We love getting arty! Here are some fun art ideas to get your kids’ creativity flowing.
Dragonfly squish art is a fun Spring or Summer art project for kids. Use our printable template to turn process squish art into colourful dragonflies to hang on the wall or bulletin board. This art idea is also a great way to support kids learning about insects or minibeasts. Get the template here Most of…
Kids will love this symmetrical butterfly painting project! This is a perfect Spring craft for kids and makes beautiful wall art too. The butterflies we’ve created are loosely based on the monarch and blue morph species, but you could change the colours and make them look like any species of butterfly you like – or…
Potato stamp art is so much fun! Today we’re sharing how to make simple potato stamp bunnies and chicks for Easter or Spring. You can create wall art with your potato stamping, turn them into Easter cards or even handmade gift wrap. So cute, and easy enough for all age groups too. You might also…
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…