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Kindergarten Painting & Drawing Activities

Kindergarteners are naturally creative and expressive, with lots of big new feelings to process. Give them an outlet with these kindergarten painting and drawing activities. Bringing structure to art time ensures kids get the most of their experience using paints, brushes and even unconventional materials like shaving cream and sponges.

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Painting & Drawing

Write Secret Messages

Your first grader or preschooler will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Make an Oil Sun Catcher

Make an eye catching sun catcher with your child that not only brightens any window but also builds his fine motor skills and creativity.

Make a Paper Plate Porthole

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Here's a fun and magical art activity, where kids paint an invisible picture that can only be revealed when painted over with watercolors!

Make a Handprint Butterfly

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Paint a Handprint Mermaid

This underwater painting is as colorful as it is fun!

Make Your Own Stress Ball

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Create this quick and easy craft with your kindergarten child, and then let his imagination float free as he writes about it!

Make a Magnet Painting

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

"See" the Alphabet with Your Body!

Is your kindergartener learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Paint with Food!

Does your kid love crafts AND food? Teach him to paint with natural dyes from food! He'll be amazed that food can be made into art, just like in ancient times.

Paper Plate Ring Toss

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Make a Bubble Pipe

There's something magical about bubbles. Here's a way to turn an old favorite into something new, by ditching that plastic wand for a homemade bubble pipe.

Dinosaur Silhouette

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

Make Stained Glass Crayons

Here's how to use crayon scraps to make beautiful stained glass window hangings.

Shaving Cream Paintings

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Draw Shadow Art

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Cloud Observation

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging her to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Make Your Own Paint By Numbers

Your kindergarten artist will love practicing math and coloring when he makes his own unique paint-by-numbers! This activity is creative and educational.

Make Your Own Glitter

Make homemade glitter to add glamor and glitz to art projects galore.

Animals on a Farm: Paper Cut-Outs!

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

Make a Rock Salt Mosaic

Is your kindergartener getting tired of the standard art supplies? How about making a mosaic? This recipe is kinder safe, no broken glass involved!

Make a Bug Headband

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs she can think of, then she'll add antennae so she can pretend to be a bug herself!

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