4th - 7th Grade Painting & Drawing Educational Resources

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

Make some cool hearts that are sure to brighten anyone's Valentine's Day. This project is a opportunity to play with overlapping shapes and show your love!

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

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

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

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!

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

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

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

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

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

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.

This art exercise is great way to help kids learn how to see just like a professional painter, while experimenting and having fun with monochromatic color!

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

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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

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

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.

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

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.

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

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

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

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!

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

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

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

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!