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Third Grade Painting & Drawing Activities

Nurture artistic talent and teach kids how to express themselves through art with this collection of painting and drawing activities. Using paintbrushes, pens, pencils, and every tool in between, your students will love starting with the basic framework of each craft and making it their own, exploring their personal artistic independence in the process.

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3rd grade
Painting & Drawing
Watering Can Craft
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Watering Can Craft
This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.
3rd grade
Science
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Make a Jackie Robinson Baseball Card
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Make a Jackie Robinson Baseball Card
Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having her create her own baseball card!
3rd grade
Social Studies
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Painted Wooden Eggs
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Painted Wooden Eggs
Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.
3rd grade
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When I Grow Up I Want To Be...
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When I Grow Up I Want To Be...
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Reverse Glass Painting
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Reverse Glass Painting
Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.
3rd grade
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Nature Poetry
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Nature Poetry
Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Easter Egg Designs
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Easter Egg Designs
Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.
3rd grade
Science
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Silhouette Portraits
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Silhouette Portraits
Here's a fun family activity: have your preschooler make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!
3rd grade
Social Studies
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Create a Venn Diagram Creature!
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Create a Venn Diagram Creature!
Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.
3rd grade
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Create Crazy Three-Part Creatures
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Create Crazy Three-Part Creatures
Banish your third grader's rainy day boredom by guiding his play group through a collaborative art project that leads up to the unveiling of a crazy creature!
3rd grade
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Watercolor Fireworks
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Watercolor Fireworks
Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.
3rd grade
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Haunted House Blueprint
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Haunted House Blueprint
Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.
3rd grade
Math
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Create a Story Quilt
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Create a Story Quilt
Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.
3rd grade
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Melted Crayon Art Heart
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Melted Crayon Art Heart
Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.
3rd grade
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Heart Ornament
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Heart Ornament
A heart ornament is a adorable decoration that shares the love on Valentine's Day. Make a heart ornament with your child this February.
3rd grade
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Cherry Blossom Painting
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Cherry Blossom Painting
Hand your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.
3rd grade
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Santa Craft
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Santa Craft
This Santa Claus craft is made to look like the jolly holiday icon himself. Make a Santa Claus craft with your child this holiday season.
3rd grade
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Scratch Art for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Scratch Art for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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.
3rd grade
Social Studies
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!
3rd grade
Social Studies
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Make Spider Web Art!
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Make Spider Web Art!
This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.
3rd grade
Science
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Sticky Note Project
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Sticky Note Project
Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Color Theory Made Easy
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Color Theory Made Easy
This project makes learning the difference between warm and cool colors easy and fun. And it's a great intro to complimentary colors - great for pop art!
3rd grade
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Fauvist Painting
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Fauvist Painting
Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!
3rd grade
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Mood Collage
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Mood Collage
Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.
3rd grade
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Skyline Craft
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Skyline Craft
Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!
3rd grade
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