4th - 6th Grade Painting & Drawing Educational Resources

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

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!

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

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

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

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.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

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

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

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!

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.

Make hand-painted stemware to give away as a gift in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

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.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

This art project encourages kids to look closely at their favorite animal and recreate texture, pattern and silhouette with easy to follow instructions.

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.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

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

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.