We love getting arty! Here are some fun art ideas to get your kids’ creativity flowing.
Here is a simple Christmas leaf painting activity that makes a fun and eco-friendly Christmas craft for kids of all ages. This craft was originally published in 2014 and has been updated and re-shared for today’s audience. You might also like these 50 Fun and Free Christmas crafts This activity originally was going to be…
Create easy Autumn doodle art! This is a fun and relaxing art activity that makes a gorgeous wall display for Fall or Autumn. We’ve already shared paper leaf mosaic art and comic leaf art using our open-ended printable leaf templates. Autumn doodle art is a third project you can make with the same printable, but…
Create some gorgeous stamped wattle art using cotton buds (Q-tips) and sponges cut into a leaf shape. This is a simple Australian art project for kids which makes a great wall display. It’s also perfect for this time of year – when the Winter wattle trees are flowering. You might also like sponge flower printing…
Make some easy kaleidoscope art prints using sponges! This is a fun process art idea for kids exploring symmetry. It creates a beautiful “kaleidoscope” effect with the finished print. You might also like butterfly sponge printing A kaleidoscope works by reflecting a fragment of colour at an angle with multiple mirrors to give us a…
It’s easy to create solar system art using sponge painting and our latest printable template. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to paint all the planets of our solar system, plus the sun and the moon, using a masking technique. *Please note this is no longer a free resource Get the template here Not long…
Tie dying paper towel is a fun and easy process art idea for kids of all ages. It’s similar to traditional tie dying, only cheaper, quicker and easier. This kid’s art activity was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also like these 80 Summer crafts and…
Create simple and beautiful garden nature art using leaves, flowers, seed pods, and petals collected from the garden. This nature art activity is fun and easy for all ages and is a perfect excuse to get the kids outdoors and away from their screens! This art activity was first published in 2017 and has been…
If you love ocean animals and paper plate crafts then you will love our ebook, Paper Plate Ocean Animals! Included are 14 Ocean animal templates which transform the humble paper plate into some of your favourite sea creatures. In our paper plate ocean animals ebook we explore some of the animals which call our oceans…
Set up a fun sponge geometric art activity for kids experimenting with colour and pattern. This process art idea is similar to using pattern blocks only way more messy and fun! Creating art from shapes is a good way for younger kids learn and practice shape recognition. Older kids will enjoy the creative process of…