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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!

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.

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

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!

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

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

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

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

Help your child explore this ancient art technique with the help of some tinfoil, black paint and the end of a paintbrush!

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

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.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

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.

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!

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

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

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

These paper Scandinavian tiles are simple to create, and they make for a beautiful and unique keepsake.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.