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We love using a variety of paints to create art. Explore our tutorials for teaching children how to use watercolor paint, how to use paint sticks and beyond to explore their creativity.

 

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Simple & Easy Jim Dine Art For Kids

watercolor flowers with black glue.

Easy Flower Watercolor Painting For Beginners (With DIY Black Glue)

alphabet painting on a table.

Alphabet Art Project For Kids Inspired By Jasper Johns

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15 Cool Kindergarten Art Projects Kids Will Love

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6 Creative Leaf Art Projects For Kids

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Creative Leaf Printing With Gold Paint

colorful leaf impressions on white paper with real leaves and markers on a table.

Creative & Easy Leaf Printing With Washable Markers

watercolor leaf painting with Fall leaves around it.

Fall Leaf Watercolor Painting For Kids (With DIY Black Glue)

pumpkin illustration with watercolor paint, oil pastel and black glue lines.

Pumpkin Glue and Watercolor Resist Art Project For Kids

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Keith Haring Inspired Elementary Art Project

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15 Art Supplies We Love Using With Kids

3 abstract art line and color drawings and paintings.

The Easiest Abstract Art Project For Kids

color portrait of woman.

Self-Portrait Pop Art Project For Kids

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22+ Watercolor Painting Ideas For Kids That Are Simple and Easy

yellow, red, green, blue paint sticks.

Tips For Using Paint Sticks With Children

Abstract art with circles like Kandinsky's concentric circles.

Fun Kandinsky Concentric Circles Art Lesson For Kids

white snowflakes on small papers painted with blue and purple watercolor paint and salt.

Easy Snowflake Art Idea With Salt and Watercolor

snowflake painting on canvas.

Unique and Easy Snowflake Canvas Painting For Kids

9+ Simple Mandala Art Drawing Ideas For Beginners

9+ Simple Mandala Art Drawing Ideas For Beginners

hand holding air dry clay pinch pot painted with a rainbow.

What Is The Best Paint To Use For Air Dry Clay?

2 different flower glue resist watercolor paintings on canvas boards.

Easy Glue Resist Art on Canvas (with Watercolor Paint)

collage of bleeding tissue art projects.

8 Creative Bleeding Tissue Paper Art Ideas

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25+ Pretty Flower Art Project & Craft Ideas For Kids

rainbow cartoon bird drawings on table.

Easy Rainbow Bird Painting For Kids

egg carton painted butterfly crafts on marble table.

Easy Egg Carton Butterfly Craft For Kids

multiple hearts painted with watercolor paint on paper.

Easy Valentine’s Day Watercolor Painting Idea

colorful patterned cat drawing kid art project.

Easy Cat Drawing Inspired By Laurel Burch

hand holding paintbrush painting blue watercolor paint on top of white oil pastel snowflake.

Watercolor and Oil Pastel Resist For Kids

2 different tree of life paintings on different marbled backgrounds.

Unique Klimt Tree Of Life Art Lesson

2 art projects with tissue paper of water lilies on shiplap.

Monet Water Lilies Art Lesson For Kids

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