Painting for kids is a childhood favorite! Here are more than 50 great painting activities for kids, including painting ideas with interesting tools, action painting, and puffy painting.
Learn how to paint butterflies with this fun and easy symmetry method. A perfect process art activity for kids of all ages! Updated December 2021
Use watercolor techniques like alcohol resist, sticker resist and saran wrap to create space art projects for kids. This post is written in partnership with
Process art is wonderful for all ages, but especially younger artists. Here are The Artful Parent’s top favorite painting activities for preschoolers that are open
A fun and easy Fall leaf art activity created by making your own scratch art paper inspired by the colorful leaves! Updated August 2021 It’s
Create painted paper collages inspired by Mexican piñatas. A fun and easy craft that is great for introducing children to Mexican culture. Project and post
Painting with wheels is a favorite action art activity here at The Artful Parent. It’s great for toddlers (and big kids too!) to explore painting
Splat painting is easy peasy and super fun for active kids. This simple action art activity involves hitting paint-soaked cotton balls with a small mallet.
Splatter painting is a favorite action art activity for kids of all ages! Here are tips and tricks plus ideas for what to do with
Mother’s Day portraits make wonderful kid-made gifts, especially with the added touch of the crown since Mom is Queen of the house. These Mother’s Day
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and one of the earliest leaders in abstract art painting. Create modern art for kids inspired by her
Gather some rocks on a walk and head home to make these fun painted rock houses! This is such a fun and easy nature activity
Pointillism art with Q-tips is one of our standby, super-easy-yet-interesting activities that we turn to again and again. Watercolors work great for this! Updated April
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