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Art & Creativity activities
Creative art activities and coloring pages that invite children to experiment with color, texture and imagination. The focus is on the process, not a perfect product, so every child can succeed. Adults will find ideas for open-ended drawing, collage and pretend play that build confidence and self-expression.
21 activities
Activities
Write About Summer Vacation
A journal page for drawing a special day from summer vacation and writing a sentence about it.
Journal page
Spring Flower Crown
Color, cut out, and make a spring crown decorated with flowers.
Craft template
Dinosaur Baking Soda Volcano
Make a foaming volcano with baking soda and vinegar in a dinosaur setting. Draw a prediction first, then draw what happened.
Science experiment
Draw a Weekend Memory
A journal page for drawing a favorite weekend moment and sharing where it happened, who was there, and how the child felt.
Journal page
Walking Rainbow
Watch colored water travel along paper towels from one cup to another. Children predict, observe, and draw what happens.
Science experiment
Dinosaur Movement Die
Make a paper die, roll it and move like a dinosaur. A playful way to explore movement together at home or in a group.
Roll and play
Complete the Butterflies
Complete the missing half of each butterfly, then color the two butterflies to match.
Draw the other half
Square and Rectangle Shapes
Trace a square and a rectangle, color familiar objects, and draw an example of each shape.
Shapes
Rainbow Color Board Game
Roll the color die and move to the next matching space. A playful way to recognize colors and practice taking turns.
Board game
Lion Mask Craft
Color a lion and curl paper strips around a pencil to make its mane. With an adult's help, turn it into a stick mask.
Craft template
Draw a Pet
Children draw a pet they have or would like to have and talk about its name, food, and sleeping place.
Draw and write
Halloween Friends Coloring
A coloring page with a friendly ghost, a pumpkin, and a smiling bat. Children can explore colors and practice hand movements.
Coloring page
Potty Training Certificate
Celebrate a potty training milestone with a certificate to fill in and a space for your child to draw.
Award certificate
Color Matching With Sponges
Scoop colorful sponges from water and put each one in a matching container. Explore colors and movements through water play.
Hands-on activity
Fire Truck Puzzle
Color a fire truck and put together a four-piece puzzle with help from an adult.
Picture puzzle
Find Soft Things
Look around the home for eight soft things and mark the pictures you find. A gentle observation and conversation game to play with an adult.
Scavenger hunt
Learning the Color Yellow
Color four pictures yellow, then look for yellow things at home with an adult.
Colors
Chick and Flowers Coloring Page
A coloring page featuring a chick hatching among flowers. Children explore colors and make their own marks with crayons.
Coloring page
Posting Colorful Pieces
A child puts large, colorful pieces through an opening in a box, exploring hand movements while hearing the names of colors.
Hands-on activity
Sensory Play with Colored Ice
A short sensory activity to touch ice, watch colored water, and discover what happens when colors mix.
Sensory play
Kitchen Sensory Basket
A baby who can sit explores large kitchen objects while an adult names what the baby touches, sees and hears.
Sensory play