2nd and 3rd Grade Painting & Drawing Activities

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

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!

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

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.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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?

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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!

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

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

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

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.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

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.

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

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.