Kindergarten and 1st Grade Painting & Drawing Activities

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

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

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

This life-sized self-portrait activity encourages children to explore what makes them special, and then portray it with arts and crafts!

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!

It's easy and fun to make puzzles, and your child can pick any design.

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."

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

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

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Create a sun catcher using baby oil and construction paper in this science-experiment-meets-art-project!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.