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Painting activities

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Magic Mystery Painting - Mama.Papa.Bubba.

With Sam not feeling well earlier today, we decided to spend our afternoon close to home and out of the sun. I love setting little play invitations out for the kids to discover after school, but since I hadn’t gotten a chance to set something up during nap time, I quickly pulled together a classic…

Salt Painting For Kids

Make your own raised salt painting with a few simple supplies. Learn how to do salt painting with this fun STEAM project for kids.

Q-Tip Flower Painting

It's SO EASY to make a q-tip flower painting! Dip a bundle of q-tips into paint and stamp them onto cardstock to create these quick and easy flower paintings. It's so fun to use an every day object to paint, and this q-tip art is also such a cheerful craft for spring! Hang your artwork on the fridge or turn it into a card for birthdays, Mother's Day, or just because. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run…

Spring Salt Painting

This spring salt painting activity comes with free printable templates - a rainbow, sun, flowers and butterfly. Kids love raised salt painting!

Smushed Paint Art Project for Kids! - Oh Joy!

Happy first day of August! With these last few weeks before school starts, we wanted to share a fun project for those parents looking for an easy summer art project. It's simple, fun, and requires only a few supplies. Plus, kids can use their hands and smush paint…so fun and tactile! And once they're all […]

Your kids will be surprised when they see the eye catching art they can create when painting with circles.

Your kids will be surprised when they see the eye catching art they can create when painting with circles.

Painting ideas for toddlers.

Think your toddler is too young for painting? No way! We've put together a fantastic list of painting ideas for toddlers that'll encourage young child

Want to know how to make homemade puffy paint? It is easy to make yourself or better yet show your kiddos how to mix up this super simple DIY puffy paint recipe. Make sure to grab our free printable template pack too! Kids will love the texture of homemade puff paints, and this recipe makes for a fantastic and sensory-rich art experience for kids of all ages. We love simple STEAM activities for kids! HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PUFFY PAINT DIY PUFF PAINTS Get creative with homemade puff paint the kids

Want to know how to make homemade puffy paint? It is easy to make yourself or better yet show your kiddos how to mix up this super simple DIY puffy paint recipe. Make sure to grab our free printable template pack too! Kids will love the texture of homemade puff paints, and this recipe makes for a fantastic and sensory-rich art experience for kids of all ages. We love simple STEAM activities for kids! HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PUFFY PAINT DIY PUFF PAINTS Get creative with homemade puff paint the…

Ingredients

Baking & Spices
  • 3 drops Food coloring
Dairy
  • 1 cups Shaving cream
Other
  • 1 cup Glue

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Are you looking for a simple yet fun craft this upcoming Winter Season? Come and celebrate with this q-tip painting activity. Winter Q-Tip printable is a fun way to improve fine motor skills. This can also improve the creativity of the students and motor coordination. We prepared 10 different images that your students/kids can do. This activity is also perfect for early finishers and literacy centers.
Diamond painting is a creative trend that crafters and artists of all ages enjoy. Similar to paint-by-number or mosaic art, it attracts fans of such methodical activities and crafts with its creative concepts.  Just peel, pick up and place the Big Gems in order to create beautiful stickers and sun-catchers. When you're done, you can stick them to a folder, journal, waterbottle or backpack! Share them with your friends!
Want to try a splatter paint painting or host a fun painting party with a group of kids? This splatter paint activity is the perfect project for a relaxing painting afternoon or a children's painting party! In fact, this is the perfect technique to teach at a paint party for kids. This splatter paint idea is very simple, and anyone can do it, whether you are 5 or 55!!
Grab some letters and my free baking sheet learning printables for preschool alphabet and beginning sounds practice! Perfect free printables for preschoolers! Awesome preschool center idea.