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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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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.

Sticky Note Project

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

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.

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.

Drawing Characters

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting her draw the characters.

Draw Horrible Homophones

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

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!

Help your child navigate her own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates her favorite moments, allowing her to relive them again and again.

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!

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.

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.

Walking the World

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

Crystal Suncatcher

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

Reflection Painting

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Silhouette Portraits

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

Your child can hone her cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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

Black Bat Treat Keeper

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

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!

Medusa's Snake Hair

Meet Medusa, a terrifying, spine-tingling monster -- and the inspiration for your child's latest colorful art project!

Say "Thank You!" to Postal Workers

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

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.

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.

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