Parenting Tips Logo
Inspired Parenting Advice Banner

Art Activities For Children

Share Your Favorite Creative Activities For Children Here

What art activities for children have you tried? Are you looking for some great crafts for children to do? Get inspired by creative activities other parents have done with their kids. We'd love to see creative activities for young children right through to crafts for older children, so please share your ideas.

All the submitted art or crafts for children are linked under the form, and we'd love you to come back and comment if you try some of these great activities!


Share Your Art Activites For Children Here!

Do you have a great story about this? Share it!

Name Your Activity

More Art Activities For Children

Click the links below to read submissions from other parents. Feel free to comment or ask questions about their art activities for children.


Report back after you try one of them, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

My Daughter's Various Art Activities  My daughter name is Anushka Udeshni. She is a Medical student.

I realized that she had a great talent for art. Therefore I bought whatever she acquired ...

Masks For Kids  Our craft projects for children often ends up making masks for kids because I collect masks. Whenever I travel, I try to find a mask to bring home to add ...

Painting Activities  There is a lot of variations you can do with paint as an art activity for children, I'll list some below.

Hand Prints
Kids love a record of their ...

Mosaic Art - For Ages 8 And Up  While looking for an art activity among the supplies and kits on offer at the local dollar store, we came across all the equipment and supplies required ...

Paper Plate Wall Hanging  My 6 year old granddaughter never gets tired of making these:
You will need:

One dessert size paper plate
Enough paper, colored foil or fabric ...

Drawing  I always ask my grandchildren to draw me something, anything and they seem to want to do it every time. I post their drawings on the inside and outside ...

Crafts For Preschoolers 
Crafts For Preschoolers

I've found a lot of books of crafts for preschoolers contain activities that are way too hard for them, and mostly Mom ...

Contest Is Finished
But We Still Want More Art Activities For Children!
  Thank You to everyone who entered our art activities for children contest, there are some lovely ideas.

Congratulations to Olivia From San Fransisco ...

Fruit Bowl  This was actually something my Mother helped us with for a school Project.

Get a pack of colored construction paper. Cut out a bowl form, and glue it ...

Modelling Clay  Modeling Clay
My daughter loves using modeling clay, and we try to keep her well supplied!

We have tried all sorts, such as Fimo and Sculpty,...

Painted Glass Bowls 
Paint Glass Bowls - Activity For Children

This is a great art activity, my sister got my kids a fantastic kit-set for Christmas that was 2 clear ...

Chalk Drawing Art Activity For Children  My nephew came to visit us from Vietnam, and as it is very hot there and he lives in an apartment, it is difficult to play outside. This is a very simple ...

Tissue Paper Pictures  I bought all different colors of tissue paper and cut it into 1 inch x 1 inch squares. I gave the kids construction paper to use as the background and ...

Ink Blots  We take food coloring and sprinkle a few drops on a piece of blank white paper.

We then fold it over and smooth it out with our hands.

Then we ...

Art Academy for Nintendo DS  Art Academy




I think anyone who has children should try this. The game "ART Academy" for Nintendo DS/DSI is amazing.

I am already ...

Making Homemade Soap – Cupcake Soaps - Art Activities for Children  A unique and fun art activity for children is making homemade soap. There are lots of different ways to handcraft soap but the key is finding a way in ...

Sidewalk Water Painting  When I taught kindergarten and the weather was hot, I'd take the children outdoors with a pail of water and a paintbrush to draw pictures on the sidewalk....

Art From Nature  We make lots of art from things we have collected in nature. It also means the kids have a record of trips they have been on, or adventures they have had....

Painting Outside - Art Activites For Young Children  When my little grand-daughter Mia came visited just after Christmas last year, we had wonderful fun doing all sorts of art activities.

This photo shows ...


Easter Activities For Children You will find lots of crafts for children here, that can be done at anytime, not just Easter! Some of these also make great Christmas activities for children too.

You may find more art activities for children in our homeschooling activities section

Readers Contributions
This page has links to all our other sections where you can share your ideas and stories. We love hearing from you!



This is a fantastic collection of creative activities for young children, you will keep them amused for hours as well as teaching them many valuable skills.

Parenting Games

Some of my Parenting Games make creative activities for children!
Free Parenting Games
One of the best Parenting Tips we can offer is:

Free Family Games

Our Parenting Games Series are designed to support you to be an Inspirational Parent.


Free Newsletter
free-parenting-newsletter

  • Tips
  • Updates
  • Your Stories
  • Competitions
  • Recommendations

Free Bonus Gift for Subscribers

Subscribers receive one of Annie's Coaching Audios:
Connected Parents =
Connected Kids:
MP3 Parent Coaching Audio


Super Skills 4 Kids

As a Parent Coach, I love empowering and inspiring parents, but it is much more rewarding to see children learning skills that will set them up for life.
Annie Desantis

Welcome!

Home Page

Free Newsletter

Contests

Blog

Readers Contributions

Resources 4 Parents

Ask Annie
Parenting Questions

Free
Parenting Games

Super Skills 4 Kids

EFT 4 Kids Program

Parenting Tools

Learn EFT Tapping

Affirmations 4 Kids

Quotes & Tips

Your Top 10 Parenting Tips

Funny Kids Quotes

LOA Quotes

Child Behavior

Discipline

Do Kids Misbehave?

Audio:Teenage Behavior

Communicating with Teenagers

Parenting Styles

Parenting Styles
Overview

3 Parenting Styles

4 Parenting Styles

Law of Attraction Parenting

Child Development

Child Development

Education

Homeschooling

Importance of Reading

Children's
Book Reviews

Parenting
Book Reviews

Activities For Kids

Art Activities 4 Kids

Easter Activities 4 Kids

Educational Toys: Reviews - Best Deals

Best Educational Toys

LeapFrog

Annie Desantis

Who's Annie D?

Parenting Coach

Contact



Subscribe via RSS

RSS Feed button



Kids Craft Ideas

For some great kids craft activities, visit Mias Craft Ideas

Then make sure you check out the rest of her site, there are some fabulous ideas for crafty Moms! Heaps of inspiration from jewellry making to papier mache, Christmas crafts and so much more.

Ask Annie Your Parenting Questions
Your Questions and my Answer become a page here on our website, so together we inspire other Parents.

Limited time offer, Ask Annie is FREE!

Where To Next? Use Our Search Tool To Help You

Custom Search

Return to top | Parenting Advice and Inspired Parenting Tips Home | Free Parenting Newsletter | Ask Annie Parenting Questions
Contests | Contact Annie Desantis | Blog | Parenting Coach | Me! | Legal Stuff | Affiliate Program
Discipline | Do Kids Misbehave? | Teenage Behavior | Communicating with Teenagers | Super Skills 4 Kids | EFT 4 Kids Program
Child Development | Babies | Toddlers | Preschoolers | Kindergarten | School Kids | Pre Teens | Adolescence | Parenting Styles
Best Educational Toys | Homeschooling | Importance of Reading | Teaching Children To Read | Your Contributions
Affirmations For Kids | Learn EFT Tapping | Your Top 10 Parenting Tips | Parenting Games | What is Law of Attraction?

Site Build It!       Follow Annie Desantis on Twitter      

Copyright © 2008 - 2011 Inspired Parenting Tips.com      Template Design