Pretend You're a Cave Painter

Create your own cave paintings! A long time ago people made art by painting on the walls of caves.

1. Find out about cave paintings, rock paintings, and other art created by early peoples in Europe, Africa, the Americas, or elsewhere in the world. One of France's national treasures are the Cro-Magnon underground cave paintings done more than 20,000 years ago.

2. Tear off a large piece from a brown paper bag. Crumple the bag and then flatten it to resemble the texture of a cave wall.

3. Draw designs such as people, cows, horses, and other symbols using Crayola® Multicultural Markers.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Calypso Dancers

Fruit & Veggie Rubbings

Fin-ish Your Dinner, Please!

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Multicultural Markers

household supplies

• brown paper grocery bag

"Even toddlers got into cave paintings! We attached grocery bags to walls and made our own cave."
Susanna B., family child care provider.

"After a field trip to a local cave, we researched early cave paintings and then made our own!"
Rosario P., home-school parent of children ages 8 and 10.

Did you know that the first known inhabitants of France were people called the Neanderthals? They walked upright, and had strong jawlines and thick bodies. They lived simply, hunting in the forest with tools made of stones and bones.