Welcome to NurtureStore’s children’s art lessons and craft activities
NurtureStore has hundreds of children’s art lessons you can use to teach art skills and techniques, and to develop your kids’ creativity.
All the activities are easy to do and use simple materials, making them accessible for all. The lessons have been developed with children at home, in homeschool and through our art workshops, so we know they work well and are loved by kids.
On this page you will find our children’s art lessons organised for you by age, by material, by technique and by subject / topic / theme. You will also find famous art lessons for children and seasonal art activities to suit the time of year.
We hope you enjoy using our art lessons with your children. Don’t forget to sign-up to get our free art lessons and printables direct to your email in-box for a regular delivery of great art resources.
Ready-made art lessons, all in one place
The best and easiest way to teach great art lessons is to use our ready-made art curricula. Choose from:
Art Spark: This kit gives you everything you need to get started with art and develop a rich and creative art practice with your children. 30+ inspiring process art projects, famous art, world culture, practical tips, and endless possibilities! See more and get your copy here.
Exploring Great Artists: This book gives you everything you need to teach an exciting art program inspired by the great artists of the world. With profiles of each artist, materials lists, lesson plans, and creative, hands-on art projects for every featured artist you’ll easily be able to deliver engaging and educational art lessons. See more and get your copy here.
Diversify Your Art Curriculum: This art curriculum bundle of five ebooks gives you everything you need to teach 25 art projects inspired by contemporary artists of colour from four continents. See more and get your copy here.
Color Theory Art Lessons: This curriculum gives you all the resources you need to learn about the color wheel and color theory and enjoy hands-on, easy, creative art projects for every lesson. It includes art history, famous artist profiles, and wider cross-curricular lessons in science, math, language arts and world culture, plus bonus printables and posters. See more and get your copy here.
Art activities by material
In this section of our art resources you will find children’s art activities organised by material. This helps you find great art projects for your children whether you want to use what you have on hand, introduce a new material, deep dive on a favourite material of theirs, or build a rich art curriculum that has projects for a wide variety of materials.
Art activities by subject
In this section of our art resources you will find children’s art activities organised by subject, topic and theme. This will help you find great art projects for your children based on their current interests and to fit in with the lessons in your teaching programme.
Art activities by age
NurtureStore’s index of children’s art activities by age gives you engaging art lessons for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, the elementary grades / primary years, and for tweens and teens.
Art activities by technique
In this section of NurtureStore’s art resources you will find interesting art activities that introduce your children to a wide range of the best children’s art techniques to encourage their creativity and develop their artistic skills.
Seasonal art activities
Use our index of seasonal children’s art activities to plan your art lesson through the year. We have ideas for art projects for every season, plus crafts for all the many festivals of the year.
Famous art lessons for children
In this section of NurtureStore’s art resources you will find ready-made art lessons about famous artists, art history lessons, and famous artist profiles for children.