Watercolor Projects Kids Love

Here are lots of watercolor techniques for children including salty watercolors, watercolor resist methods, and printing. In this collection, there are over 60 watercolor projects kids will love!

Watercolor paints are one of our family’s favorite art materials.

We’ve used them for everything from straight painting, to printing, doing watercolor resist activities, and multimedia art projects, as well as for various science experiments and dyeing a range of items.

Watercolor Paints for Kids

As for the watercolor paints themselves, we primarily use liquid watercolors (which we love, love, love) and watercolor paint palettes. But we also use a few other versions of watercolors including homemade!

• Liquid watercolor paints
• Paint palettes of dried watercolor paint
• Watercolor crayons
• Watercolor pencils
• DIY Paint-with-Water Pages
• Homemade watercolor paint

Watercolor Projects Kids Love – Our Favorites!

Here are over 60 watercolor techniques and ideas for kids and families to explore together.

Favorite Watercolor Projects 

Raised salt painting and shaving cream marbling are two all-time favorite art activities that we like to do with watercolors.

• Raised Salt Painting with Watercolors
• DIY Marbled Paper the Easy Way

More Fun Watercolor Projects Kids Love

Scribble drawing & painting is easy, abstract, and meditative. Blow painting is silly and fun.

• Scribble Drawings with Watercolors
• Blow Painting with Straws

Experimenting with Different Techniques

Experiment with different watercolor techniques and effects… Try watercolors with salt, glue, or rubbing alcohol!

• 7 Watercolor Techniques for Kids
• Glue Art on Canvas with Watercolors

Watercolor Resist

Watercolor resist is a traditional favorite and there are lots of ways to do it!

• 6 Watercolor Resist Ideas to Try
• Tape Resist Paintings and Cards

Dot Art with Watercolors

Dots and circles can be made with Q-tips, cotton balls, and painting with water then adding color.

• Pointillism Art for Kids with Watercolors
• More Dot Art with Watercolors

Printmaking with Watercolors

Watercolors work surprisingly well for printmaking art projects. Besides shaving cream marbling (shown above), here are a couple of other printing ideas that use watercolor paints.

• Bubble Printing with Bubble Snakes
• Flower printing with watercolors

Stained Glass with Watercolors

Did you know you could give paper a stained glass look with watercolors and oil?!

• A Stained Glass Bunting (use the technique for any art!)
• Watercolor Stained Glass

Using Watercolor Crayons and Pencils

Liquid watercolors and paint paint palettes aren’t the only materials you can use for watercolor “painting.” Try drawing with watercolor crayons or pencils, then brushing on water for a paint effect.

• Watercolor Crayons
• Watercolor Pencils

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