3rd - 5th Grade Painting & Drawing Educational Resources

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

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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

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!

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

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

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

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

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

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!

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

Learn about landscape painting—and artist Grandma Moses—in this engaging watercolor activity!

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

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

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.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

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

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