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Preschoolers Benefit From Process Art

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What kind of artwork does your preschooler bring home? The art could be a free-flowing expression of your child’s exploration of art materials. Or, it could be something easily identifiable that your child’s teacher set up and your child happily pieced together. One of these two types of art is much better for preschoolers than the other. Project art could be described as a “craft”. The preschool teacher presents kids with the exact amount of supplies they need (included pieces that have been pre-cut by the teacher). Kids are to use those pieces in a precise way to make an … Continue reading →

Fun with Self Portraits

Making self portraits is a fun activity for little ones. I love seeing how children see themselves. This activity puts a bit of a spin on simply making a self portrait. This time you and your child will make portraits of each other. You can also allow siblings to do this or other members of the family. My family did this one evening at the dinner table and drew who was across from us. It was an evening of laughter and fun. Any time a family can have fun together, no matter the age, it was a successful activity. So … Continue reading →

A True Artist

Is your preschooler an artist? Tonight my daughter sat at the dining room table painting. She was mixing colors. She said that she was trying to make gold. Since she was dumping all of the colors into a big container and stirring, I can only assume that she meant brown, which is exactly what she made. Pressing blobs of paint onto green paper, she looked proud and said, “An artist takes care in her work.” Then she presented her father with her paintings as a birthday present. I wish that I had such confidence. At the moment I am taking … Continue reading →

Easy Paint Projects for Preschoolers

Take three boys, add a great preschool art program – and what you get is a big stack of art projects. I don’t know what to do with all the papers. My boys are all well beyond preschool age, and I doubt that they will ever want 100 or so decaying tempera paint and construction paper projects. But it’s hard on my mama-heart to throw any of the papers out. They were so proud, and they learned so much. The pictures make me remember their chubby little paint-stained fingers. They really did have a great preschool. Art teaches confidence, problem … Continue reading →