Explore a wide range of art activities for kids using watercolor paints. Great for quiet and calming art sessions! Try watercolor techniques for children including salty watercolors, watercolor resist methods, and printing.
Blow painting with straws is a simple but fun action art activity. Use a straw to blow liquid paint on paper, creating amazing designs! Updated
How to paint butterflies with liquid watercolors using the rubbing alcohol technique for the decorations on the butterfly wings. This is a fun art idea
Make homemade watercolor paints with simple household ingredients. Inexpensive and perfect for children’s art!
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 January
These sticker resist art cards are unique and fun to make. Create starry nights with this quick and easy process. Updated December 2022 We’ve been
Catalina of Redviolet Studio shares 5 favorite after school art invitations for kids. Her boys loved these and they’re easy to setup in under 5
Here’s how to paint lace with kids using liquid watercolors. Then turn the colorful lace into a beautiful wall hanging! Updated November 2022 When Jean
This sticker resist art project for kids is a fun way to combine collage with painting to create nighttime scenes. Updated December 2022 We love
The Artful Parent’s favorite painting activities for preschoolers. Try process art ideas like spin painting, marble rolling, and marbling. Updated September 2022 Looking for painting
This Halloween spider web art project for kids combines squeezing out spooky designs with glue and then painting over them with watercolors! Updated August 2022
These watercolor techniques for kids are exciting and interesting alternatives to basic watercolor painting. You’ll want to try all seven! Updated July 2022 We love
Watercolor resist art with oil pastels and liquid watercolors is a simple and beautiful art technique for kids of all ages. Updated May 2022 Have
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