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2nd Grade Art & Creativity Games

Drawing, music, crafts & creative expression

40 games
2nd Grade

Color Mixing

Predict the color you'll get before you mix the paint.

medium1-4 players20 min

The Color Wheel

Sort colors into primary and secondary on the color wheel.

medium1-4 players20 min

Warm and Cool Colors

Sort colors into warm and cool.

easy1-4 players10 min

Color Value

Line up colors from lightest to darkest.

easy1 players10 min

Tints and Shades

Sort colors: was white added (a tint) or black added (a shade)?

easy1 players10 min

Shading Techniques

Wire each shading trick to how you do it.

easy1 players10 min

Light and Shadow

Shine a flashlight and predict what shadow each thing makes.

easy1-4 players20 min

Shadow Puppets

Run a shadow puppet show — make shadows grow, shrink and move.

easy1-4 players20 min

Puppet Theater

Wire each kind of puppet to how you make it move.

medium2-6 players30 min

Clay Pots and Pottery

Put the steps for coil pots, pinch pots and slab pots in order.

medium1-2 players15 min

Clay Textures

Wire each tool to the texture it presses into clay.

medium1-4 players20 min

Paper Sculpture

Sort art that is flat (2D) from sculpture you can walk around (3D).

easy1 players10 min

Origami Basics

Put paper-folding steps in order.

easy1-4 players20 min

Portrait Basics

Place eyes, nose, mouth and ears where they really go on a face.

medium1-2 players15 min

Still Life Drawing

Find the objects you could set up for a still life drawing.

easy1 players10 min

Landscape Drawing

Sort artworks into landscapes, portraits and still lifes.

easy1 players10 min

Perspective Basics

Make things look near or far in a drawing.

easy1 players10 min

Animal Drawing

Draw animals from simple shapes — put the steps in order.

easy1 players10 min

Movement Drawing

Choose the drawing tricks that make things look like they're moving.

easy1-4 players20 min

Line Designs

Wire each kind of line to its name.

medium1-4 players20 min

Symmetry and Mirrors

Sort things that match on both sides of a mirror line from things that don't.

easy1-4 players20 min

Tempera Painting

Set up, paint and clean up with tempera — in the right order.

easy1 players10 min

Watercolor Techniques

Wire each watercolor trick to the effect it makes.

easy1 players10 min

Printmaking with Stamps

Wire each stamp to the print it leaves.

easy1-4 players20 min

Texture Walk and Texture Collage

Sort materials by how they feel for your texture collage.

medium1-4 players20 min

Texture Rubbing Art

Find the things you can make a crayon rubbing of.

easy1-4 players15 min

Shape Collage

Sort collage shapes into geometric and organic.

medium1-4 players20 min

Story Collage

Put the pictures of a collage story in order: beginning, middle, end.

medium1-4 players20 min

Mosaic Art

Make smart choices to build a paper or tile mosaic.

medium1-4 players20 min

Weaving and Paper Weaving

Put the steps for paper weaving and yarn weaving in order.

easy1-4 players20 min

Textile Art

Wire each kind of fabric art to how it's made.

medium1-2 players15 min

Cultural Art Traditions

Wire art traditions to the place they come from.

easy1 players10 min

Folk Art

Find the folk art made by hand in traditions passed down in families.

easy1 players10 min

Mask Making

Put the steps for making paper masks in order.

medium1-4 players20 min

Art and Nature

Sort art materials that come from nature from ones people make.

easy1-4 players20 min

Pattern Design

Find what comes next in bead patterns.

easy1 players10 min

Instrument Families

Sort instruments into their families.

medium1-4 players20 min

Pattern Rhythms

Build drum-and-clap rhythm patterns.

easy1-4 players20 min

Music and Mood

Sort music by the feeling it gives you.

easy1-4 players20 min

Musical Freeze Dance

Listen to the music and choose how to move.

easy3-8 players15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How many free 2nd Grade art & creativity games are there?
LittleActivity has 40 free, interactive art & creativity games designed specifically for 2nd Grade students. New games are added regularly.
Are these art & creativity games aligned with school curriculum?
Yes. All 2nd Grade art & creativity games are aligned with Common Core and state standards. They cover the key skills and concepts taught at this grade level.
Do I need to create an account to play?
No. All games are 100% free with no signup required. Just pick a game and start playing instantly in your browser on any device.
Can my child play these games on a tablet?
Yes. All LittleActivity games are designed to work on any device — desktop, tablet, or phone. No app download is needed.
What skills do these art & creativity games develop?
These games develop art & creativity fluency, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through interactive gameplay. They reinforce classroom learning in a fun, pressure-free environment.

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