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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Encourage your child to create a tribute to their past, and explore future dreams and goals with this narrative assemblage.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

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

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

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!

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

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

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.