Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Make interesting art and learn about shapes, lines and patterns by using spaghetti noodles.

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

Your middle schooler's favorite book is being made into a motion picture, and she's the chosen designer. Help her create a movie poster to entice viewers.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Draw some inspiration from pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and create a bright, bold comic-style image.

In this spooky and colorful Halloween craft, your child will make a terrifying green monster! She'll also practice counting as she traces her fingers.

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Create fun and imaginative works of art by using trucks to paint on paper in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Using only the elements in your backyard, make paintbrushes with your child and create truly homemade works of art.

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

This fun arts and crafts activity will help your child learn about the colors of the different seasons through the art of relief sculpture.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Make a beautiful waxed Easter egg relief drawing for a lesson in this unique art technique.

Help your preschooler create beautifully designed and textured Easter eggs using only brown and purple onion skins for a result that's just to 'dye' for!

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!