Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Painting & Drawing Activities

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

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!

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.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

This arts and crafts activity explores triptych painting while encouraging your preschooler to increase critical sequencing and early literacy skills.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Create a fun fall leaf rubbing with your child to explore shapes and textures this fall.

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.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.