15 Outdoor Art Activities: Kid's Co-op

You can take almost any art activity outside, but these ten art ideas from the Kid's Co-op were made for the great outdoors. Some use natural materials and others make such a glorious mess that the only place for them is outside the house. Either way, you can grab some supplies and head outside with your kids to create some art and memories.

5 fun ways to paint in the rain from Housing a Forest

Fly swatter painting from Reading Confetti

Chalk rubbings from Lessons Learnt Journal

Painting with water balloon from Reading Confetti

Rubber band painting from Reading Confetti

Easy scented sidewalk paint from The Magnolia Barn

Nature art from Preschool Powol Packets

Spray bottle mural from Gift of Curiosity

Thanks so much to everybody who linked up great ideas for kids last week.  Can't wait to see what you've got this week!

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The Kid's Co-Op features the best of the best kids' ideas of the week. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & visit each of the awesome Bloggers who co-host this link party.  By linking up your post will be viewed on over 15 great blogs. *Also by linking up, you agree to your images being pinned & shared with credit.

1. STOP Preschooler Fits!	2. Recycled Robot for Preschoolers	3. Weekly Library Challenge-There Was A Tree	4. 20 must try baby games
5. 15 Outdoor Art Activities	6. Backyard Fun: Tin Foil River and Mini Ice Boats	7. Turtle Planters	8. Color matching with household objects
9. Simple snake craft	10. Sensory play with water beads	11. Marshmallow People	12. Real life reading
13. Tinkering	14. Mother's Day card and printable	15. Spring Banners from Flowers and Leaves	16. Clothespin Catapults
17. Sticks ~ Natures Perfect Toy	18. Shooting Water Experiment	19. Toddler Exploring with Toothbrushes	20. Mini Meat & Hidden Vegie Pies!
21. Making Sensory Play Trays	22. 10 Screen Free Tips	23. Acorn Painted Buddies	24. Kids Art. Watercolour Canvas
25. Gloop shape hunt	26. Dinosaur sensory tub	27. 20 must try baby games	28. 50+ sensory bin ideas: add yours!
29. 10 children's books by celebrities	30. glow-in-the-dark firefly nightlights {guest}	31. scented glitter gak from fspdt	32. diy compost bin for kids with worms
33. Tube Play	34. Railroad Word Crash Train Reading Game	35. Exploring the Art of Steam Train, Dream Train Part 2	36. Creating Art with Nature/recyclables/toys
37. Outdoor surface rubbing	38. Raising Kids who get along	39. Learning Game, What's Inside?	40. Developing Comprehension through Play
41. Mother's Day- and Teacher Appreciation Gifts	42. Montessori-Inspired Flower Activities	43. DIY Sandprint Keepsake	44. Backpack Essentials for Wildlife Explorers
45. Easy Tree Snack & Learning Activity	46. Books About Trees	47. Flower Snack Ideas	48. Letter X mini-book (printable)
49. Free Transportation Pack (20 pages)	50. Free Transportation Count & Clip #1-20	51. Free Word Family Uno (short a)	52. Math ideas using toy vehicles
53. Creative Kids!!	54. Nature Art, Gardening, and Outside Fun!	55. Kids' Crazy Quilt Craft	56. 10 Ways to Play with Pasta Noodles Kids Love
57. DIY Eucalyptus Spearmint Hand & Foot Scrub	58. Gardening With Kids- planting flowers	59. Paint With Flowers	60. Spider Web Gardening Trellis
61. Introducing your baby to solids	62. Flying with kids ... survival tips	63. Creating a M.O.M. Container Garden	64. 22 Garden Themed Children's Books
65. Paper Gondola	66. Pounded Flower Prints	67. Fingerprint Flower Magnets for Mother's Day	68. A Letter Recognition Activity
69. Flower Nature Craft	70. Learn to Raise Butterflies	71. Create an Outdoor Activity Jar	72. Books & Activities for Gardening Fun
73. London Bus Craft	74. Learning Colours with Brown Bear	75. Car Track Letter Tracing	76. Pipe Cleaner Patterning
77. Cardboard Building Boards	78. DIY Pig Nose	79. Finding Nemo + other Disney Snacks	80. Salt Dough Plant Picks
81. Yellow Week	82. Easy Hand Painted Mother's Day Planter for Kids	83. 5 Fine Motor Activities	84. Cardboard box - keep it simple
85. Letter A Quiet Book Page	86. Coloring a Rainbow	87. DIY Outdoor Roads	88. Recycled Shredded Paper Mural
89. Easy Mother's Day Craft	90. Handprint Flower Bag	91. Smart Cookie Teacher Gift	92. Handprint Flowers
93. Virtual Flat Stanley in the Netherlands	94. Homemade watercolor paints	95. Shaving Cream Painting	96. Family Tree Mother's Day Gift
97. Kids Silly Star Pasta Salad	98. Personalizing Early Learning (+ Learning Kit Giveaway!)	99. Fine Motor Skill Beaded Flower	100. Puzzle Piece Frame & Watercolor Art
101. Kids Footprint Bee and Butterfly Towels	102. Mothers Day Breakfast	103. A Little Bit of Montessori: Helping in the Kitchen	104. Recycled Outdoor Music Station
105. Mindy	106. Butterflies & Beans Sensory Bins & More	107. Mother's Day Twig Vase	108. Catch Spider Webs & awesome web facts!
109. Building Language with Small World Play	110. Building Language with Sensory Play	111. Making Cards for the Sick	112. DIY Name Art
113. Taking a Look at Online Homeschooling	114. Springtime Science	115. Jelly Bean Illustrations!	116. Popcorn Popping Tree Craft
117. Teaching 5 Senses through Popcorn	118. Beautiful Baskets	119. gardening sensory bin	120. Free Printable Shapes Lacing Cards
121. Cut and Paste Activity with Shapes	122. By the Pond Unit for Preschoolers Part 1	123. By the Pond Unit for Preschoolers Part 2	124. By the Pond Unit for Preschoolers Part 3
125. Explorers in the Gallery	126. Weaving Loom from Child's Book	127. Frida Kahlo Activity Planner	128. Dinodilla Mexican Dinner
129. MYO Flower Fairies	130. Preschool Explorers	131. Letter K for Toddlers	132. what does the wind blow
133. green writing Case	134. Cupcake Liner Flower Card	135. Creative kids	136. Mother's Day Handprint FlowerPot
137. Melted Pony Beads	138. Plaster Puzzle Blocks	139. Re-use Plastic Packaging	140. 5 Ways to Encourage Pretend Play (plus ideas for special needs)
141. Tips for messy painting with kids	142. A Very Hungry Caterpillar Pinata	143. Child-Led Dramatic Play: Preschool Book Store	144. Butterfly Life Cycle and Activities
145. Baby Sensory Play: Wax Paper Shape Discovery Tub	146. Color Bath Fun!	147. Foam sticker number and letter prints	148. Thunderstorm Printables
149. Mr Picasso flowers	150. Handprint Bluebird Card	151. Discovering time is going on	152. ping pong fish bowl toss
153. play, love, learn, create	154. collages on the light table	155. books of the week!	156. girly camping sleepover
157. choo choo wagon	158. Alphabet Summer Fun	159. Chore Charts & Toddlers	160. Kid Lit Giveaway: 90 Bloggers Books, $, Prizes
161. food pyramid

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