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Painting Ideas

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.

 

painting with white figure with color lines and background.

Keith Haring Inspired Elementary Art Project

watercolor paints, washable markers, black permanent markers and water cup on table.

15 Art Supplies We Love Using With Kids

3 abstract art line and color drawings and paintings.

The Easiest Abstract Art Project For Kids

pop art self-portrait art project.

Self-Portrait Pop Art Project For Kids

collage of watercolor paintings for kids.

18+ Simple and Easy Watercolor Paintings For Kids

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

collage of flower crafts and art projects for kids.

24+ 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

landscape painting with grass, swirly sky and 3 trees with tissue paper leaves.

Easy Textured Landscape Painting Idea For Beginners

different marble papers done with shaving cream.

Easy Shaving Cream Art On Paper

hand holding small dauber bottle filled with ink and drawing behind.

How To Use Ink Daubers With Kids

easy heart watercolor painting for kids in warm colors and cool colored painting saying "grammy".

Easy Watercolor Painting For Preschoolers (3-Year-Old Approved!)

white paper with liquid water color being blown with straw.

Jackson Pollock Inspired Straw Painting For Kids

mandala art project with blue, orange and green paint on a cardboard circle.

Easy Mandala Art For Kids and Beginners

4 different birch tree landscape painting on shiplap.

Easy Watercolor Winter Scene Landscape Painting Tutorial

different clay projects done with variety of non-glaze ways to add color.

Fun Glaze Alternatives For Clay Projects

different examples of clay projects and clear coats you can use to seal them.

Best Clear Coats For Painted Clay Projects

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