Drawing and Painting

Teach your preschooler how to put paint on paper drop by drop, to make a picture.

These paint recipes are suitable for many different art projects for toddlers.

Your child will enjoy matching cards of the same color in this cooperative activity.

Your preschooler can experiment with making "paint blot" art, using tempera paint and paper.

Your child can create an impressive fireworks picture using scouring pads, paint, and black construction paper. .

In this wild tag game, you name a color and your toddler has ten seconds to find something with that color.

Introduce your preschooler to two art media with this mixture of tempera paints and crayons.

This tempera paint art project is a safe alternative to projects that call for grated crayons and an iron!

In this toddler activity, your child is asked to match the dot on the clothespin to the same color dot on the can.

Here's a different way to paint. Starch painting is water soluble, and won't stain clothing.

In this art activity, you will create a fabric canvas, let your child paint on it, and then hang it in her room.

You and your toddler can have lots of fun creating paper bag faces together.

Make homemade crayons with your preschool child -- and then have fun coloring.

Drawing with wet chalk makes great smooth pictures. Show your child how it's done.

You can hang painted ceramic tiles on a wall, or use them as coasters or trivets.

Using a cork as a stamp, your toddler can produce his own form of the art style called pointillism.

You and your preschooler can have lots of fun making hot wax crayon prints.

These colorful pots can be used for candies or plants, and they make excellent gifts.