Bubble Wrap Painting

Bubble wrap makes a nifty canvas for paint with picklebums.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://picklebums.com/big-bubble-wrap-painting/

Tape Painting

Names are spelled out with tape onto paper and then the kids paint over the tape to make this nifty name art.  Attack of the twins then removes the tape to reveal the name.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://attackofthetwins.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-artwork.html

Embossed Jars

Baby food jars are decorated for Valentine's Day with glue and then painted over to give them a nifty embossing effect with about family crafts.  She then fills them with heart shaped lollipops.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/i-love-you-embossed-jars/

Corn Painting

Cobs of corn are dipped in paint and rolled onto brown paper to make a fun Thanksgiving painting activity with enchanted homeschooling mom.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/2014/09/corn-painting-fall-activity-for-kids/

Abstract Paintings

Paint is squished into different blobs on a flat surface.  Next a blank sheet of paper is placed onto the paint and moved around to make these super simple abstract paintings.  Alisa burke shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2015/08/marbled-acrylic-painting.html

Magnet Painting

Blobs of painting are placed onto a paper with magnets on either side to make a nifty painting experience for kids.  Emma owl shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/painting-with-magnets-moving-art-activity/

Water Color Resist Paintings

Water color paints are painted over patterns of rubber cement that is removed once dry with make it your own.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://make-it-your-own.com/postcards-playing-with-watercolours/

Marble Painting

For a super easy and fun toddler craft get a cardboard box, a piece of paper, some marbles and paint.  Place drops of paint onto the paper and then let the toddlers roll the marbles back and forth around the box.  They'll be left with a nifty painting.

 

 

The art room plant glues on a black cut out to make a more dramatic effect. 

 

Get the instructions here:

http://theartroomplant.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-are-you-going-to-buy-20-cans-of.html

Water Color Lemon Painting

Lemon juice is dabbed onto watercolor paintings giving it a unique effect with art projects for kids.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artprojectsforkids.org/portfolio/crazy-watercolor-atcs/

Flower Bubble Paintings

Bubble paintings are turned into flowers by adding watercolored painted leaves.  A piece of rainbow starts with bubble painting using dish soap and paint. Next the kids blow the paint onto the paper using a straw that has been dipped into the solution.  After you have the leaves you'll have some pretty hydrangeas. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.apieceofrainbow.com/bubble-paint-flower-hydrangeas/

Styrofoam Painting Prints

Pictures are cut into styrofoam containers and then painted to make a nifty print upon paper sheets.  Total art soul shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.totalartsoul.com/blog/2549-fun-with-foam-printing-easy-tutorial.html

St. Patrick's Day Bubble Painting

Bubble painting is turned green and used on a shamrock paper to make a preschool friendly kids craft for St. Patrick's Day from preschool powol packets.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://preschoolpowolpackets.blogspot.com/2012/03/bubble-painting-clover-preschooltoddler.html

Tissue Paper Painting

Colorful tissue paper is placed onto a wet canvas, let dry and then removed to make a unique piece of art with fiskars.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www2.fiskars.com/Kids-Activities-School/Projects/Kids-Crafts/Summer-Camp/Kids-Craft-Tissue-Painted-Canvas

Snow Painting

Now that the snow has been around for a while and starting to look all icky...

Bring some inside and paint it with food coloring

And make snow art.  

Sponge Painting

Give kids another way to paint by using sponges.  Kids will love the squishy feel and the new texture and patterns.  Scrumdilly do shares all of the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydo.blogspot.com/2014/07/sponge-painted-rainbows.html

Stick em up and paint

Water guns turn creative with somewhat simple.  She fills them with paint and gives the kids a canvas to let them shoot.  She also places objects in front of the canvas to create solid pictures against the streaks of paint.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/fun-summer-art-project-water-gun-painting/

 123 home school 4 me puts the paint in the guns.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2014/06/kids-activities-squirt-gun-painting.html

Fireflies and mudpies uses an easel for better aim.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/06/29/squirt-gun-painting/

Kids play box creates a huge paper canvas complete with targets and tapes it to a fence.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/art-activities-with-squirt-guns/

Pasta Paint Brushes

Spaghetti or any other long pasta turns into a silly, yet functional paint brush with blog me mom.  Also try painting without cooking the spaghetti and have kids experience the difference.

Good for age 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.blogmemom.com/paint-with-spaghetti-brooms/

Blow Paint Creatures

Small puddles of paint take on a new form when kids expand them by blowing at them through a straw.  After the paint dries they can add eyes, a mouth or whatever other accessories and embellishments they wish.  Raising sparks shares all of the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://raisingsparks.com/craft-activities/blow-painting/

Flower Paints

Flowers, leaves and grass make natural finger paints for kids from the toddler set on up.  Give kids a white canvas (paper) and colorful leafy objects.  Then have them rub them on the white paper and see how the colors appear.  This is also a good activity for fine motor skills. Mini monets and mommies shares all of the details and more after photos. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://minimonetsandmommies.blogspot.com/2014/05/kids-nature-art-activity-painting-with.html

Melted Crayon Painting

Melted crayon painting takes on a new life with babble dabble do's idea to melt the crayons first in muffin tins and then use the melted wax as paint.  Kids will love the thicker texture when it dries.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/easy-art-kids-crayon-painting/