For Kids 5 Years And Under

These art lessons are specifically meant for younger artists (ages 4-5). Some lessons might still be challenging, but this category contains our shorter and easier art lessons.

How To Paint A Bat

We’re learning how to paint a bat, with Austin! All you’ll need for this activity is: Paint (black, white, and one other color) Paper (we used orange) Paint brushes Paint tray Water Paper towel He’s still only three, so we’re keeping this lesson extremely easy. If your kid is still learn the circle shape, be […]

How To Draw A Mermaid

Learn how to draw a mermaid in a few steps! Hads is doing another drawing with me today, and this one is even cuter than the poodle…ok some may argue that. Well, we hope you have as much fun as we did drawing this mermaid. This would be a lot of fun to color, so […]

How To Draw A Seal

Follow along and learn how to draw a seal! We made these steps simple for young artists. Hads is helping me today, and she is five. She did a great job, and for the next time we draw this seal we’ll work on keeping the body thicker. Be sure to encourage your young artists with positive […]

How To Paint A Sea Turtle

How to paint a sea turtle! This is a great activity to do with super young artists. You can work on and emphasize the circle shape and explain what happens when you add white and black to the same color. White will make the color “lighter” and black will make the color “darker”. When it […]

How To Color A Butterfly With Watercolor Pencils

Today we’re showing off how to color a butterfly with watercolor pencils! If you haven’t watched how to draw a butterfly on a flower, yet…be sure to watch that first. In this lesson we used watercolor pencils and made copies of our original drawing. Many new printers have also have a scanner that allows you to […]

How To Draw An Angelfish

Watch our short video and follow along to learn how to draw an angelfish! This is another fun drawing to do with your young artists…though I had a blast drawing this one too 🙂 Angelfish really are one of the prettiest fishes. In the comments below, let us know what your favorite fish is! Also, […]

How To Draw A Chicken

Here’s another one for our super young artists! Follow along and learn how to draw a chicken. With Hads and Austin we use basic lines and shapes to make our pictures. The purpose is to show kids, at a very early age, that complex/hard pictures are really just made up of small and easy steps. I love watching their […]

How To Draw A Cheerleader

Follow these easy steps and learn how to draw a cheerleader! I do admit that we probably draw more boy stuff than girl stuff, but that’s only because the boys out number the girls in our family. We have had many requests to do more girl drawings, so we will do our best to bring a […]

How To Draw A Daddy Long Legs

Follow along and learn how to draw a daddy long legs! Well this one is for our super young art friends (5 and under). Austin is three and he’s helping me out today. This is a great activity to do with your little artists, or just have them watch the video and follow along. This is also […]

How To Draw A Butterfly On A Flower

Hads is my special guest today, and we’re learning how to draw a butterfly on a flower! This is another fun and simple drawing activity you can do with young artists 5 and under…though older artists may enjoy it too 🙂 We love drawing insects, we’re going to be drawing them all week. Check our […]

How To Paint A Ladybug

This episode is perfect for super young artists! They can easily learn how to paint a ladybug. Plus, this is a perfect way to work on making a circle. We’ve got a couple other fun ladybug activities. Ladybug Art Activities How to draw a ladybug How to fold a ladybug Insect symmetry worksheets Watch How To Paint […]

How To Draw A Ninja

Learn how to draw a ninja! We’ve done a ninja before (this is the third YouTube video we’ve ever made), but we thought it would be fun to redo him and make him a little more advanced. And really, I don’t think you can ever have too many ninja drawings anyways. Also be sure to check out […]

How To Draw A Mouse (for super young artists)

How to draw a mouse! We have been staying on an ocean theme this week, but Austin insisted we draw a mouse today. Even though I feel like I’m in charge of Art For Kids Hub, I’m reminded every once in a while that the real people in charge are my kids. This was a really […]

How To Paint A Starfish

How to paint a starfish! Well, Chuckers filled in for a napping Austin, so I’ll have to make it up to him. But we had a blast! We hope you have fun painting along with us. Watch How To Paint A Starfish

How To Draw A Dragon (For Super Young Artists)

How to draw a dragon, this one is for our super young artists! Yesterday we drew a Chinese dragon, and it ended up being a little challenging. So, we thought today we’d draw another dragon, but include Hads and Austin. We had so much fun drawing together, we also hope you have fun drawing with us! […]

How To Finger Paint A Seahorse (For Super Young Artists)

How to finger paint a seahorse! My other two kids loved Chucker’s seahorse drawing so much we had to do another seahorse activity. Finger painting is so much fun and I’ve found that it can be a lot less messy than what you may expect. All you need is a project to give them a […]

How To Draw A Seahorse

How to draw a seahorse! These creatures are so cool, they look like little underwater dragons. If you’d like hope on over to Wikipedia and read more about these guys, they are extremely fascinating. Fun Link To More Info Seahorses on Wikipedia Watch How To Draw A Seahorse

How To Paint A Car For Super Young Artists

How to paint a car! This art activity is for our super young artists. It’s a great way to reinforce shapes, primary colors, and control. Don’t get too worried if this project is still too difficult for your kids, just continue to work with them and be sure to let them have fun. I’ve always […]

How To Draw A Hamster

Here’s another fun art project to do with your young artists. Hey, but be sure to draw with them…it’s always more fun when you do. Also, after you finish drawing be sure to color this little guy in. You can also take a picture of your hamster and email it to us at myart@artforkidshub.com We’d […]

How To Paint A Cactus For Super Young Artists

How to paint a cactus for super young artists! Just like the title says, this one is for our really young art friends. I want to start including Austin in our videos, even more. So we will be doing many more lessons on this level. Also, as a great suggestion from one of our art friend’s parents, […]

How To Draw A Koala Bear

How to draw a koala bear has been one of our most requested things to draw. I’m just guessing, but I think it has something to do with their cuteness level. After watching this video, be sure to click over and watch the second part. That’s where we color and paint our koala bears with watercolor […]

How To Paint A Watermelon

We received this awesome art project idea from one of our super cool art friends. We loved her idea so much we had to do it too. How to paint a watermelon is a great activity for any artist during summertime, but especially works well for younger artists. We only used three colors and about […]

Painting Activity For Two Year Olds (Ice Cream Cone)

Today is a fun activity for your young artists! Ice cream cones are a great way to keep it simple, yet it gives you an opportunity to point out colors and shapes. Some of my favorite activities are extremely simple, and that’s because the time I spend with them is more about being together and […]

How To Draw A Panda

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a panda bear! For this project, you’ll need paper and something to draw with. We use marker, but you can use a pencil or whatever you feel comfortable drawing with. You’ll also need something to color with (black and green).

How To Draw A Giraffe

We recently visited our local zoo and spent some time with our neighborhood giraffes. They are crazy animals in real life! I was amazed just watching them walk and eat. My little Hads laughed her head off, watching one of them lick the wall…not sure why it was doing it, but it was pretty funny. […]

How To Draw A Raccoon (Cartoon)

Here’s a cute little guy, how to draw a raccoon! This one is easy, but still fun, even for those parents and teachers that like to draw along with their kids. Art Materials Pen, pencil, crayon, or marker Paper Watch How To Draw A Raccoon