This collection of painting ideas for kids will inspire fun and creativity! There are ideas for kids of all ages, seasonal projects, and holiday art, you are sure to find one (or more!) that your kids will want to try.
Below you will find acrylic and watercolor painting projects that use fun and unique techniques kids will love to explore and create with. We have tried painting with q-tips, cotton balls, and forks, tried different types of easy watercolor techniques and they have all been a lot of fun to experiment with!
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The Best Painting Ideas for Kids to Try
There are so many wonderful painting ideas below I hope you find lots of inspiration! I have separated the projects into seasons and holidays. The first section has painting ideas you can do any time of the year!
Paint a Stunning Van Gogh Masterpiece Using Forks
This is a super fun painting activity! We had so much fun that the kids wanted to do it twice. Your kids will love to paint like Van Gogh using forks.
Jackson Pollock Inspired Splatter Painting for Kids
Learn about Jackson Pollock and Action Art with this fun Pollock inspired splatter painting for kids! Make four season tree art with this super easy painting technique.
Simple Pointillism for Kids Art project
This pointillism for kids art project is fun for all ages! Try q-tip painting to create colorful art inspired by the famous artist Georges Seurat. Kids will love creating their own masterpiece!
5 Easy Watercolor Techniques for Kids That Produce Fantastic Results
These 5 watercolor techniques for kids are some of my favorites and are so easy for kids of all ages, even preschoolers can give these a try. They are easy to use and produce such unique and beautiful results.
The Best Beginner Watercolor Supplies for Kids
These beginner watercolor supplies will provide kids with everything they need to get started creating amazing watercolor paintings! Learn about everything you need to get started with watercolors.
Monet Water Lilies Art Project for Kids
This Monet water lilies art project for kids is a great way for kids to learn easy watercolor painting techniques and explore oil pastels.
Northern Lights Watercolor Painting for Kids
These easy watercolor techniques produce magical results! Using a few very simple watercolor techniques involving wet paper and salt was all it took to create these beautiful Northern Lights paintings.
Easy Galaxy Spin Painting Art Project for Kids
This galaxy spin painting art project is so fun! This is a great art activity that can be used for preschool-aged kids right up to tweens.
Colorful Firework Painting for Kids to Make
This firework painting is a fun and engaging art project for kids to make! Use an easy cardboard printing technique and simple supplies. Step-by-step tutorial included.
Simple & Fun Printmaking for Kids Using Recycled Materials
Printmaking for kids is such a great process art activity, it gives kids a chance to explore different textures, colors, and patterns. Kids of all ages will be engaged with this project.
Unique Watercolor Bookmarks Easy Process Art for Kids
These watercolor bookmarks turned out so unique and beautiful! Each one can be customized with types of stamps, choice of colors and edging details.
Easy Sponge Painted Monster Craft
Get ready for some monstrously fun art with this easy sponge painted monster craft! With just a few simple materials, kids will have a blast exploring colors, shapes, and textures while creating their own unique monster masterpieces.
Spring Painting Projects
Use all of the beautiful colors of spring with the painting ideas below! There are lots of flower painting ideas, spring landscapes, and more.
Cherry Blossom Painting with Cotton Balls
Nothing says spring like seeing blooming cherry blossom trees in gorgeous shades of pink! Using cotton balls to paint with is so fun for kids of all ages.
How to Make a Beautiful Watercolor Flower Painting
Bright bold colors give this watercolor flower painting the wow factor! I love the unique angle of the flower and how each section of the petals and middle are painted with different colors.
Easy Spring Trees Painting with Bundled Q-Tips
Bright green leaves on trees, light blue skies, and colorful wildflowers all come together to make this gorgeous spring trees painting! I love the texture the bundled q-tips create, it’s a great tool that makes creating this art project a breeze.
Field of Tulips Q-tip Painting
This field of tulips q-tip painting is such a fun art project for kids to create. If you have been lucky enough to visit a tulip festival, you will know how vibrant and colorful the endless fields of tulips are.
Beautiful Watercolor Butterfly Painting for Kids to Make
This beautiful watercolor butterfly painting combines oil pastels and watercolors. Kids will learning easy watercolor techniques to create this wow-worthy art!
Easy Watercolor Flowers for Kids to Make
These easy watercolor flowers are a fun and colorful art project for kids of all ages! An excellent beginner watercolor project using easy techniques. Free printable template included.
Easy Straw Flower Painting for Kids to Make
This straw flower painting for kids is an easy art project for spring, summer, and Mother's Day! Using a straw to paint the flowers is a fun and unique technique that kids will love.
Easy Cork Stamped Flower Painting for Kids to Make
This cork stamped flower painting is a fun and easy art project that kids will love! A great Mother's Day painting idea or spring craft.
Awesome Watercolor Rainy Day Painting for Kids to Make
This watercolor rainy day painting is bright and colorful and fun for kids to make!
Easter Art for Kids
Take a look below for fun Easter painting ideas! There are adorable bunny paintings using different techniques and creative easter egg art projects.
Process Art Scrape Painting with Bunny Silhouettes
We took scrape painting process art and turned it into a super fun (and messy!) bunny art project that is perfect for spring or Easter. It was fun to see the patterns that the paint made when we scraped our paper, each one turned out different.
Easy Painted Easter Egg Rocks for Kids
These Easter egg rocks were so easy to make and make such a fun painting project for kids! They would look beautiful as part of your Easter decor, in your garden or you could even hide them outside as part of a fun non-candy Easter egg hunt.
The Cutest Easter Bunny Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
These Easter bunny painted rocks are adorable! A perfect Easter or spring craft that kids will love to make. Only a few supplies are needed.
Create Simple Watercolor Easter Egg Art with Stickers
I just love all the gorgeous spring colors that we used in this Easter egg art project! We used stickers to create a simple and fun watercolor resist technique.
The Cutest Easter Bunny Painting for Kids to Make
I love the different perspective of the bunny on an angle and looking up at the colorful Easter eggs. A great multimedia art project that will have kids painting with acrylics, using a watercolor resist technique, and drawing with sharpies.
Colorful Q-tip Easter Egg Painting
A fun q-tip Easter egg painting idea! Kids of all ages will have fun dotting on different patterns with q-tips to make this colorful art project. Free printable template included.
Mother's Day Painting Ideas
Make mom or grandma a special card or gift with the ideas below! There are great ideas for kids of all ages.
3D Flower Mother's Day Card Craft
This Mother’s Day card craft is a beautiful art project kids can make for their moms or grandmas for Mother’s Day. These cards use coffee filters and a fun watercolor technique to create the background.
Mother's Day Bookmark & Card Watercolor Project for Kids
This Mother’s Day bookmark and card set is such a lovely handmade gift idea for kids to make! Using a resist technique is always an easy and fun art activity for kids of all ages that really creates a wow factor at the end.
Mother's Day Painted Rock Craft with Fingerprint Art
Kids will love making this painted rock craft for Mother’s Day! This craft is easily adaptable to kids of all ages.
Easy DIY Painted Flower Pots for Kids to Make
These bright and cheerful DIY painted flower pots are so fun and easy for kids to make! A wonderful kid-made gift idea for Mother's Day.
Summer Painting Projects for Kids
Take a look below for some great summer painting ideas that include rock painting, q-tip painting, watercolors, and more! Choose a project or two and spend a summer afternoon being creative and having fun.
The Cutest Watermelon Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
These watermelon painted rocks are just adorable! They are easy enough for kids to do on their own and make a great summer craft project for at home, summer camp or even a summer birthday party.
Colorful Q-tip Painted Dragonfly Craft
We love q-tip painting and this dragonfly craft was so fun to make! Using q-tips is a very relaxing way to paint and it’s great for working on fine motor skills.
Tropical Palm Tree Fork Painting for Kids to Make
This fun and tropical palm tree fork painting is so fun for kids to make! A great summer art project for older kids and tweens that uses a unique painting technique.
How to Make Adorable Ice Cream Painted Rocks
These ice cream painted rocks make a super fun and easy art activity for kids! Kids will have fun painting and creating their adorable ice cream characters.
Simple Rose Painting Tutorial with Step by Step Photos
This rose painting tutorial is a perfect art project for tweens and teens! Kids will learn how to create swirly roses using simple brushstrokes and shapes.
Colorful Flamingo Scrape Painting with Printable
This bright tropical flamingo scrape painting was so fun to make! Scrape painting is always a popular technique with kids.
Adorable Cactus Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
These cactus painted rocks are a fun and easy art project kids will love! A great craft idea for older kids and tweens. Step by step easy to follow tutorial.
Adorable Watermelon Painted Flower Pots perfect for Kids to Make
Kids will have a blast making these watermelon painted flower pots! Only a few supplies and easy techniques for a fun craft project.
Orange Tree Cotton Ball Painting
We love cotton ball painting. It’s such a fun painting activity for kids of all ages, both my kids love it and so do I! This orange tree painting turned out great, I love the bright green colors and the pop of orange.
Bright & Fun Watercolor Resist Citrus Painting for Kids
Kids will love making this fun watercolor resist citrus painting with bright colors! Learn easy watercolor techniques with oil pastels to create this beautiful art project.
Easy Marbled Seashell Art for Kids
This seashell art is so fun and easy, kids will love creating gorgeous marbled seashells with their beach treasures. This summer craft will have kids engaged, using their creativity and having fun.
How to Draw Mermaid Scales on Painted Rocks
Learning how to draw mermaid scales on painted rocks is such a fun rock painting activity that kids and tweens will love to do!
Cute and Cheerful Cactus Painting for Kids
This cactus painting is so fun for kids to create! A great art project for kids and tweens that only uses a few simple supplies.
Easy Watercolor Fish Craft with Free Printable Template
Kids of all ages will love to make this fun watercolor fish painting! Use easy watercolor techniques and bright bold colors to create this underwater scene. Free printable fish template included.
Spin Painting Canada Day Craft
Spin painting is probably one of my kid’s favorite art activities and this Canada Day craft using spin painting was so much fun to do! We had fun using different color combinations and squeezing out the paint in different ways to try and make unique patterns.
Father's Day Painting Ideas
Make dad or grandpa a thoughtful gift or card for Father's Day!
Father's Day Bookmark and Card Watercolor Art Project
Kids will love to make this colorful Father's Day bookmark and card set for their dad or grandpa as a special handmade gift. A super easy watercolor art project for kids of all ages!
Easy Popsicle Father's Day Card Craft with Printable
Kids will love making this fun and colorful popsicle Father's Day card painting for dad or grandpa! Super easy for kids of all ages.
Fall Painting for Kids
Celebrate fall with all of the gorgeous colors of the season! Below you will find fun autumn painting ideas using creative techniques kids will love.
Autumn Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
I love fall and all of the gorgeous colors that come with the season and this autumn tree painting with cotton balls is a wonderful fall craft that kids of all ages will enjoy. The cotton balls give the leaves a fluffy texture and are a fun way for kids to paint.
How to Make a Watercolor Resist Fall Leaf Painting for Kids
This watercolor resist fall leaf painting is a fun art project idea that kids will love! Use oil pastels as a resist technique and a free printable leaf template.
Beautiful Autumn Leaf Painting Idea for Kids
Celebrate all of the gorgeous colors of fall with this autumn leaf painting for kids! Kids will learn about blending and mixing colors with acrylic paints.
Fall Leaf Painting with Watercolors & Glitter
This fall leaf painting project turned out so well! We love watercolors and the magical unexpected results that they produce and this project uses beautiful rich autumn colors.
Easy Leaf Printing on Rocks Autumn Craft
This leaf printing on rocks art project is such a fun and easy fall craft that kids will love. We used beautiful fall colors to paint our rocks and edged them in gold for an extra special touch.
Fall Tree Painting with Bundled Q-tips
Kids will have fun making this fall tree painting art project using bundled q-tips! Free printable tree template included making this fall craft perfect for kids of all ages.
Mixed Media Pumpkin Patch Art Project
Get your tween and teen artists excited about the fall season with this colorful and engaging pumpkin patch art project! This fall painting idea uses a mixed-media approach and is perfect for classrooms or at home.
Easy Halloween Painted Rocks Kids Can Make
Make easy Halloween painted rocks with just a few supplies. Simple shapes and bright colors make this a fun Halloween craft kids will love to make!
Cookie Cutter Process Art Made into Fall Placemats
This is a super fun process art activity for younger kids and beyond! We decided to turn our cookie cutter prints into fall placemats and they turned out great!
Apple Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
Kids will love painting with cotton balls to create this apple tree painting that is adaptable for kids of all ages! Printable branch template is included.
Beautiful Watercolor Poppy Art Kids can Make
This watercolor poppy art is such a fun and easy art project for kids. A great Remembrance Day craft or fall flower art project.
Make Colorful Watercolor Spider Web Art with Kids
This watercolor spider web art is so fun and colorful. Kids will love making this easy fall art project!
Colorful Watercolor Turkey Craft for Kids to Make
Kids will love making this watercolor turkey craft for Thanksgiving using fun and easy watercolor techniques!
Easy Q-tip Painted Pumpkins for Kids
These q-tip painted pumpkins are absolutely adorable! They make such an easy and colorful fall craft for kids of all ages. A great Thanksgiving centerpiece idea that kids can make themselves.
Halloween Painting for Kids
There are lots of fun Halloween painting ideas below kids of all ages will enjoy! Try pumpkin spin painting or a spooky bat art project.
Pumpkin Spin Painting Halloween Art Project for Kids
This pumpkin spin painting is such a fun activity for kids! Super easy and a great Halloween art project for kids of all ages.
Spooky Halloween Silhouette Art Project for Kids
This Halloween silhouette art project is a fun and spooky idea that kids will love! Kids will learn easy watercolor techniques and add their own creative touches to make each painting unique.
Halloween Art Project with 3D Paper Bats
A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project!
Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art Project for Halloween
Kids will use a watercolor resist technique and add in some fun Halloween words to make this easy spider web art project! A great Halloween painting idea!
Watercolor Resist Surprise Ghost Painting
My daughter loved making her ghosts appear with this simple watercolor resist technique. We used bright colors for a fun, non-scary Halloween painting.
Neon Splatter Paint Halloween Banner
Take your Halloween decor to the next level with this neon splatter paint Halloween banner! This is an easy and fun process art project that kids of all ages will love doing.
Winter Painting for Kids
There are so many beautiful winter colors to use and creative painting techniques below for kids to try!
Winter Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
This winter tree painting with cotton balls is a fun and easy winter craft that kids of all ages can enjoy. I love the fluffy snow texture that the cotton balls create on the branches and the contrast of the black branch and white snow against the blue sky.
Winter Scrape Painting with Narwhal Printable
This winter scrape painting activity is so fun and a super easy process art activity that kids will have fun creating. Using a narwhal shape and icy winter colors put a new twist on one of our favorite process art activities.
Snowflake Watercolor Winter Art
I love how wintery and icy these watercolor winter art paintings turned out! We used simple and fun watercolor techniques that kids of all ages can do and get amazing results.
The Cutest Polar Bear Winter Painting for Kids to Make
Kids will have fun making this cute and colorful polar bear winter painting using a mixed media approach. Step by step easy tutorial included.
Mixed Media Winter Art Project for Kids
Create beautiful mixed media winter art with easy techniques and simple supplies. A fun winter art project that kids will love to create!
How to Make an Adorable Cork Printed Snowman Card
Make this adorable cork printed snowman card with kids using only a few simple supplies. This painting idea also makes a great winter art project.
Simple Winter Watercolor Art Project for Kids
This simple winter watercolor art project is stunning and a great painting idea for older kids and tweens! A fun winter project with an easy to follow tutorial.
Christmas Art Projects for Kids
There are so many creative Christmas painting ideas below that kids will love to make! Try painting a multimedia Christmas tree or make some beautiful watercolor Christmas cards.
Easy Watercolor Christmas Cards for Kids to Make
These easy watercolor Christmas cards are a fun handmade card idea for kids to make! Three designs to choose from with free templates included.
Mixed Media Christmas Tree Art Project
This Christmas tree painting was so fun! This is a wonderful art project for kids to create and explore blending colors and using some fun techniques, like painting with q-tips, which kids will love.
How to Make Adorable Clay Pot Christmas Tree Ornaments
These clay pot Christmas tree ornaments are so cute and fun for kids to make! They are an easy Christmas ornament craft that kids of all ages will be able to create.
Fork Painted Christmas Cards for Kids to Make
Kids will love making these gorgeous fork painted Christmas cards with just a few simple supplies. A great Christmas craft and handmade card idea!
How to Paint an Easy Watercolor Christmas Tree
Kids will learn how to paint a watercolor Christmas tree with these easy and fun watercolor techniques! A wonderful Christmas art project idea.
The Cutest Reindeer Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
These reindeer painted rocks are easy to make and just adorable! They make a wonderful Christmas craft that kids of all ages will enjoy creating.
The Most Adorable Reindeer Painting for Kids to Make
Kids will have fun painting their reindeer looking up at the falling snow.
Colorful Kid Made Christmas Cards with Coffee Filters
I love how colorful and sparkly these kid made Christmas cards turned out. Coffee filters are a fun craft supply to use because they are so versatile and using them with watercolors is a fun way for kids to explore mixing colors.
Star Spin Painting Easy New Year's Art Project
This star spin painting is a super easy and fun New Year's art project that kids will love! Make spin art stars and turn them into a unique New Year's Eve banner as part of your holiday decor.
Valentine's Day Art Projects
There are so many fun painting ideas for Valentine's Day! Take a look below to find painting ideas using acrylics, watercolors, and mixed media. There are also some Valentine's card ideas that kids will love!
Easy Heart Spin Painting for Valentine's Day
Spin painting is so fun and easy for kids of all ages! Our spin art hearts make the perfect Valentine’s Day art project and can be used in so many ways.
Easy Q-Tip Painted Heart Art for Kids to Make
This q-tip painted heart art is so easy and fun for kids to make! A great Valentine's Day craft that kids of all ages will enjoy making.
Mixed Media Heart Art Project for Kids
Kids will love exploring color with watercolors and using paper hearts to create this heart art project. This is a great project for kids preschool age and up, and would make a beautiful Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day gift.
Donut Cards for Valentine's Day
We love making and giving homemade Valentine’s cards. This is a super flexible craft that can be done with paint, markers, pencil crayons or even crayons for younger kids.
How to Make an Easy Watermelon Valentine's Day Card
This watermelon Valentine's Day card is so cute and easy for kids to make! It's a great Valentine's Day craft that kids of all ages will enjoy creating.
Easy Watercolor Valentine Cards for Kids to Make
These easy watercolor Valentine cards are a fun handmade card idea for kids to make! Use easy watercolor techniques to create these gorgeous cards for family and friends.
How to Make a Colorful Heart Tree Painting
Make your own heart stamps out of sponges to create this easy and colorful heart tree painting. A fun art project kids of all ages will enjoy! Free tree printable included.
Adorable Panda Art Project for Valentine's Day
Kids will have fun making this cute and colorful panda art project for Valentine's Day using a mixed media approach. Step by step tutorial included.
Watercolor Heart Art Easy Painting Idea for Kids
Kids will use an easy watercolor resist technique to make this colorful watercolor heart art! Click through for an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial.
Sticker Resist Watercolor Valentine Bookmarks
Making these watercolor Valentine bookmarks with a sticker resist technique was so fun! Watercolors are a great painting medium for kids to explore, there are so many fun and interesting techniques to try.
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[…] Your kids will love to paint like Van Gogh using forks. Kids of all ages will have fun with this one, the younger ones will treat this as more of a process art activity(like my four-year-old did) but the results will still be awesome! If you are looking for more art projects, check out my collection of awesome painting ideas for kids. […]