Red Paint Ideas for a 6-Year-Old Boy's Room

Red Circles

• One paint idea for a 6-year-old boy's room is to paint solid red circles in assorted sizes all over the walls. Create small circles a foot or less in diameter, as well as large circles that are 5 to 6 feet in diameter. If desired, attach assorted images to each circles, such as printouts and magazine pictures of the child's favorite book characters. Glue these images to each circle as desired, and add red paint around the perimeter of each picture so it looks like the images are "coming out" of the paint. Writing assorted sayings and song lyrics within the circles is also an option.

Horizontal and Vertical Patterns

• Use red paint to make assorted horizontal and vertical patterns in your child's room. Create zigzags, wavy lines, dotted lines, straight lines and stenciled patterns, such as images of animals. Use different hues of red paint if desired to make each pattern stand out more. Another option is to alternate vertical and horizontal patterns by wall to create even more contrast. Help your child learn about different shapes and numbers by creating numerical and shape patterns on the wall, such as drawing squares, circles, triangles and rectangles.

Red Animals

• Use assorted shades of red paint to create "red" animals all over your child's wall, such as red foxes, cardinals, robins, assorted fish varieties and even mythical creatures such as dragons. Painting such images on the walls also helps your child learn about different animals and how to identify them. Create red animal paintings featuring them in their natural habitats, or simply paint assorted animals in whatever design pleasing to you to create your own wall menagerie.

Additional Ideas

• A final option for red paint ideas for a child's room is to create assorted "red" landscape designs, such as a red desert or a red sun setting over a prairie. Use red to create jungle scenes featuring oversized flowers and plants, or create your own fantasy world featuring red castles and draw bridges. Alternately, send your child to Mars, the "red planet," with a wall dedicated to space exploration. Include other planets if desired, such as Jupiter, which features a large red dot that is actually an ongoing storm.