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Handprint Angel Art

Make a pretty angel picture using your preschooler’s handprints as the wings. This art project would make a lovely holiday decor piece or an image to use on your family Christmas cards! We used a large 11×14 size piece of construction paper for the background to make sure there was enough room to create the ...

Leaf Rubbing art

Before all the leafs have fallen and crumbled or blown away grab a little pile and head to the art table with your preschooler. Leaf rubbings are a fun and easy project that allows preschoolers to explore cause and effect while discovering textures and creating art all at once. The trick to success with leaf ...

Handprint bats

I love handprint crafts so when I was trying to come up with something fun to do that wasn’t a jack-o-lantern or a ghost, I thought a bat would be so cute! So here we have a super fun handprint bat. You can make them any color you like, we chose purple because I was ...

Thumbprint spiders

Make these cute and easy Halloween spiders with your preschooler using a thumb and a little paint… super fun! We used different colored construction paper and different colors of tempera paint to make all kinds of spiders. Because this is tiny art, it’s fun to make a whole pile of thumbprint spiders and use them ...

Hand print ghosts

I saw some cute footprint ghosts the other day and decided to try it with hand prints. We had so much fun painting hands and making prints! To make these hand print ghosts you just need white paint, black construction paper and a black sharpie marker. Make sure your preschooler’s fingers are all tightly closed ...

Free draw princesses

Sometimes just getting out the markers or crayons and a handful of special stickers is enough of an activity to keep your preschooler busy for a while. This is a photo of a little card my preschooler made for her friend. She used sparkly gem-like crown stickers and markers to make two princesses. Create a ...

Stamp pad leaf art

I was working on a craft project using some stamp ink and my preschooler discovered she could make her own leaf art using the stamp pads. We used the small stamp pads directly on paper to create a leaf shape. It was really fun to try the different colors in the stamp set and see ...

Spaghetti Painting

Paint isn’t just for brushes, and noodles are no exception. You can make all kinds of fun art using food with your paints and preschoolers gain experience exploring different tools, shapes and textures when they paint with unusual items. For this project we used spaghetti noodles and finger paint. Watch out, the noodles get a ...

Painting the letter A

Today paint a letter A using objects that start with the letter A. We used washable kid paint and went to town exploring the different patterns and textures each object made as we rolled and stamped them across our letter A picture. I started the picture by drawing a simple letter A and then my ...

Make art with reused gift wrap

Next time you have a pile of used gift wrap you need to throw out, consider reusing it for an art project. The bright colored patterns and fun designs make great cut outs for preschool art. You can create new pictures, collages, cards to give to others and fun decor to brighten up any room. ...

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