Art For Kids Hub

Art projects for kids and the whole family!

How To Draw A Troll

We think trolls are pretty cool! Well the fantasy kind…not the internet kind 🙂 Here’s 8 steps on how to draw a troll, a wickedly awesome troll. Oh also, if you’d like a little more info on troll folklore check out the troll wikipedia page. Trolls on Wikipedia Watch How To Draw A Troll Side […]

How To Draw A Squid

I know I’ve said this before on other lessons, but this is another one of my favorites. When your kids are learning how to draw a squid challenge them to try and fill the page. Also remind them that they can draw the tentacles or arms any way they want. Watch How To Draw A […]

How To Draw A Lamb

Super simple steps on how to draw a lamb! It’s also March, you know what they say? In like a lion, out like a lamb 🙂 Have you heard that saying before? Here’s some fun info about it, and other weather lore. Watch How To Draw A Lamb

Finger Painting A Jellyfish

Here’s another fun activity you can do with your young artists, finger painting a jellyfish! You may notice in the video, that I control my son’s hand a lot. I love giving structured instructions, and then (off camera) I let them loose. I would highly recommend using this pattern at home with your own kids. […]

How To Draw A Crab

How to draw a crab was fun, but they sure are weird animals! The have really cool exoskeletons and super big pinchers. I’ve always thought of them as looking very similar to spiders. Chuckers asked me if they were related, so I had to do some searching. The only thing I could find in relation, […]

How To Draw A Shark

Look out it’s how to draw a shark! This guy is mean and fierce, even if he’s a little cartoonish. I have a quick question: Do your kids prefer drawing cartoonish, realistic, both, or doesn’t matter? Watch How To Draw A Shark

How To Draw A Stick Figure Skater

When we first started this site Chuckers was about Hads age, and we did a lot more “stick” type drawings. This reminded me that we should do more lessons at this level as well as the older ones. Hads is four years old and she refers to the olympic ice skaters as dancing princesses. She […]

How To Draw A Ski Jumper

How to draw a ski jumper! Are you guys getting as excited as we are for the olympics? When I was telling my kids about this event their eyes were getting so big. Plus my little Chuckers is already anticipating Shaun White’s events like you wouldn’t believe. Watch How To Draw A Ski Jumper

How To Draw A Bobsled

The winter olympics are almost here! Let’s celebrate by learning how to draw a bobsled. We live in the USA, but this works for any country. Just do a quick search on Google to find out what your bobsled team looks like and make those changes. Materials Pencil, marker, or crayon Paper Watch How To […]

Super Easy Valentine’s Card For Kids

My kids love making homemade cards for birthdays and holidays. When I showed them how their hands make a heart, they got even more excited. This activity is really simple, short, and perfect for all ages (though works really well for the younger artists). Art Materials Pencil Color construction paper Glue Scissors Watch How To […]

Three Secret Painting Tips For Little Artists

So almost by accident I found these three secret painting tips for my little artists. Three Secret Painting Tips For Little Artists Use Stabilo Woody Pencils Use mixed media paper Use smaller paper Ok so they might not seem revolutionary, but let me explain! Stabilo Woody These are one of the most amazing art materials […]

The Stockings Were Hung Art Project

Here’s a fun art project to do with your kids involving The Night Before Christmas poem. It’s fun with the younger ones, I know Hads almost did a flip when I told her we’re going to finger paint. How are your kids holding up with all the excitement surrounding this time of year? I know […]

How To Draw An Elf On The Shelf

One of our awesome art friends requested we do how to draw an elf on the shelf for her classroom! If you’ve made a request for us to draw something, and we haven’t done it yet…don’t get discouraged. I still have a list and we’re slowly working through it. I’ve also bumped some of the […]

How To Draw A Candy Cane With Watercolor

The holiday season, especially Christmas, is perfect time to focus on primary colors. More specifically, discussing how to get Christmas colors. Red – Is a primary color and doesn’t need to be mixed. Green – Is not a primary color and needs to be mixed. In this lesson we started out with how to draw […]

How To Draw A Rabbit

I kept Chuckers up late last night to work on this one. I feel bad I showed him how to draw a rabbit and not Hads. Don’t worry though I’ll show her today 🙂 This lesson should be easy enough for the younger artists, and fun enough for the old ones. We’d love to see […]

How To Draw A Werewolf

Oh boy our Halloween excitement is at a level 10 around here. We went and picked out our pumpkins last night, and this how to draw a werewolf is just feeding the fire. What’s your kid’s favorite traditional Halloween character? Art Materials Pencil, marker, crayon Paper Watch How To Draw A Werewolf  

How To Draw An Elephant

How to draw an elephant is great for younger artists, especially since it uses very simple straight lines…or at least slightly curved straight lines. Once your kids have finished drawing the elephant, challenge them to draw the elephant’s environment. You could ask questions to spark their imagination. Where does your elephant live? Zoo? Jungle? Your […]

How To Make An Origami Box

We have a new origami post, and this one is taught by Chuckers. Although, he did tell me I helped teach it way too much. How to make an origami box is really simple, but this is by far one of our favorites. I think it’s our favorite because the last step is like blowing […]

How To Draw Death

How to draw death is a combination of how to draw a ghost and how to draw a skull. To draw death you start out by drawing a skull then use the ghost to draw his robe. So if you haven’t seen either of those lessons yet, be sure to check them out first. Art […]

How To Draw A Parrot

How to draw a parrot is another request from one of our drawing friends. Just because it may look a little difficult doesn’t mean you shouldn’t let your young artists try. One of the greatest ways to help your kids learn, is to do it with them! While your kids learn how to draw a […]

How To Draw A Skull

Halloween is coming, teach your kids how to draw a skull! We couldn’t wait to pull out our masks, in fact we had to run to Target and buy a few more. What are your kids going to dress up as for Halloween? We almost convinced Hads that she should be a gorilla princess, she […]

How To Draw A Robot

We’ve got to do more how to draw a robot posts! Chuckers loved it, and robots can be drawn so many different ways. This particular robot is a great way to focus on drawing squares and rectangles. If your child is younger, spend a little extra time explaining the difference between a square and rectangle. […]

How To Finger Paint A Fish

How to finger paint a fish is just one of many on Hadley’s long list of finger painting activities. She is so cute, everyday I come home from work she has a new finger painting idea. These activities are meant to be extremely easy and super fast, perfect for those little young artists. So, just a […]

How To Fold An Origami Frog

I’ve done origami with my kids before, but it just occurred to me that we could include this on our site. Origami is the art of folding paper, right? And it completely fits under the category of sculpture! One of my (and my kid’s) favorite things about origami, you only need paper to do it. On top of […]