Art ideas

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

  • Fingerprint Firefly Jar

    Create a fingerprint firefly jar with this cute printable project for kids. It makes great wall art and a fun keepsake craft for Summer.  Get the template here Fireflies possess a touch of real magic with their bioluminescence at twilight. We’ve been inspired to create firefly projects before with this cereal box firefly nightlight and…

  • 3D Seahorse Paper Craft

    Create a beautiful 3D Seahorse paper craft with this template. This is a fun Summer craft for kids and the latest in our 3D Ocean Doodle Art series. Get the template here. I adore seahorses. They’re one of the most romantic ocean animals, with males and females becoming partners for life. Not only that, they’re one…

  • 3D Hermit Crab Craft

    Make a 3D Hermit crab living in a doodle art shell with this printable craft. This is a fun Summer project and a perfect way to support kids learning about ocean animals. The doodle art pattern element means every finished Hermit crab will look unique and the crab has a fun 3D effect to make…

  • 3D Shell Pattern Art

    Make 3D Shell Pattern Art on a torn paper beach with this printable craft template. This is a fun Summer craft for kids, teens and adults with many ways to add your own creative spin. Get the template here What’s more soothing than doodle art? Beach-themed doodle art! This project combines pattern art shells with…

  • sponge flower printing

    Sponge flower printing is an easy art activity for kids using an ordinary kitchen sponge and a simple stamping technique. This activity makes a great Spring or Summer art project and can also be used to create printed flower cards – perfect for mothers day, get well soon, thank you cards and birthdays. *This kids’…

  • Process Art Easter Eggs

    Create some gorgeous Arty Easter Eggs using a combination of process art and papercraft. The finished eggs look fantastic as Easter wall art decor and you can adapt this activity to suit different age groups. We’ve used our free egg templates to create these. You might also like our Pattern Art Bunnies Egg decorating and…

  • Craft Stick Scrape Painting

    Craft stick scrape painting is a tactile, textural process art activity that kids will love. And not just preschoolers—you don’t need to be little to appreciate the gorgeous results you can get from scraping paint across a page! This art can get messy, but I promise it’s worth it. You might also like our kaleidoscope…

  • Free egg template

    Use this free printable egg template to create any kind of egg-shaped art or craft for Easter. It comes in six different sizes, and when it comes to project ideas this one’s open-ended… so anything goes! Check out our bunny craft ideas I have LOTS of ideas for Easter egg crafts, and most of them…