Painting & Drawing Activities

Painting & Drawing activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy painting & drawing activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

How to Dye Easter Eggs

How to Dye Easter Eggs

Make Easter eggs using a traditional textile dyeing method called batik. Your child will use melted candle wax and crepe paper dye to create unique, patterned eggs.

Make a Foil Painting

Make a Foil Painting

Here's a way to spruce up a boring art routine: make a foil painting! Your preschooler will have a great time using paints on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art.

ABC Book of Fun with Dad

ABC Book of Fun with Dad

With Father's Day coming up soon, why not connect the holiday with some valuable literacy learning and make Dad happy in the process? Here's a simple way to do it.

Decorative Light Switch Covers

Decorative Light Switch Covers

Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.

"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

Oil and water don't mix - but they can make amazing patterns. Check out this activity for the how and why.

Create a Salad Spinner Painting

Create a Salad Spinner Painting

Here's a great way to put a new "spin" on your child's old art routine: use a salad spinner to paint fun designs on paper.

Watermelon Paper Plates

Watermelon Paper Plates

Combine snacking and art in this fun summer project! This art project will help your preschooler develop fine motor skills, number sense and shape recognition.

Paint a Handprint Mermaid

Paint a Handprint Mermaid

This underwater painting is as colorful as it is fun!

Etching Art

Etching Art

Making prints can be a fun and exciting way to introduce your young child to the artistic process. Create multiple masterpiece scratch prints with your preschooler!

Create a Collagraph

Create a Collagraph

Kids get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

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