You are going to love these art gifts for kids for the art lovers in your life! I have three girls who could do arts and crafts all day long! I’ve put together 25 of our favorite art picks that are sure to be a hit!
Arts & Crafts supplies are always a good idea to have on hand to inspire creativity and provide screen-free fun. This Art Gifts for Kids gift guide is full of our favorite art supplies, craft activities, and unique resources that allow my girls to explore their creativity all day long. Your kids are going to love it too! Let’s go!
Art Supplies
Early Learning Kids Paint Set This set is the perfect learning-to-paint choice for your toddler. It comes with sponge rollers, paint stamps, and 10 non-toxic washable paint colors.
Water Color Paint Set (36 colors) Every artist needs a classic watercolor paint kit. This set includes one brush and is perfectly portable. The perfect gift for creative kids!
Paint Sticks (24 Pack) Paint sticks are a gamechanger. You get the look of paint but not the mess! These sticks glide easily, dry quickly and they’re washable.
Water Color Paint Set with Drawing Pad Another watercolor paint set but this one includes a painting pad and multiple brushes. It would be a perfect all-in-one set for your kids who want to explore watercolor painting.
Water Color Paint Set-48 colors The colors in this watercolor set are so vibrant. I love how cute, small, and compact the case is: perfect for traveling!
Acrylic Paint Pallet There’s just something about having a clear paint palette that is so much fun. The best part about these is they’re easy to clean!
Arts & Crafts Supplies and Box Art kits really make craft time easy. This one has googly eyes, pompoms, feathers, pipe cleaners, beads and more, and I love the little portable art box it all comes in.
Roll Up Paint Brush Set – Set of 24 This set has every brush the kids will need for all their painting fun and they’re easy to keep track of in the roll-up case.
Table Top Paper Roll Melissa & Doug is always a reliable brand, and this tabletop paper roll dispenser is so cool. It’s 12 inches x 75 feet and has a child-safe tear strip so the kids can tear off any size all by themselves.
Art Activity Gift Ideas
Marbling Paint Art Kit I would have loved this as a kid! My daughter recently came home from a play date with these stunning marbled art pictures that she turned into birthday cards for her grandmother and myself. You fill the tray with water, drip and swirl the paint, then set the paper on top and pull it out revealing a totally creative design!
Scratch Art Always a big hit, these scratch art mini pads are perfect for writing notes or doodling. They start out all black and as you write or draw the black scratches off revealing rainbow colors underneath!
Soft Modeling Clay This clay is soft, smooth and stretchy, and great for crafts or slimes. It comes white but you can add and mix colors making it a great color learning project or add it to slime to create the perfect texture for butter slime! The perfect creative gift for kids!
Air Dry Clay – 62 Colors Air dry clay is fun for all ages. I love all the color options in this kit, and it even comes with sculpting tools and decoration accessories. If you are getting this you have to add in the adorable Play with Clay board book!
Foil Fun-Bugs This foil craft is fun, colorful, and the best part: mess free! Kids can press the sparkly foil onto the stickers and then place them on their favorite background. Easy!
Craft Activity Gift Ideas
Little Tikes Creative Chefs Kits Got a little chef in the house? This is perfect for kids who want to start helping cook and each kit comes with a simple recipe – plus it’s always fun to play with play sand that’s squishy and soft!
My First Fashion Designer If you have a fashion loving child, this is the cutest and most unique idea. You can create outfits without sewing or cutting! It comes with fabric, buttons, ribbons and the plastic dress form. My daughter’s love creating their own fashion designs, and the best part is they can do it over and over again!
Build and Paint Your Own Wooden Cars Set If you have any car lovers this is the perfect craft project for them. They can build, paint and race their very own cars! This set comes with 3 cars and is the perfect gift for creative kids.
Create Your Own Window Art I love a window full of these cute sun-catchers. The kit comes with paint, markers and suction cups.
Reusable Pop Beads These beads snap together and come apart quickly so your little one can make and remake endless designs of bracelets and necklaces. They’re also great for color-matching and sorting games.
Art Resources We Love
Paint Brush Basin with Brushes Holder This brush basin has everything! There’s a place for different paint colors, a spot for rinsing and drying, and holes for storing the brushes. I love that it all comes together in one little box.
Art Dice Sometimes deciding what to draw is the hardest part! Each of these cute wooden dice have an idea for medium, color, texture, mood, subject, etc, so kids can just roll the dice, brainstorm and start creating. (Perfect for art-loving teens and adults too!)
Tivi Craft Tray These trays are a favorite around here. They really are the perfect solution for containing messes and providing endless play including crafts, snacks, STEAM projects, sensory play and more. The silicone trays are even dishwasher proof. Use discount code: purposefultoys (stacks on their Black Friday sale through 11/26).
Guidecraft Art Table I love this art table! It’s so much fun for kids to have a dedicated place for all their arts & crafts and this art table is seriously the best. It comes with 2 stools, 6 fabric storage bins, 5 paint cups and a starter roll of paper.
Plexi-Glass Paint Easel I love the possibilities that a Plexi-Glass easel can bring. This see-through easel is a great way to help kids feel like real artists. The height is adjustable and it has a little storage shelf for supplies.
LED light Board This thin, light up board is a fun change to the way we art! It also has a removable panel for easy tracing. Once you’re done with your drawing, it can be lit up and displayed for everyone to see!
Art Books for Kids
Play With Clay Board Book When I was creating this Art Gifts for Kids blog post, I knew I had to add in this awesome book. Grab some clay or dough and let your kids follow along as they transform it from a blob, to a ball, to a snake and more! This book is easy for kids to follow along with and the pictures are so cute.
How to Draw All the Things Book for Kids I love these How-to-draw books! As your child draws step by step they will be amazed at the masterpiece they create in the end with these easy-to-follow steps. This is also a great creative gift for kids.
Drawing Pad 3 Pack Allow more open ended creativity by ditching the coloring books! If your kids are always stealing the printer paper like mine, this is the perfect solution. It’s nice to have a specific drawing pad for them to keep their drawings in. We add their names on the cover and they love that they have ownership over those pages. Plus it stays compact and organized. That’s what I call a win/win.
I hope you love our art gifts for kids picks this year. Let me know some of your must-have art supplies in the comments so we can test them out next! Want more gift ideas? Check out my gift guides page here.
