Art ideas

We love getting arty! Here are some fun art ideas to get your kids’ creativity flowing.

  • Easter Egg Scratch Art

    Make some fun Easter themed scratch art! This is a great creative process for kids to learn and is appealing to all age groups from about 6 and up. Younger kids can do it too but they’ll need help creating the scratch art templates because they probably won’t have the fine motor skills and patience…

  • Marbled heart Valentine card

    Make a marbled heart Valentine card to give to somebody special this Valentines Day. We’ve created a simple heart-shaped printable template with messages you can colour inside as well as blank, and best of all, this template is free. This DIY Valentines card idea is perfect for kids of all ages and they will love…

  • Snowman scene Winter craft

    Create a snowman scene with finger print snow dotted all around using our latest Winter printable idea. This is a fun and easy art activity and is a great way to practice fine motor skills. It would be suitable for preschool, kindergarten, year one and year 2. Get the template here You might also like…

  • Winter trees paper craft

    Make some simple Winter trees using paper cones with our printable template. This is a quick and easy idea for Christmas decorating to put on the mantelpiece and would also be fun to include in a Winter small world for imaginary play. Where we live it’s mid-summer right now, but at this time of year…

  • paper towel garland

    How sweet is this colourful paper towel garland made by contributor Shannon from Oh Creative Day? It utilises a fun process art technique to create brightly coloured paper towel art which has then been turned into an eye-catching decorative garland. This easy, arty kids’ craft would make a fantastic classroom display or bedroom decoration for…

  • butterfly squish art

    This colourful butterfly squish art is a fun and engaging process art activity for kids. It’s a hands-on way to learn about the symmetry of real butterflies’ wings and it also makes a lovely art display to hang on the wall (or the bedroom cupboard as we did). You know we can’t get enough of…

  • Handprint doodle art

    Handprint doodle art is a fun and relaxing art activity for all ages. If you have sharpie markers (or any kind of markers) and construction paper then that’s pretty much all you need to get started. Here are over 40 Pattern Art Projects for Kids I’ve always loved doodling and patterning. When I was studying…