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Block Painting – Easy Process Art for Kids

Foam blocks are great for building, but did you know that they’re also great for painting. Most moms would have blocks of some sort in their toy cupboard, why not bring them out and give Block Painting a go.

Blocks come in a variety of shapes. Circles, triangles, squares. Any picture can be broken down into these basic shapes. If your little ones are too young to make an actual picture, don’t worry, it’s still a lot of fun dunking the blocks in the paint and making shapes on a page.

Check out these four paintings that you can make using blocks. I’m sure that they’ll spark your imagination and you and your kids will enjoy creating with this easy art for kids.

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Shape Arts and Crafts for Kids

Help toddlers and preschoolers learn their shapes with these easy shape-themed kids art ideas.

  1. Giant Shape Art for Kids
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  3. Kandinsky Shape Art for Kids
  4. Recycled Shapes Process Art

For more ideas, read all 19 Shape Arts and Crafts

Making Shapes

Painting with blocks is a fun process art activity for kids. Check out the 4 different kinds of paintings you can make using blocks

Making this picture was a lot of fun. You get to explore the different colors and shapes while making something beautiful. You can turn it into a card, wrapping paper or even just hang it on the fridge door. It’s such a simple activity that requires very little preparation. If you’re beginning to introduce your toddler to the realms of process art, then this is the perfect one to start with.

Your little ones can experiment with different things in this picture. For example:
1. What does it look like when they use a lot of paint compared to using only a little bit of paint.
2. What does applying different amounts of pressure do to the picture?
3. Does rolling the block a little create more defined outlines?
4. What happens when you use the side or corner of the block?

But best of all, when the picture is dried it becomes a shape matching activity. I’ve stored mine in the same box as the blocks we used to paint. Now I have a no-prep shape matching activity all ready to go whenever I want.

Nature block painting

This hyacinth picture is an awesome way to celebrate the coming of spring. Welcome the beginning of the warmer months with this simple flower art.

Start with some green stems already painted on the page, using your finger and some green paint to make the stems the night before is all that you need to do.
Then give your toddler a couple of different shades of whatever color paint they want and some circle blocks and let them do their thing.

I found that my son naturally followed the green stems on the page. So it ended up looking like a flower without me even having to direct him at all. He loved this activity, and ended up using his blocks to make a whole lot of other pictures after he was finished with this one.

Transport Block Painting

If you have preschoolers or older kids and they want something a bit more challenging, then try these vehicle paintings. Blocks are perfect for making vehicles of any kind. Boats, cars, trucks, I’m sure you could make a plane and a helicopter flying through the clouds too, whatever your little monster is crazy about.

This boat is made out of a square, triangles and a circle. I used the side of a circle block to make the mast, but you could use the corner or a square or rectangle too. I was even able to make the birds using the edge of the circle blocks. It’s such a fun art project for the summer holidays.

A car is so easy to make with these basic block shapes. A couple of wheels and it’s ready to roll. Why not try making a car that’s driving through the city. You could add some yellow squares for lights in the building windows. Or use some toothbrush splatter art to make some stars in the black sky. A nighttime drive could make a beautiful picture.

Are you going to try Block Painting with your Kids?
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Painting with blocks is a fun process art activity for kids. Check out the 4 different kinds of paintings you can make using blocks