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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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! 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. 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. 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. 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. This Monet water lilies art project for kids is a great way for kids to learn easy watercolor painting techniques and explore oil pastels. 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. 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. 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. These watercolor bookmarks turned out so unique and beautiful! Each one can be customized with types of stamps, choice of colors and edging details. Use all of the beautiful colors of spring with the painting ideas below! There are lots of flower painting ideas, spring landscapes, and more. 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. 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. 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. 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. This beautiful watercolor butterfly painting combines oil pastels and watercolors. Kids will learning easy watercolor techniques to create this wow-worthy art! 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. Take a look below for fun Easter painting ideas! There are adorable bunny paintings using different techniques and creative easter egg art projects. 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. 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. 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. 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. Make mom or grandma a special card or gift with the ideas below! There are great ideas for kids of all ages. 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. 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. Kids will love making this painted rock craft for Mother’s Day! This craft is easily adaptable to kids of all ages. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. This bright tropical flamingo scrape painting was so fun to make! Scrape painting is always a popular technique with kids. 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. 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. 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. Learning how to draw mermaid scales on painted rocks is such a fun rock painting activity that kids and tweens will love to do! 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. 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 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. Make dad or grandpa a thoughtful gift or card for Father's Day! 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! 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. 3 mix & match printables included. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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! 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. This watercolor poppy art is such a fun and easy art project for kids. This watercolor spider web art is so fun and colorful. Kids will love making this easy Halloween and fall art project!A great Remembrance Day craft or fall flower art project. Printable template included. This watercolor spider web art is so fun and colorful. Kids will love making this easy fall art project! Kids will love making this watercolor turkey craft for Thanksgiving using fun and easy watercolor techniques! Free turkey printable included. 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. 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. This pumpkin spin painting is such a fun activity for kids! Super easy and a great Halloween art project for kids of all ages. 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. A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project! I just love how the bats pop off the paper in this painting to give it a 3D element. 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! My daughter loved making her ghosts appear with this simple watercolor resist technique. We used bright colors for a fun, non-scary Halloween painting. 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. There are so many beautiful winter colors to use and creative painting techniques below for kids to try! 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. 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. 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. Kids will have fun making this cute and colorful polar bear winter painting using a mixed media approach. Step by step easy tutorial included. Create beautiful mixed media winter art with easy techniques and simple supplies. A fun winter art project that kids will love to create! 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. 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. 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. These easy watercolor Christmas cards are a fun handmade card idea for kids to make! Three designs to choose from with free templates included. 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. 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. Kids will love making these gorgeous fork painted Christmas cards with just a few simple supplies. A great Christmas craft and handmade card idea! Kids will learn how to paint a watercolor Christmas tree with these easy and fun watercolor techniques! A wonderful Christmas art project idea. 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. Kids will have fun painting their reindeer looking up at the falling snow. Three printable templates included making this Christmas art easy for kids of all ages. 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. 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. 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! 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Free printable included. 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. 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. 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.Creative Painting Ideas for Kids
Paint a Stunning Van Gogh Masterpiece Using Forks
Jackson Pollock Inspired Splatter Painting for Kids
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Monet Water Lilies Art Project for Kids
Northern Lights Watercolor Painting for Kids
Easy Galaxy Spin Painting Art Project for Kids
Simple & Fun Printmaking for Kids Using Recycled Materials
Unique Watercolor Bookmarks Easy Process Art for Kids
Spring Painting Projects
Cherry Blossom Painting with Cotton Balls
How to Make a Beautiful Watercolor Flower Painting
Easy Spring Trees Painting with Bundled Q-Tips
Field of Tulips Q-tip Painting
Beautiful Watercolor Butterfly Painting for Kids to Make
Easy Watercolor Flowers for Kids to Make
Easter Art for Kids
Process Art Scrape Painting with Bunny Silhouettes
Easy Painted Easter Egg Rocks for Kids
Create Simple Watercolor Easter Egg Art with Stickers
The Cutest Easter Bunny Painting for Kids to Make
Mother's Day Painting Ideas
3D Flower Mother's Day Card Craft
Mother's Day Bookmark & Card Watercolor Project for Kids
Mother's Day Painted Rock Craft with Fingerprint Art
Easy DIY Painted Flower Pots for Kids to Make
Summer Painting Projects for Kids
The Cutest Watermelon Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
Colorful Q-tip Painted Dragonfly Craft
Tropical Palm Tree Fork Painting for Kids to Make
How to Make Adorable Ice Cream Painted Rocks
Colorful Flamingo Scrape Painting with Printable
Orange Tree Cotton Ball Painting
Bright & Fun Watercolor Resist Citrus Painting for Kids
Easy Marbled Seashell Art for Kids
How to Draw Mermaid Scales on Painted Rocks
Cute and Cheerful Cactus Painting for Kids
Easy Watercolor Fish Craft with Free Printable Template
Spin Painting Canada Day Craft
Father's Day Painting ideas
Father's Day Bookmark and Card Watercolor Art Project
Easy Popsicle Father's Day Card Craft with Printable
Fall Painting for Kids
Autumn Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
Beautiful Autumn Leaf Painting Idea for Kids
Fall Leaf Painting with Watercolors & Glitter
Easy Leaf Printing on Rocks Autumn Craft
Fall Tree Painting with Bundled Q-tips
Cookie Cutter Process Art Made into Fall Placemats
Apple Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
Beautiful Watercolor Poppy Art Kids can Make
Make Colorful Watercolor Spider Web Art with Kids
Colorful Watercolor Turkey Craft for Kids to Make
Easy Q-tip Painted Pumpkins for Kids
Halloween Painting for Kids
Pumpkin Spin Painting Halloween Art Project for Kids
Spooky Halloween Silhouette Art Project for Kids
Halloween Art Project with 3D Paper Bats
Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art Project for Halloween
Watercolor Resist Surprise Ghost Painting
Neon Splatter Paint Halloween Banner with Free Printables
Winter Painting for Kids
Winter Tree Painting with Cotton Balls
Winter Scrape Painting with Narwhal Printable
Snowflake Watercolor Winter Art
The Cutest Polar Bear Winter Painting for Kids to Make
Mixed Media Winter Art Project for Kids
How to Make an Adorable Cork Printed Snowman Card
Simple Winter Watercolor Art Project for Kids
Christmas Art Projects for Kids
Easy Watercolor Christmas Cards for Kids to Make
Mixed Media Christmas Tree Art Project
How to Make Adorable Clay Pot Christmas Tree Ornaments
Fork Painted Christmas Cards for Kids to Make
How to Paint an Easy Watercolor Christmas Tree
The Cutest Reindeer Painted Rocks for Kids to Make
The Most Adorable Reindeer Painting for Kids to Make
Colorful Kid Made Christmas Cards with Coffee Filters
Star Spin Painting Easy New Year's Art Project
Valentine's Day Art Projects
Easy Heart Spin Painting for Valentine's Day
Easy Q-Tip Painted Heart Art for Kids to Make
Mixed Media Heart Art Project for Kids
Donut Cards for Valentine's Day with Free Printable
How to Make an Easy Watermelon Valentine's Day Card
Easy Watercolor Valentine Cards for Kids to Make
Adorable Panda Art Project for Valentine's Day
Sticker Resist Watercolor Valentine Bookmarks
More art projects kids will love
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Chalk Pastel Art Kids will Love
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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. […]