Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Painting & Drawing Activities

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

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

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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

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

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!

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

Celebrate the coming of Spring and Earth Day with this 3-D art project that makes use of recycled materials.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

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

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

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

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

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.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

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

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

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Make a festive bunny box that will be great for gift giving or storing candy and other small objects.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

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

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.