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Make Scented Pumpkins

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Make Scented Pumpkins

Pre-K

Handwriting

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

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Make Scented Pumpkins

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Make Scented Pumpkins

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Pre-K

Handwriting

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

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.

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.

Third Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

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.

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.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

Pre-K

Life Science

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

Pre-K

Life Science

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Pre-K

Life Science

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Create Changing Leaves Scratch Art

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Create Changing Leaves Scratch Art

First Grade

Life Science

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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Create Changing Leaves Scratch Art

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Create Changing Leaves Scratch Art

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Earth and Space Science

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Fifth Grade

Earth and Space Science

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Kindergarten

Life Science

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Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play

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Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play

Kindergarten

Life Science

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

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Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play

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Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Kindergarten

Life Science

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Constellation Placemats

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Constellation Placemats

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

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Constellation Placemats

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Constellation Placemats

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Create a Fish Art Print!

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Create a Fish Art Print!

First Grade

Life Science

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!

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Create a Fish Art Print!

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Create a Fish Art Print!

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!

First Grade

Life Science

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Make a Paper Plate Porthole

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Make a Paper Plate Porthole

Kindergarten

Life Science

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

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Make a Paper Plate Porthole

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Make a Paper Plate Porthole

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Kindergarten

Life Science

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Explore Abstract Nature & Complementary Colors

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Explore Abstract Nature & Complementary Colors

Earth and Space Science

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

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Explore Abstract Nature & Complementary Colors

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Explore Abstract Nature & Complementary Colors

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Earth and Space Science

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Earth and Space Science

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Shaving Cream Paintings

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Shaving Cream Paintings

Kindergarten

Life Science

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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Shaving Cream Paintings

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Shaving Cream Paintings

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Kindergarten

Life Science

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Make a Magnet Painting

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Make a Magnet Painting

Kindergarten

Life Science

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

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Make a Magnet Painting

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Make a Magnet Painting

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Kindergarten

Life Science

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Make a Handprint Butterfly

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Make a Handprint Butterfly

Kindergarten

Life Science

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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Make a Handprint Butterfly

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Make a Handprint Butterfly

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Earth and Space Science

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Fruit and Vegetable Prints

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Fruit and Vegetable Prints

Kindergarten

Life Science

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

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Fruit and Vegetable Prints

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Fruit and Vegetable Prints

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Earth and Space Science

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Third Grade

Earth and Space Science

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"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

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"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

First Grade

Physical Science

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

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"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

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"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists

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

Earth and Space Science

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Third Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World

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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World

Life Science

Here's an arts and crafts guide for your high-school teenager that'll help her create a naturalist drawing and painting.

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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World

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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World

Here's an arts and crafts guide for your high-school teenager that'll help her create a naturalist drawing and painting.

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.

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.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Second Grade

Life Science

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About Painting & Drawing Science Activities

On Education.com, painting & drawing science activities combine artistic creation with scientific exploration, providing hands-on projects that demonstrate concepts like magnetism, chromatography, and capillary action. These activities are designed to engage students of all ages by blending art, experimentation, and scientific observation. With options to access worksheets, printable templates, and step-by-step instructions, teachers and parents can facilitate engaging STEM-focused art projects that make science tangible and fun.

Explore a variety of creative lessons that incorporate craft making, painting, and drawing alongside scientific principles. Educational resources on Education.com include themed art projects that explore physics through ice paintings or guide children in constructing solar system models. These materials help learners visualize scientific theorems visually while encouraging exploration and curiosity through hands-on art. Educators and parents can use these structured activities to promote creativity while reinforcing key scientific concepts.

This site provides ready-to-use, educational science art activities that save time in lesson planning and provide structured yet fun learning experiences. Teachers can incorporate these projects into classroom technology, and parents can enjoy structured worksheets during home learning. From experimenting with saltwater capillaries to creating photographic film with natural substances, this page offers accessible ways to combine STEM education with artistic expression suited for diverse learning environments.

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