.
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More Winter Themed Arts and Crafts to Try
Check out some of my most popular winter activities for kids. If you’re stuck inside on a cold day, break out the craft supplies and make some of these wonderful winter themed kids art ideas.
- Snowman Art for Kids
- Snowflake Art for Kids
- Snowy Forest – Winter Art for Kids
- Winter Tree Art for Kids
- Marble Painted Snowflake Craft
For more idea’s visit 25 Winter Arts and Crafts for Kids
Materials Needed
- Two pieces of black paper
- Pastels (I used light blue, purple, green, and white. However let your kids explore all of the colors and what happens when they mix).
- glue
- white paint
- toothpick
Watch the Video
How to Draw this Northern Lights Art for Kids
Draw the Lines
Step 1. Start this northern lights art project by drawing some squiggly lines across a piece of paper with a light blue pastel. You can make it as thick or as heavy as you like.
Step 2. Use the purple and green pastels to make an alternating dotted line underneath the blue squiggles.
Step 3. Using your finger, smudge the pastel lines upwards, making a slight curve as you go. If the colors aren’t as bright as you would like, add more color and do it again.
Make the Snowy Mountains
Step 4. The bottom part of this northern lights drawing are the snowy mountains. For the mountains, you’ll need to tear the second piece of black paper lengthways, make sure to make the edges jagged as this will become your snowy mountains.
Step 5. Use your mountains as a template, line them up along the bottom half of the page and trace along the edges with the purple pastel.
Step 6. Then smudge this line upwards so that it looks like a glowing horizon.
Step 7. To make your continue making your snowy mountains, crumple the paper into a ball.
Step 8. Unfold the ball and run over the creases with the side of the white pastel. You’ll find that the pastel highlights the creases in the paper.
Step 9. Glue your mountains to the bottom of the page.
Paint Some Stars
Step 10. Use a toothpick and some white paint so make stars in the night sky.
You could also use a toothbrush to make the stars like in this Toothbrush Painting post. It’s an excellent fine motor activity because it gives the fingers a real workout.
Winter Activity Pack
Educational Printables for preschoolers and kindergarteners for this Winter.
Are you going to make a Northern Lights picture with your kids?
Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.
