3rd Grade Painting & Drawing Educational Resources

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

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

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

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.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

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!

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

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

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

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

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

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

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

Cut out lots of geometric snowflakes and use them for creating colorful snowflake prints perfect for decorating any home this winter season!

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

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

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!