Easy Painting Activities for Kids

Looking for painting activities for any time of the year? I’ve got you covered. I’ve scoured the web for the best (and easiest) paint filled ideas for kids to help with fun, play, fine motor skills, learning, and more.

Table of Contents:

1. Fantastic Painting Ideas for Kids
2. Creative Ideas without Paintbrushes
3. Other Unique Painting Ideas without Paintbrushes
4. Holiday and Celebration Craft Ideas

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Fantastic Painting Ideas for Kids

Here are 12 EASY painting activities. You can easily reference from the images above which activity might be best for your kids and current at home supplies!

1. Paper Roll Color Maze – (Days with Grey)
2. Leaf Painting – (The Best Idea for Kids)
3. Giant Collaborative Painting (Great for playdates!) – (The Art Bar)
4. Fall Leaf Painting – (Days with Grey)
5. Rainbow Art for Preschool – (Little Bins for Little Hands)
6. Bubble Wrap Art – (Days with Grey)
7. Giant Coffee Filter Paintings – (The Art Bar)
8. Paint the Sticks – (Days with Grey)
9. Mirror Painting – (The Workspace for Children) 
10. DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint – (Books and Giggles)
11. Tabletop Painting Activity – (The Workspace for Children) 
12. Painted Coral – (The Art Bar)

Creative Ideas without Paintbrushes

1. Fingerpainting with Kids – Days with Grey
2. Frozen Ice Paint – Busy Toddler
3. How to Recycle Watercolors – Days with Grey
4. Magic Chalk Painting – Days with Grey
5. Marble Painted Butterflies – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
6. Paint with Ice – Days with Grey
7. Painting with Nature – Glitter on a Dime
8. Pendulum Painting – Hello Wonderful
9. Smash Paint – Art Bar
10. Squeegee Painting with Toddlers – Hello Wonderful
11. Toilet Paper Stamp Flowers – Taming Little Monsters
12. Rainbow Blow Painting – Toddler Approved

Other Unique Painting Ideas without Paintbrushes

1. Body Tracing with Paint Sticks – The Workspace for Children
2. Potato Stamp Rainbows – Toddler Approved
3. Rainbow Mickey Mouse Craft – Grace, Giggles and Naptime
4. Squirt Painting Mix Up – Days with Grey
5. Wooden Peg Dolls – The Purposeful Nest

Holiday and Celebration Craft Ideas

1. Cardboard Box Christmas Tree – Days with Grey
2. Christmas Q-Tip Art – Busy Toddler
3. Easy Art Painting for Easter – Days with Grey
4. Easter Egg Roll and Paint – Busy Toddler 
5. Framed Valentine Hearts – Hands on as We Grow
6. Giant Cardboard Donuts (Great for birthday celebrations!) – The Art Bar 
7. Halloween Art Activity – Days with Grey
8. Pumpkin Sponge Painting – Best Ideas for Kids
9. Shamrock Scrape – The Best Ideas for Kids

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