Foster your preschooler’s creativity and love of art with these fun process art activities using both tempera paints and watercolor paints!

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Providing opportunities for kids to take part in process art activities can help children develop creative confidence, experiment, and make sense of the world around them. Plus, it’s just tons of FUN!

By making various art materials accessible to your child or students, you can encourage all kinds of creating. In this collection, I’m focusing on fun ways you can encourage children to create using paint. I’ve organized the list of art activities by type of paint used- tempera paints and watercolors!

20+ Process Art Activities Using Paint

Process Art Projects Using Tempera Paint

Painting with Yarn from Buggy and Buddy

Paper Plate Twisting from Buggy and Buddy

Painting with Toy Cars from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Clay Resist Art from Babble Dabble Do

Painting with Colored Sand from Meri Cherry

Rolling Rock Painting from Tinkerlab

Paint a Branch from Art Bar

Rubberband Art from Handmade Kids Art for The Artful Parent

Magnet Painting from Left Brain Craft Brain

Painting on Foil from Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds

Painting with Pom Poms from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Colored Waterfalls from Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds

Process Art Projects Using Watercolor Paint

Painting with Cotton Swabs from Buggy and Buddy

Painting with Pipettes from Buggy and Buddy

Raised Salt Painting from Housing a Forest

Tape and Watercolor Process Art from Fun-A-Day!

Watercolor and Salt Art from Learn with Play at Home

Process Art Using Watercolors and Plastic Wrap from Buggy and Buddy