A “House Painting” Activity for a Kids’ Art Party Using Cardboard Boxes
“House painting?!” you exclaim. Don’t worry. We don’t mean the little party guests will be painting your house! This is a fun and super-simple outdoor activity for a Kiddie Art-themed or Painting Party this summer! This enjoyable hands-on project can keep the junior artists happily occupied for up to an hour—with ready-made materials for less hassle, and an outdoor workspace for easy post-party clean-up. Yay!
Now, let’s get ready for this artsy activity with this simple how-to guide. (*this post contains affiliate links)
Materials to Source
You can use our picks from Amazon or find your own equivalents at your local crafts store:
- Littlefun Kid’s Foldable Premium Corrugated Cardboard Playhouse Kit
- Kids Tempera Paint, Set of 24 Colors (24 x 2oz) Includes Fluorescent, Glow in the Dark, Glitter, Metallic & Neon
- Set of 30 Paint Brushes Bundle with Crayola Washable Kid’s Paint (6 Count)
- Plastic Drop Cloth (9-Feet x 12-Feet, Clear) or old newspapers or rolls of butcher paper – to protect your outdoor party area or lawn
- empty wide-mouthed bottles, mason jars, or candy jars – filled with water for washing brushes
- lots of old cloth rags
“House Painting” Party Activity: Setup Ideas
Here are some ways to preparing the activity:
- Choose an open-air venue with lots of space for the active little artists. Protect the work area from paint spills by laying out a drop cloth, old newspapers or butcher paper.
- Set up the ready-made mini cardboard house or houses, depending on how many kiddie guests you will have. (Oops! We forgot to take photos of the houses still unpainted.)
- Lay out the sets of paints and brushes, plus the bottles and jars of water and cloth rags on kiddie-height stands or right at ground level.
- Add a multi-colored Art Party sign to welcome the painting crew to the activity area.
- Let the proud painters use their finished projects as a “photo booth” backdrop for souvenir snapshots!
More Artsy Elements of this Kiddie Painting Party
With such a colorful and creative theme, there are so many other ways to express it in this party scene. Here is more inspiration from our styled set.
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