Whether you have a budding Picasso or just want to keep a little one busy for the afternoon with homemade paint, painting activities make for a fantastic and sensory-rich art experience for kids of all ages! Here, you will find tons of painting ideas that are great for toddlers to older...
Splatter Paint Pumpkins Credit: Carson Downing If you struggle to figure out what to paint on a pumpkin, this idea is fun and festive—and it requires zero painting experience. Mix colorful paints with a few drops of water. Then, dip and flick paint brushes to splatter gourds. For easier ...
46 Easy Pumpkin Painting Ideas for Halloween and Fall Decorations 27of 80 DIY Bat Wreath Credit: Greg Scheidemann Fly high with this easy Halloween wreath covered with origami critters! To make the Halloween craft, spray-paint a grapevine wreath matte white and let dry. Next, it's time to ...
Go a bit crazy with a Jackson Pollock inspired splatter painting, crazy hair painting or marble painting. PinCrazy Hair Painting Handprint Art Make a unique and personalized piece of artwork with these easy handprint craft ideas. Create a personalized handprint wreath with your kiddos that symbolizes...
Spatter or Splatter Painting Some people call this technique spattering, others call it splatter painting, whichever way you say it kids will love to do it! It’s a super fun watercolor technique that can add interest to any art pro...
I was painting with my toddler last week, and in 30 seconds he created a beautiful impasto painting. News flash. Looked like I needed to learn a lesson or two from him: let the fun messy part of art take over. For more art ideas: ...
If you want perfect results to ensure you use a painter's tape in your job. Tape off along windows, doorways, and ceilings to prevent paint from splattering to areas that you don't intend to paint. The tape ensures that you stick to the walls and your painting is uniform. Paint Glidde...
What better way to get ready for the 4th of July than painting your own fireworks with straws! Kids of all ages will have a blast with fireworks painting! The 4th of July is a time to celebrate America’s independence. MORE ACTIVITIES YOU MIGHT LIKE We do that with parades, American fla...
The ooh’s and ahhh’s that result in painting over an area of white oil pastel is worthy of admission. I needed a one-lesson project in order to keep my first grade classes in sync with each other. I whipped out my half-sheets of watercolor paper and a few jars of liquid watercolor...
I couldn’t wait to get started on ideas for the kids crafts. I decided on a watercolor project, decorating their own pencil holder andchalk painting. Since we had a couple messy crafts I decided to do the crafts outside for this party. I’m glad because the weather was beautiful outsi...