New Christmas Character Drawing Activity – Pick-a-Hat Creative Art Pack (30 Hats!)-KS1-KS2 Printable

Bring festive fun into your classroom with this Christmas Character Drawing Activity!
Students pick a hat, imagine who might wear it, and design their very own festive character. This unique, highly engaging resource is perfect for Christmas art lessons, morning work, fast finishers, centers, or creating a stunning winter display.

What’s Included?
✔ 30 unique Christmas hat prompt pages in PDF Format.
✔ Drawing challenge poinsettia prompts
✔ Student name and class box on each page
✔ Light head guideline (optional for younger students)
✔ Full-color festive page borders
✔ Teacher instruction page
✔ 30 high-quality A4 printable sheets.
✔ Optional student example (perfect for display!)

How It Works
Students choose a hat page and use the hat as inspiration to design a character.
This could be:

• an elf
• a reindeer
• a snowman
• Santa
• an animal
  or a completely original creation!

Each page includes a challenge poinsettia with prompts such as:

• Add a Christmas background
• Add 3 things that show their personality
• What is your character holding?
• Give your character a Christmas job
  Perfect for developing creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills.

Perfect for:

• KS1&KS2 Art lessons
• Christmas activity days
• Whole-class displays
• Early finishers
• Wet-day work
• After-school clubs
• SEND settings (guided drawing option included)

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Zero prep - print and go
• Huge variety (30 different pages!)
• Works for any age group
• Turns into an impressive Christmas display
• Great for reluctant drawers - the hat gives them a starting point
• Encourages creative thinking and storytelling

Skills Developed

• Creativity and imagination
• Drawing and design
• Visual storytelling
• Decision making
• Following multi-step instructions
• Fine motor skills

Printing Options

• Print in A4 for individual work
• Print in A3 for a large display
• Laminate and reuse with whiteboard pens