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    Art and Craft Activities

    Art activities and easy craft ideas for kids ages toddlers to tweens..

    We love EASY art and craft projects! You won't find any complicated projects here so if it's something simple you want, you've come to the right place. Some of our favorites include:

     

    Zentangles for kids

     

    Shaving cream marbled art

     

    Stained glass window art

     

    Active art projects

    Giant Dot to Dot

     

    Tessellations

     

    Pi City Skyline

     

    Tandem Drawing

    Painting with magnets - a science and art activity

    Painting with Magnets

    DIY homemade puppets from magazines and craft sticks

    Puppet Play {Homemade Stick Puppets}

    fine motor art project with yarn

    Art + Fine Motor for Kids: String Theory

    Apple Blossoms

    Kid made art on large paper on floor

    No-Prep Art Exploration Activity For Preschoolers

    Body art project for kids with big paper on the floor.

    Body Art Project for Kids

    Chalkboard art with water painting

    Painting With Water to Make Chalkboard Art

    Art Supply Round-up

    Open ended art on a paper covered table is a great boredom buster for kids

    Free Art {Boredom Buster}

    Puffy Paint, do-over

    Fun active art container painting.

    Shaken Container Painting: Art Project for Active Kids

    Preschool science craft. Make a weather wheel

    Weather Wheel

    Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!

    Numbers Collage

    Try an active art project for kids and paint with marbles.

    Painting with Marbles

    Texas Snowflakes

    Puffy Paint

    Collage of child made resist art painting

    Resist Art with Stickers

    Kids practice cutting skills using strips of paper and straws

    The Cutting Edge: Fine Motor Activity for Kids

    Shaving cream marbled paper art project for kids.

    Marbled Shaving Cream Art Project for Kids

    DIY snowflake window clings

    DIY Snowflake Window Clings

    Storytime Trees

    Easy Autumn Wreath

    Symmetry art project using dot painters

    Math Art: Symmetry Project for Kids

    Classic fall art project and apple craft for kids.

    It Doesn't Get More Fun than Apple Printing

    Book activity that teaches color mixing

    Little Blue & Little Yellow Activity

    A simple art theme like shiny can inspire a fun creative session with kids

    Simple Themed Art Project: Shiny

    Collage books are an easy art project for kids

    Art Project: Collage Book

    Sensory bag and color mixing for toddlers

    No-Mess Color Mixing Activity: "Color Smushing"

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