Directed Drawing Calendar | 2027 Parent Christmas Gift Student Artwork Calendar

This directed drawing calendar turns your students’ artwork into a meaningful 2027 parent Christmas gift! With step-by-step directed drawing instructions, monthly poems, and ready-dated calendar pages, children create a keepsake families can enjoy all year. Includes 2027–2033 calendars, holiday and non-holiday versions, and future yearly updates.

Each child completes 12 monthly drawings, filling a calendar with artwork that is uniquely theirs. The illustrated directed drawing steps help you guide each lesson while leaving room for students to choose colors and add their own sweet touches. It’s a thoughtful student-made gift and a purposeful way to bring art into your elementary classroom!

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Seven complete calendar years: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033
• Holiday and non-holiday versions for every year
• All 12 months with spaces for student artwork and dated calendar grids
• Monthly poems to accompany the drawings
• Illustrated, step-by-step directed drawing instructions
• Artwork calendar cover pages
• Future yearly calendar updates

Monthly drawings include a snowman, love bug, self-portrait, scarecrow, pumpkins, and turkey. March offers leprechaun or rainbow options, and December offers reindeer or penguin options. The non-holiday version still includes seasonal themes, so you can preview the artwork and choose what fits your classroom.

DIRECTED DRAWING MADE EASY

Help students approach each picture one step at a time! Use the illustrated directions to model the drawing, pause as children add each part, and give them time to color and personalize their finished artwork. The steps provide support without expecting every child’s picture to look exactly the same.

Use these directed drawing activities during whole-group art lessons, in small groups, or across several sessions as you prepare a special family gift. You can also make the monthly drawings part of your regular classroom art routine.

A KEEPSAKE CAREGIVERS WILL CHERISH

Looking for student Christmas gifts to parents, a handmade family gift, or a New Year classroom project? This student artwork calendar gives children something meaningful to create and proudly share. It also works as a Mother’s Day gift or an end-of-year keepsake.

From the cover to the final month, each calendar celebrates the child who made it. Families receive more than a calendar: they receive a collection of their child’s drawings to enjoy throughout the year.

LEARNING ALONG THE WAY

As students draw and color, they practice following directions, noticing shapes and details, and using fine motor skills. The monthly poems offer opportunities for shared reading and conversation. Invite students to describe their drawings, explain their color choices, and notice the details they added.

HOW TO USE

1. Choose the calendar year and version you need.
2. Print the calendar pages and directed drawing instructions.
3. Model each drawing and let students work through the steps.
4. Invite children to color and personalize their artwork.
5. Assemble the completed pages into a calendar they can proudly give to someone they love.

PRINTABLE FILE DETAILS

This digital download includes 15 PDFs in a ZIP file: 14 calendar PDFs and one drawing-directions PDF. The calendars are not editable. Print only the year and version you need.

Take a look at the preview to see the calendar pages, poems, and directed drawing examples. Then help your students create a gift made with their own little hands and a whole lot of heart!