If you are looking for Children’s Painting Ideas – be it new techniques – styles or projects… you have come to the right place!

This month we hosted the 2015 PAINT-A-THON, where 36 incredible bloggers from all over the world added to a GIANT list of painting ideas for kids by sharing their own creations!

I would like to thank all those who contributed!!

Process Art

Children love process art – it allows them to create without rules and goals! Without a fixed task – other than ‘to paint,’ …children will relax and enjoy.

Society is so task orientated, it is nice to just create… Often when I am doing this with my own kids I will find myself smearing a color around a surface in circles – aimlessly – in my own dream world… aahh… so relaxing!

1. Spray Painting Graffiti // Emma Owl
2. Free Painting with Toddlers // Hen Family
3. Painting with Wheels Gone BIGGER // Hands on: as we grow
4. Outdoor Painting fun with Kids // Peakle Pie
5. Painting on Mirrors // One Time Through
6. Single color Wet on Wet Watercolor Painting // Rhythms of Play
7. Painting with Magnets // Emma Owl
8. Guttering Painting // Adventures of Adam
9. BIG ART for Preschoolers // P is for Preschooler
10. Bubble Wrap Roller Painting // My Bored Toddler
11. Spinning Top Painting // In the Playroom
12. Milk Caps & Lids Squish Painting // A little Pinch of Perfect.

Interesting Brushes

We love painting without an actual brush in sight! It introduces us to new textures – prints and some ‘DiY’ brushes create the most beautiful paintings! We love making new brushes as much as we enjoy painting with them!

1. Painting with Household Items // Moms and Crafters
2. 22 Fork Painting Ideas for Kids // Emma Owl
3. Paint with Food Stamps // Child Led Life
4. How to use Sponge Pouncers // Artsy Craftsy Mom
5. Beautiful Foil Fall Painted Tree // Munchkins and Moms
6. Beautiful Sponge and Leaf Tree Painting // Welcome to Mommyhood
7. Q-Tip Texture Art   // Crafty Kids as Home
8. Tape Resist Sponge Painting // Crafty Kids at Home

Sensory Painting Experiences

A Painting experience in itself is a full on sensory process – but how much MORE fun is it if we add smells – and textures!

1. Painting clouds sensory activity // Study at Home Mama
2. Ice Painting //  My Bored Toddler
3. Muddy Animal Painting // Munchkins and Moms
4. Snow Puffy Paint // Kidz Activities
5. W is for Wheels Sensory Play  // Growing Hands on Kids

Painting With Nature

Sticks – Stones and Leaves sometimes make the best painting accessories!!

1. Acorn Painting // Play and Learn Every Day
2. Painting Pine Cone Flowers // Emma Owl
3. Nature Painting Texture Collage  // A Little Pinch of Perfect
4. Invitation to paint with Nature // Welcome to Mommyhood
5. Leaf Painting // Kidz Activities

Interesting – Unusual – Different and FUN FUN FUN!

Painting Techniques that you just HAVE to try!!

1. Shoe Print Craft // Fun Hand Print Art Blog
2. Easy Superhero T-Shirt Painting // Teach Me Mommy
3. Co-operative Shapes and Colors // Mosswood Connections
4. Exploration Painting // Off the Shelf
5. Symmetry Painting // JDaniel4s Mom
6. Painting the Fruit of the Spirit // For the Love of Dixie
7. Partner Painting // The Inspired Treehouse
8. Matisse Goldfish //  Playground Parkbench

And you have to try these too!!…

1. Spin Art Painting // Learning and Exploring through Play
2. The Magic of Salt Painting // Artsy Momma
3. Shake it Up! // Sunny Day Family
4. Build a Painting // Rhythms of Play
5. Butterfly Painting Craft // Super Mommy Club
6. Pointillism with Acrylics // Something 2 Offer
7. OILS and WATERCOLOR // Emma Owl

Paint Recipes – Ideas to make your own Homemade craft materials!

Making your own paint is not only fun – kids love it – but is usually saves a lot of money!!

1. Fresh Fruit Paint // Play Dough and Popsicles
2. Painting with Paint Dough // Life with Moore Babies
3. Spicy Scented Sensory Paint // One Time Through
4. DiY Bath Paint // Play Dough and Popsicles
5. 66 Homemade Paint Recipes // Emma Owl
6. Homemade microwave Puffy Paint // Messy Little Monster

And if that is not enough…
Here are 120 MORE Painting ideas… Have Fun!!