If there’s one thing the kids love to do, it’s paint! And while they don’t mind getting out brushes and using watercolors, they also love to get more creative. There are so many different ways to paint when you start mixing up the types of paint and even what you use instead of brushes! Check out some of our favorites!

20 Wacky Ways to Paint with Kids

1. Fall Tree Cork Painting from The Simple Parent
2. Squirt Gun Painting from Fireflies and Mudpies
3. Bubble Painting from Childhood 101
4. Mud Painting from Kids Activities Blog
5. Painting With Baby Food from Hands On As We Grow
6. Painting With Cars from The Simple Parent
7. Salt Painting from Juggling With Kids
8. Splatter Painting from Real Life At Home
9. Paint With Seasoning and Spices from Learn With Play at Home
10. Shaker Painting from Picklebums
11. Dinosaur Stomp Painting from Parenting Chaos
12. Painting on Wet Glue from Housing a Forest
13. Paint With Pom Poms from Fantastic Fun and Learning
14. Painting With Feet from Homegrown Friends
15. Feather Painting from No Time for Flash Cards
16. Balloon Painting from Glued to My Crafts
17. Marble Maze Painting from Housing a Forest
18. Icing Painting from Fantastic Fun and Learning
19. Ice Painting from Glue Sticks and Gumdrops
20. Q-Tip Painting from The Simple Parent

So while the kids love regular paintbrushes, there is just something extra fun about painting activities that use something else! So look around your house and see what you can find to paint with! Cotton balls, cotton swabs, old toys, and even things like forks are wonderful ways to explore the creativity of painting!