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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

Make an Abstract Tea Leaf Painting

Most people throw out soaked tea bags after use, but artists know a secret--tea bags can be a great medium for creating one-of-a-kind modern art.

Fruit and Vegetable Prints

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Cardboard Playhouse

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

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.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Make Andy Warhol-Inspired Prints

Introduce your kindergartener to some art history by showing him how to create an everyday object print, Andy Warhol-style.

With a few strokes of white paint, kids can transform an old family photograph into a lovely winter scene in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

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.

Wham! Bam! Kapow!: Cartoon Storytelling

Challenge your kindergartener to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve his fine motor skills in the process.

Big Self-Portrait

Help your child explore their imagination and self-image with a larger-than-life-size self-portrait!

Paint a Handprint Mermaid

This underwater painting is as colorful as it is fun!

Dinosaur Silhouette

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

Christmas Handprint Craft

Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun and messy finger painting activity. This fun activity will light up the day like holiday lights!

Footprint Penguin

Your child can make her own at home with a little paint and her own foot. Make a whole colony!

Paint a Cornucopia Still Life!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Make a Mixed-Up Turkey Collage

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Create a Picasso-Inspired Santa

This Christmas collage lets your child learn shapes, cubist art of Picasso and have fun during the holidays!

Make Rudolph Treat Cups

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

How to Make a Cowboy Vest

Have your little cowpoke design and decorate a vest that's perfect for combating the elements on the harsh Western plains.

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!

100th Day of School "Tree of Me"

Put your individual fingerprint on the 100th Day of School (literally!) with this activity.

Handprint Spider

All your preschooler needs to create a personalized Halloween memento is her two hands and some black paint.

Make a Paper Plate Porthole

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

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