World Art Day ideas for OSHC
13 DIY activities for World Art Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Animal Portrait Gallery
Children draw or paint a close-up portrait of an animal from a photo, focusing on eyes, fur, feathers or scales, then hang them as a gallery with a caption about the animal.
World Art Day · Budding Artists · Art Attack Day +2Blind Contour Portraits
Partners draw each other's faces without looking at the paper, producing wonderfully wobbly portraits and plenty of laughs.
Day of the Dead · Art Attack Day · World Art Day +1Colourful Calavera Folk Art
Children decorate a sugar-skull-style calavera with bright flowers, hearts and patterns, exploring a celebrated Mexican folk art form that is joyful and colourful rather than scary.
World Music Day · Art Attack Day · Mindfulness Day +2Draw What You Hear
Children listen to contrasting music and let their pencils and pastels move with the sound, creating abstract artworks that show rhythm and mood.
World Art Day · Teamwork Day · Games Day +2Draw-It Relay Race
Teams sprint to a shared easel, add one part of a picture called out by the leader, then race back so the next teammate can continue.
World Art Day · Craft Day · Maker Day +2Foil Figure Sculptures
Children squash, twist and shape aluminium foil into people or animals in action poses, then display them as a mini sculpture garden.
World Art Day · Mythical Creatures · Silly Stories Day +2Fold-and-Pass Creature Drawings
Children fold paper into sections and take turns drawing a head, body and legs without seeing the others' parts, revealing a silly creature at the end.
French Day · Art Through the Ages · Art Attack Day +3Garden Dab Painting Outdoors
Children paint outside with short dabs and dots of colour, the way French painters of the 1870s captured light on gardens, ponds and flowers.
International Dot Day · Art Attack Day · Budding Artists +2Make Your Mark Dot Art
Children start with a single dot and turn it into a bold, signed artwork of their own, celebrating the idea that everyone can make their mark.
World Art Day · Nature Play Day · Outdoor Explorers +2Nature Land Art
Children collect leaves, sticks, flowers and stones to create temporary outdoor artworks, photographing them before nature takes them back.
Africa Day · Art Attack Day · World Art Day +2Ndebele-Inspired Geometric Painting
Children paint bold, outlined geometric designs inspired by the house paintings of Ndebele women in South Africa, an art form known for bright colours and strong black lines.
Nowruz · Art Attack Day · World Art Day +2Persian Tile Mosaic Art
Children create symmetrical mosaic designs from paper squares inspired by the blue and turquoise tiles of Persian buildings, a calm art activity full of pattern and colour.
World Art Day · Art Attack Day · Show and Tell Day +2Pop-Up Gallery Opening
Children curate their own artworks into a pop-up gallery, writing artist labels and acting as guides at an opening for families.