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This is a legacy page where you can view all of our Kindergarten to Grade 2 art lessons alphabetically.

Alternatively, you can visit our K-2 category page (highly recommended!) or you can view all of our lessons and activities  by theme or medium.

Enjoy and keep creating!

~Andrea

Painting row houses. Colorful Row Houses (How to Draw and Paint)
Raindrop Painting art lesson Raindrop Painting
 Paint Blots
City Block Painting City Block Painting
color the snow Color the Snow
Complementary Color Turtles Lesson Plan for K-2. KinderArt.com Complementary Color Turtles
Cornmeal and Powdered Paint activity or preschoolers Cornmeal and Powdered Paint
 Crayon Crackle Painting
Crayon Resist Fall Leaves. KinderArt.com Crayon Resist Fall Leaves
Creature Painting art lesson Creature Painting
Emotion Painting art lesson plan Emotion Painting
Fall Leaf Watercolors Fall Leaf Magic Marker Watercolors
Fish Banners art lesson Fish Banners
 Foil Etching
Handprint Crab Handprint Crab Painting
Bella Butterflies Collage Bella Butterflies
Painting with flowers. Painting with Flowers
Eric Carle Collage with Animals Eric Carle Animals
Kindergarten Portraits Lesson Plan Getting to Know You Portraits
 Happy Accident Painting
Paint like Geoff Slater single line painting. Line Painting Flowers
 Little Green
Making milk bubbles. Milk Bubbles
Mixing colors with KinderArt.com Mouse Painting (Color Mixing)
Painted rocks craft Painted Rocks
 Painted Shoes
Paper Batik Flowers art lesson Paper Batik Flower Paintings
Hermit crab collage Hermit Crab Paper Collage
Paper Plate Sunflowers Paper Plate Sunflowers
Pass the Painting Pass the Painting Game
Natural Plant Dyes Natural Plant Dyes
Pulled String Art Pulled String Paintings
Paint pictures on seashells. KinderArt.com. Painting on Seashells
Spin Art Spin Art
Sponge painting. Sponge Painting
Sponge painting flowers. Sponge Painting Flowers
Spray bottle mural. KinderArt.com Spray Bottle Mural
Spreading Paint with a Popsicle Stick. Spreading Paint with a Popsicle Stick
Impasto Paintings. Impasto Painting
Tasty Color Mixing Tasty Color Mixing
Salt and Watercolor Trees art lesson Salt and Watercolor Trees
Coffee Filter Butterflies with Tissue Paper Coffee Filter Butterflies (with tissue paper or food coloring)
Tissue Paper Landscape Tissue Paper Landscapes
Primary Color Snails lesson plan Primary Colors Snails
Two layer painting with warm and cool colors. Two Layer Painting
Viewfinder Painting Viewfinder Painting
Watercolor Rainbow painting lesson Watercolor Rainbows
Watermelon Paintings art lesson Watermelon Painting
Weaving a Watercolor Weaving a Watercolor
Winter Crayon Resists Winter Crayon Resists
Winter Wonderland Trees. KinderArt.com Winter Wonderland Snow Covered Trees
Printmaking Printmaking Supply List
Printing with a brayer Printing With a Brayer
Fruit and vegetable prints Fruit and Vegetable Prints
Monoprinting with Gelli Arts Monoprinting with Gelli Arts
Monoprints Monoprinting: Three Ways
Fall Reflections art lesson Fall Reflections Monoprints
Monoprinting with foil Monoprinting with Foil
When is a block, not a block? Block or Not? (Monoprinting and Stamping)
Puzzle prints. Puzzle Prints
Berry basket snowflake pictures.. Snowflake Pictures
Styrofoam relief printing Styrofoam Prints
Tennis ball prints Tennis Ball Prints
amusement park art Paper Amusement Parks
Make a bean mosaic. Bean Mosaics
Clay sand castles. Clay Sandcastles
Coil Pots Coil Pots
Make paper crazy quilts Paper Crazy Quilts
Clothespeg Dragonflies Clothespeg Dragonfly Sculpture
Fabric Collage Fabric Assemblage/Collage
Make Gargoyles! Coffee Tray Gargoyles
Giant Stuffed Birds Sculptures Giant Stuffed Bird Sculptures
Construction paper hamburger collage Hamburger Collage
Sandwich collage Sandwich Collage
Khamsa Hand Prints lesson plan Khamsa Hand Prints
Kiwi bird made from a gourd. Decorative Gourd Kiwi Bird
Leaf by leaf cooperative art project Leaf by Leaf
Magic Wand lesson Magic Wands
Make a Dot Dot Mosaics (making a dot without making a dot)
Make maracas with balloons and paper mache. Maracas (Balloons)
Make maracas using oranges as the form. Maracas (Oranges)
Make maracas using recycled materials. Maracas (Recycled Objects)
Make maracas using paper cups. Maracas (Paper Cups)
Marigold sculpture. Paper Marigolds
Make Waldorf Math Gnomes - Plus, Minus, Times, Divide and King Equal. Waldorf Math Gnomes
Media Collage Media Collages
Mini Meals made of Clay art lesson Mini Meals Made of Clay
Paper Bag Butterfly Puppet Paper Bag Butterfly Puppets
Paperclay Fish lesson plan Paperclay Fish Ornaments
Pebble Pictures Pebble Pictures
Juice bottle penguin art lesson plan. KinderArt.com. Juice Bottle Penguin Sculptures
Play dough recipe and tips from KinderArt.com Tips for Working with Play Dough
Torn paper pictures showing the human form. Proportion of the Human Form
Pumpkin Seed Mosaics Lesson from KinderArt.com Pumpkin Seed Mosaics
Learn how to make your own puzzles. Make Your Own Puzzles
Torn paper rainbows. Torn Paper Rainbows
Rainsticks craft Rainsticks
Relief Foil Sculpture Relief Foil Sculpture
Scrap wood sculpture Scrap Wood Sculpture
Shape Collage Pizzas Shape Collage Pizzas
Faux stained glass craft Faux Stained Glass
Sunset silhouettes Sunset Silhouettes
Students will create collage images using tissue paper as paint. Tissue Paper Collage Flowers
 Tissue Paper Sunflowers
Toothpick and marshmallow sculpture. Toothpick and Marshmallow Sculpture
Cut and paste poppies. Cut and Paste Vase with Poppies
My pet house. My Pet House
Cooperative Art The Die Says the Color, the Picture Says We Can
Expression and Joy Expression and Joy with Line, Shape and Color
 Texture and the World Around You
State Heads State Heads
Painted tiles mural Painted Tiles Mural
Paper Log Cabins Paper Log Cabins
Egg carton caterpillar Egg Carton Caterpillar
Little Coud Little Paper Clouds
 Coffee Filter Booklets
Harold and the Purple Crayon art lesson plan Harold and the Purple Crayon Paper Pictures
Crayon resist fish lesson plan for elementary students. Crayon Resist Fish Inspired by Swimmy
 First Grade, First Grade What Do You See?
 The Shape of Me Dr. Seuss Mural
Making a decorative harp box. Image: Mariella Pace Harp Box
make jingle bells Make Jingle Bells
Musical art lesson Musical Art
Make an ocean drum Ocean Drum
Milk jug shakere Make a Sticker Shekere
Grass Head Guy Grass Head Guy
Garden Journals Garden Journals
Water Mist Globes. KinderArt.com Water Mist Globes
 A Box of Crayons
Make coffee can drums Coffee Can Drums
Handprint rainbows Handprint Rainbows
Razzle Dazzle Masks Paper Mache Masks
Paper Mask Lesson Colorful Paper Masks
 Simple Paper Masks
Shoe prints and shoe rubbings Shoe Prints (or Shoe Rubbings)
Kente Cloth Lesson Plan Kente Cloth Strips
 New Zealand Maori Koru Art
Wind Socks Lesson Japanese Windsock Craft
Day of the Dead masks Day of the Dead Calavera Skull Masks
Make a poncho Make a Poncho
Yarn painting Yarn Painting
Make a drum from a carpet tube and flower pot. Garden Shed Drum
Make a rainbow dreamcatcher. Rainbow Dream Catchers
Painted with sand. Sand Painting
 Art Savers
Milk carton birdhouse craft Milk Carton Birdhouse
Body Collages Art Lesson Plan from KinderArt.com Body Tracing Self Portraits
Colorful Coasters Colorful Coasters Craft
Cosmic Mobiles Cosmic Mobiles
Recycled cutlery wind chimes Cutlery Wind Chimes
Egg cup flowers Egg Cup Flowers
Leaf people craft Leaf People
magazine mosaics Magazine Mosaics
Milk Carton Houses Milk Carton Houses
Mini Vases Mini Vases
Napkin rings Recycled Napkin Rings
make a snake Make a Snake
Pie Plate Fish Pie Plate Fish
Puzzle piece picture frame. Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
Puzzle Tree Puzzle Piece Trees
Stamp jar or box. Stamp Jars and Boxes
Twig Construction Twig Construction
Fruit and Vegetable Portraits Fruit and Vegetable Portraits (Giuseppe Arcimboldo)
Bosch Student Work Oh My Gosh It’s a Bosch!
Cave Art lesson plan Cave Art on Ceramic Stones
 Make Your Own Prehistoric Cave Paint
Student work inspired by Marc Chagall's I and the Village painting. Daydreaming with Marc Chagall
greek pottery designs Greek Pottery Designs
Kandinsky Circles Lesson Plan Kandinsky Circle Studies
Building a Klimt Building a Klimt
Invention Convention Invention Convention
Learn how to make art like Matisse. Make Art Like Henri Matisse
Mondrian Inspired Abstract Art - student work Mondrian-Inspired Abstract Art
Step by step Mondrian lesson plan Step-By-Step Mondrian Painting
Make a Monet painting lesson plan Make a Monet
Monet Art Lesson Plan Monet’s Garden by the Sea
Norval Morrisseau: Observation of the Astral World Norval Morrisseau X-Ray Painting
Warm and cool color flowers Warm and Cool Flowers
Dripping paint in the style of Jackson Pollock Dripping Paint Action Painting
Students will learn about Andy Warhol and the pop art movement. They will then create pictures of ice cream cones. Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
 Portrait Painting in the style of Georges Rouault
Henri Rousseau's Fantasty Jungles. Art lesson plan from KinderArt.com Henri Rousseau’s Fantasy Jungle
Dot to Dot Seurat Q-Tip Pointillism
Painting Sweets Like Wayne Thiebaud Painting Sweets
Van gogh's Starry night as created by a child Paint Like Van Gogh
 Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Andy Warhol style Pop Art Self Portraits Art Lesson Plan. KinderArt.com Pop Art Portraits
Art Book conclusion Art Book: Page 9 Conclusion Putting It Together
About the artist - The Art Book Art Book Page 8: About the Artist
Imagination Painting Art Book Page 7: Imagination Painting
Texture Bugs Art Book Page 6: Texture Bugs
Neutral Colors Art Book Page 5: Neutral Colors
Warm/Cool Colors Art Book Page 4: Warm/Cool Colors
I Can Make a Pattern Art Book Page 3: Caterpillar Patterns
Blotter Bugs Art Book Page 2: Blotter Bugs
Primary Hands Art Book Page 1: Primary Hands
Art Book Cover Art Book Cover
Aloha Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bulletin Board Aloha Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bulletin Board
We All Swim Together Bulletin Board We All Swim Together Bulletin Board Idea
Make a banner for your summer camp cabin. Camp Banner
 Pet Rock Necklace
Water Bottle Flowers Water Bottle Flowers
Make a tin can telephone. Tin Can Telephone
Make a tie dye pillowcase. Tie Dye Pillowcase
Make bees out of rocks. Rock Bees
Make pine cone owls. Pine Cone Owls
Make window clings. Window Clings
Picture frame using recycled objects. Waste Not Picture Frame
Salt Dough Sports Magnets Salt Dough Sports Magnets
Salt dough football craft. Salt Dough Football
Salt Dough Ladybug Salt Dough Ladybug
Recycled lid ornaments. Recycled Lid Ornaments
Wooden craft stick dolls. Ice Cream Stick Dolls
Craft stick picture frame. Craft Stick Picture Frames
Heart-shaped photo card. Heart-Shaped Photo Card
Paper bag tree craft for kids. Paper Bag Trees
Make a paper bag kite. Paper Bag Kites
Handprint craft and poem for kids. Keepsake Handprint Craft and Poem
Muffin liner flowers craft for kids. Muffin Liner Flowers Craft
Making a milk carton pencil holder. Milk Carton Pencil Holder
Make happy sticks! Happy Sticks
Handprint angel craft for kids. Handprint Angel Craft for Kids
Coffee filter butterflies craft. Coffee Filter Butterflies (with markers or paint)
Craft Stick Trees Craft. Craft Stick Fall Trees
Zip Bag Butterfly Craft for Kids Zip Bag Butterfly Craft
Treasure bottle (calm down jar) Treasure Bottle (Calm Down Jar)
Paper roll binoculars for kids Paper Roll Binoculars
Boy holding up tie dye shirt. Easy Tie Dye for Kids
Students will create an original crayon resist drawing or painting of a bug’s life. KinderArt.com It’s a Bug’s Life
 A Unique Drawing Experience
Scribble Art. This lesson requires planning and problem solving, much like a math problem or science experiment. KinderArt.com Advanced Scribble Pictures
Blind Contour Drawing lesson plan for kids Blind Contour Drawing
 Drawing Bugs in Jars
Crayon etching - maker your own scratch art boards Crayon Etching (Scratch Art)
Crayon resist fish lesson plan for kids. Crayon Resist Fish
Love notes kids can make Love Notes Kids Can Make
 Spider Web Pattern Drawing
Drawing adventure lesson plan. A Drawing Adventure
 Doodle Drawings
Learn how to draw an elephant. Draw Elephants – Step by Step
Draw a jar with unexpected items inside. Fill a Jar
Kids can make glue fish pictures Drawing Fish with Glue
Sketchbook starter - I am an artist Sketchbook Starters – Filling a Sketchbook with Ideas
Inside Outside Drawings of Fruit Inside Outside Drawings of Fruit
Monster in my closet drawing lesson Monster in My Closet Drawing
Owl Reflections Drawing Lesson for Kids Owl Reflections
Drawing Trees in Perspective Drawing Trees in Perspective
Plein Air Drawing and Painting Plein Air Drawing and Painting
See if you can draw - a drawing game for kids See If You Can Draw Game
Organic and geometric shapes drawing lesson for kids Organic and Geometric Shape Drawings
 Shoe Fish
Under the Sea crayon resist drawings and paintings. Under the Sea Crayon Resist
 Wet Chalk Drawings
What's Outside the Window What’s Outside the Window Drawing Exercise
Blessing boxes Blessing Boxes Craft
Kids can make a bunny basket for Easter. Bunny Baskets
Make an Easter Bunny puppet. Bunny Puppet
Calico corn footprints Calico Corn Footprints
 Handprint Canadian Flags
Cardboard tube mummies craft for kids. Cardboard Tube Mummies
Holiday cone friends printable craft for kids. Holiday Cone Friends Printable Craft
Cotton Ball Snowman Craft for Kids Cotton Ball Snowman
Crayon Crackle Cards lesson plan for kids. Crayon Crackle Cards
Craft stick reindeer craft for kids. Craft Stick Reindeer
Make a Craft Stick Spiderweb Craft Stick Spider Web
Learn how to draw a nutcracker, step-by-step. Draw a Nutcracker Step-By-Step
I Give You My Heart craft for kids. KinderArt.com I Give You My Heart
Students can create picture of a pumpkin using glue and pastels. Pastel and Glue Pumpkin
Handprint and Footprint Reinder Hand and Foot Print Reindeer
Handprint Turkey with Texture Craft from KinderArt.com Handprint Turkey with Texture
Heart Poppies crafts for kids. KinderArt.com Heart Poppies
Shamrock Garland Craft from KinderArt.com Rainbow Shamrock Garland
 Crayon Resist Jack-O-Lanterns
Mosaic Hearts craft using paper. KinderArt.com Paper Mosaic Hearts
Make carnations out of tissue paper. KinderArt.com Tissue Paper Carnations
Paper Ornament Collage. KinderArt.com Paper Ornament Collage
Tissue Paper Eggs Craft for Kids. KinderArt.com Tissue Paper Eggs
Pointillism Corn Pictures. KinderArt.com Pointillism Corn
Clothespeg Reindeer Craft. KinderArt.com Clothespeg Reindeer
Scrap Paper Turkey craft. KinderArt.com Scrap Paper Turkey
Wooden starflake craft. KinderArt.com Wooden Starflakes
Triangles and Buttons Tree Craft. KinderArt.com Triangles and Buttons Tree
Painted heart blottos craft. KinderArt.com Painted Heart Blottos
25 Easy Musical Instruments to Make. KinderArt.com Easy to Make Musical Instruments
 Architecture Shape Collage
 Toothpaste Batik
Make a bilma craft for kids. Australian-Style Rhythm Sticks
How to draw a cartoon owl. Rainbow Owls
Acorn Cap Gems Acorn Cap Gems
Party Blowers for Kids. KinderArt.com Party Blowers
Little noisemaker shakers. KinderArt.com Simple Noisemakers/Shakers
31 No-Carve Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin for Halloween. KinderArt.com No Carve Pumpkin Ideas
Woven paper animals art lesson. KinderArt.com. Paper Animal Weaving
Frankenstein's Monster craft for kids from KinderArt.com. Paper Box Frankenstein’s Monsters
Toilet paper roll bat craft from KinderArt.com Cute and Creepy Bats Craft
Egg Carton Poppy Art Lesson. Poppies (Egg Cartons)
Muffin liner poppy craft. Poppies (Muffin Liners)
 Kindergarten Self Portraits
Paper Christmas Trees. KinderArt.com Paper Christmas Trees
Make Christmas trees out of egg cartons. KinderArt.com Christmas Trees (Egg Carton)
Paper Hearts Art Lesson Plan. KinderArt.com Faux Stained Glass Paper Hearts
St. Patrick's Day Snakes. KinderArt.com St. Patrick’s Day Snakes
 Gustav Klimt’s Tree of Life
The Art Book Art Book Assessment Tool
Children will use hand and foot tracings to make these one of a kind flowers. KinderArt.com Hand Lilies and Foot Tulips
If you've got paper, you can make these beautiful paper daisies. KinderArt.com kids arts and crafts. Paper Daisies
Kids can make this big carnation flowers using tissue paper. KinderArt.com Tissue Paper Carnations
Watercolor bunnies inspired by Catherine Rayner. By Misty Buck. KinderArt.com. Watercolor Bunnies
Lines Variety Art Lesson Plan for Kindergarten. KinderArt.com Lines of All Kinds
Paint and Marker Flowers Paint and Marker Flowers
Overlapping Shapes Art Lesson Plan KinderArt.com Overlapping Shapes
Reindeer Portraits Reindeer Portraits
Polar Bear Portraits Polar Bear Portraits
 Penguins on Ice
 Pete and Callie Valentine’s Day
 Mondrian Hearts
Positive Negative Hearts Positive Negative Hearts
 Mondrian for Little Ones
Clover Colors Art Lesson Clover (or Shamrock) Color Mixing
Bird's Eye View Dandelions Bird’s Eye View Dandelions
Pysanky drawing lesson for children. Drawing Pysanky – Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Colorful Clay Birds Art Lesson Plan Clay Birds
Make clay pinch pot animals Clay Pinch Pot Animals
How to make cloud dough for kids. KinderArt.com. Cloud Dough Recipe
Teaching Art at Home Teaching Art at Home
Swirly Bird Nests Swirly Bird Nests
 Roll a Harvest Basket
 Do Reindeer Wear Hats?
 How to Draw the Characters from Hilda
 Concentric Hearts
Cereal Box Collage with Michael Albert Cerealism (Cereal Box Collage) with Michael Albert
 Paper Butterflies
 Artist Trading Cards
 Pumpkin Swirls
 Tangled Web Scarecrows
 Go With the Flow Watercolor Trees
 Grandma Moses Fireplace