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Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Your child can pretend she is a pro by creating a crackle painting that looks and feels like a classic work of art!

Learn about landscape painting—and artist Grandma Moses—in this engaging watercolor activity!

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.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Want to give craft time a little pop and sizzle? Try this colorful painting craft that uses one of our favorite toys--a Koosh ball!

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

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.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Thank Mr. Jackson Pollock for an afternoon of messy art and educational entertainment.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

This art exercise is great way to help kids learn how to see just like a professional painter, while experimenting and having fun with monochromatic color!

Sure, your kid may already be a Picasso with a paintbrush, but even fancy artists need a new challenge.

Your child can create a vibrant and dazzling array of flowers by blending and scraping into paint, and then creating a collage.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

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

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.