Art For Kids Hub

Art projects for kids and the whole family!

How To Draw A Triceratops

To Parents and Teachers: We love getting requests! We do our best to get to all of them, though we are up to a couple hundred on our list now. I’m pretty sure it’s going to take us a while to get through them all. But please keep sending us requests. We love hearing from […]

How To Paint A Pink Flamingo

Painting with my Hads is so much fun. I know many parents bring our site up and let their kids at it. I think that’s so great! Buuuuuut…. Once in a while, you should paint with them. Yes, even a little pink flamingo. You’ll be amazed by how much fun it is. And it’s not really about the […]

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 Duck

Sorry for the short break in posting last week! I was out of town with limited internet. At any rate, we’re back! Here’s how to draw a duck. When you watch the short YouTube video, you’ll notice that Chucker’s duck could use a little practice. I personally love it when my kid’s drawings turn out […]

How To Paint A Monster

Hey our site is back up! I’d like to apologize to anyone who tried to visit our site yesterday. Our hosting company had major issues and worked through the night to bring everything back up. At any rate, we have a new video! This one is different, we’re painting…though I seemed to think we were […]

How To Draw A Turtle

This how to draw a turtle ended up being very cartoony, we’ll just need to work on posting a cartoon hare. That way these two could have an awesome race. I don’t know about you but this turtle looks fast. Fun Info About Turtles Turtles On Wikipedia Watch How To Draw A Turtle

How To Draw Spring

Well it’s finally starting to feel a little bit like Spring around here. Here’s a few steps on how to draw Spring! I did this activity with my little Hads, so we drew a little girl jumping in a rain puddle. If you’d like to draw a boy instead, simply draw shorter hair and shorts […]

How To Draw A Lizard

Our how to draw a lizard, kind of ended up like a Gecko. Though, I think the tail is probably to long to actually be a Gecko…so we’re just calling him a Lizard. Do you have a pet lizard? We’re thinking about getting one. Is there a particular kind you’d recommend? Watch How To Draw […]

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