100+ Fun Ideas for Art Activities

DRAWING IDEAS: Runner beans; Sweetcorn; Fruit; Shoes; Old buildings (1); Old buildings (2); Modern buildings; Out of a window; Kings, queens and jacks; Chocolate wrappers; Fizzy-drink cans; Boxes (1); Boxes (2); Nets - 3D extension; Spheres; Symmetry patterns; Buildings in miniature; Jugs and mugs; Kitchen utensils; Half faces; Chinese landscapes; Straight line patterns; Drawing people using ovals; Grid enlargements; Totem poles; Design a banknote; Design a chair; Design a sensory garden; Design a board game; Design an outfit; PAINTING IDEAS: Shade cards; Distorted faces; Black, white and shades of grey; Concentric circles; Townscapes; Camouflage animals; Planet scenes; Tessellating shapes; Contrasting colour wheel; Using contrasting colours; Pebbles and shells; Making waves; Bridges; Historical portraits; Historical or religious buildings; Descriptive paintwork; Glass jars; Watercolour landscapes; Thick-paint landscapes; Household objects; Animals; Plan views; Didgeridoos; Balsa boomerangs; TEXTILES: Tie-dyeing (knot-dyeing); String dyeing; Elastic-band dyeing in half-and-half colours; Fan-shape dyeing; Collaborative dyeing; Fabric square in shades; Contrasting colours in fabrics; Christmas stockings; Puppets; Batik fish; Batik printing patterns; Simple bookmarks; Peg-loom weaving; Rag rugs; William Morris inspired; PRINTING: Marbling-ink prints; Christmas wrapping paper; Greetings card; Polystyrene prints - candles; Tiles; Letter prints; Big abstract prints; String prints; Monoprints; Veggie prints; Black and white; Printing on fabric; T-shirt print; Table cover; Circle scene; Alien design; GLUE AND PAPER: Tropical fish; Snow scene; African masks; Sunset strips; Natural-material collages; Bedroom design; Symmetry in contrast; Mosaic spirals; Recycled messages; Papier-mache faces; Balloon monsters; Picture frames; Gift boxes; Tonal collage; Making shakers; Matisse-style collage; General collage ideas; Withy tipis; 3D AND OTHER IDEAS: Withy mini-beasts; Rolled-up-newspaper hats; Art-straw tower challenge; Celtic jewellery; Art-deco tiles; Thumb pots; Coil pots; Clay heads; Pencil pot holder; Treasure island; 2D robots; 3D robots; Modroc bowls; Modroc flowers; Wire-mesh animals; Mixed-media collage; Shadow fish