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Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Teach your child how to create lots and lots of line designs by wrapping string around wooden blocks, and using them to create line-filled prints.

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 all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Children get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

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

Here's how to use crayon scraps to make beautiful stained glass window hangings.

Why spend money on fingerpaint when you can make your own? With this recipe, you can stew up your kid's favorite colors right in your kitchen.

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

Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry! Use rice to make pictures.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the preschool curriculum. Put a fun twist on this science concept with these cup pets.

Add some fun to arts and crafts by having your child make a self portrait using nature as her palette.