1st and 2nd Grade Painting & Drawing Educational Resources

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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

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!

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

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.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

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.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Make a festive bunny box that will be great for gift giving or storing candy and other small objects.

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

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!