Art

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. [...]

Muffins, art and Malt-O-Meal cereal

Cereal isn’t just for breakfast! Make some art with Honey & Oat Blenders or make super yummy muffins with a combination of Strawberry and Blueberry Mini Spooners. These two great activities are created using Malt-O-Meal cereals and you can “bag the box” while you’re at it. Malt-O-Meal cereals come in a resealable bag instead of [...]

Glitter doodling quick art project

Sometimes pulling out the crayons is just not enough entertainment for my preschooler, but we don’t have enough time to drag out all the craft or art supplies. Glitter paint in paint pens or tubes is a great alternative. Glitter is always a favorite supply in our house, so if I can squeeze it into [...]

Craft foam sticker art

Craft foam stickers are a great supply to have on hand for those unexpected moments of creativity. This is one of those items I watch for no matter where we go shopping. There are so many different shapes, sizes and colors and sometimes you can find them at fantastic sale prices. I picked up a [...]

Painting patterns with water colors

Painting with watercolors offers a wide variety of opportunities. You can set the paint out and let your preschooler’s imagination take over, creating whatever they’d like. Some kids struggle with artistic creativity. They don’t know exactly what is right or wrong and they want direction. There is no right or wrong way to create art, [...]

Painting with Dinosaurs

If we could invite a dinosaur over to make a little preschool art with us, how do you suppose they would hold that paint brush? I think T-Rex would have a hard time with those tiny arms! We decided to try a little painting with dinosaurs and you can too. Great yourself a pile of [...]

Perler Bead preschool art

Perler beads are neat little tube like plastic beads that you can use to create hundreds of mini mosaics and other wonderful art pieces. Rather than string them, you create designs by placing the beads on a plastic peg board base and then iron them for 10-20 seconds which melts the beads together. Preschoolers can [...]

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