2nd Grade Painting & Drawing Activities : Page 2

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Help your child make a cubist self-portrait while he boosts his math and spatial skills with this fun lesson in art history!

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Let the world be your canvas by transforming an ordinary household window into a snowy holiday scene.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

This simple Veterans Day craft is a great way to have your kid work on her drawing skills and put her vocabulary to the test too!

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Celebrate Independence Day with a bang! Create a dazzling DIY Independence Day Cards and hand them out to friends and family members.

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!

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

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

Do you hear "I forgot" more often than you would like? Give your kid a reason to remember to wash the dishes with a fun and colorful chore checklist!

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.