Art Projects and Activities for Kids: Crafty Hands!

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Art can be so much fun! Your hands may get dirty when you paint or get tired after a long craft, but you will always finish knowing that you created something of your very own that you can be proud of. There are so many ways to create and learn about art, including games and activities online. You can learn all about art from around the world by taking virtual museum tours, create your own crafts using things found around your house, or paint the most beautiful paintings. You can also find hundreds, if not thousands, of free coloring pages online that you can print and color to have fun with your hands and create art.

Interactive Art Games and Activities

Tour the Louvre: Take a tour of one of the most famous art museums in the world online!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: This is a fun way to explore the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art from home.
Museum of the World: See how all of history is connected with the Museum of the World, presented by the British Museum.
Tour the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: From your own home, you can explore one of the largest museums in the United States.
A. Pintura: The Case of Grandpa's Painting: Help solve an art mystery in this interactive story.
Interactive Art Puzzle: See how quickly you can put together a puzzle of a famous work of art.

Projects and Crafts

Ready, Set, Glow! Make a Glass Lamp: Follow along with this video to create your own beautiful glimmering glass lamp.
Make a Paper Sculpture: All of the instructions you need to create a paper sculpture are right here and easy to follow.
Stick Weaving: DIY Yarn Baskets: Use some craft sticks and yarn to create woven baskets. Get creative and make some colorful baskets to store your favorite things!
Super-Cute Paper Plate Fish Craft for Kids: This is a simple and adorable way to create a fish from a paper plate.
How to Make Clothespin Dragonflies: Get your creativity going and make beautiful dragonflies from clothespins.
The BFG Paper Plate Dream Catcher : These gorgeous dream catchers can be a great decoration to display on the fridge or in your own room!
DIY Earth Moss Ball: This is the perfect craft for Earth Day or anytime you want to use natural resources to create a beautiful craft.
DIY Rubber Tire Seats: These tire seats make a great outdoor seating place that can be made to fit your own style perfectly!
Nature Suncatcher Wind Chimes: This is a great summer craft to hang outside in your backyard or on a patio or porch.
Earth Crayons and Play Dough: Make your very own crayons that look like Earth.
Recycled Cardboard Marble Maze: You can have fun for hours after finishing this craft by seeing how fast you can get your marble through the maze.
Cut Paper Art: This is a great way to use up old magazines or other junk mail. Just pick the colors you like and get started making some beautiful art.
Colorful Newspaper Owl Craft: Use old newspapers to create this adorable owl in your favorite colors!

Drawing and Painting

Beautiful Curves: You can paint without the mess with this virtual paint lab.
Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems! Author Mo Willems guides you through a couple of art activities, including drawing Pigeon from his famous books, and shows you the space where he works in this video.
Draw Mickey Mouse at Home With a Disney Parks Artist: Learn how to draw Mickey Mouse.
How to Draw Faces for Beginners: Sometimes, it can be hard to draw faces, but this will help you learn how to draw the perfect faces for any artwork you can dream up.
Tape and Watercolor Canvas Art: Create beautiful art with tape and watercolors.
Popsicle Painting: This perfect painting activity for summer can give you hours of fun.
Bouncy Balloon Painting: Use balloons to create some unique art.
Upcycled Flower Garden: Turn trash into treasuring by using it to make art.
Recycled Egg Carton Tree: Make a tree using old egg cartons as the branches and leaves!
Paper Bag Painting: Use chalk and paints to create abstract artwork.
Clay Resist: This is probably a craft you have never heard of, but it will soon be a favorite, as it lets you use clay while you paint a beautiful piece of art.

Printable Worksheets and Coloring Pages

Best Friends: Print these pictures of best friends to color at home.
Exoplanet Coloring Book: This coloring book from NASA is fun to print out and color in, and it will also help you learn about NASA and space.
A Snail and a Butterfly on a Flowering Glade: Print this picture of a snail and a butterfly and get creative to see how bright and colorful you can make it.
Color a Bear: Whether you prefer teddy bears or grizzly bears, you'll find a fun picture to color here.
The Beach: Print and color this picture as you get ready for a trip to the beach!