2nd - 4th 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.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

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

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

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

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!

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

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

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

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.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Teach your fourth grader foreshortening, a type of visual perspective in art with this fun and easy activity!

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!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

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.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

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

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