Art for Toddlers :: How They Explore Art Materials and Their World
Toddlers explore art materials (and their world) without any preconceived notions about what is appropriate and what they can and cannot do.
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Explore a wide range of art activities for kids using watercolor paints. Great for quiet and calming art sessions! Try watercolor techniques for children including salty watercolors, watercolor resist methods, and printing.
Toddlers explore art materials (and their world) without any preconceived notions about what is appropriate and what they can and cannot do.
Spray painting with kids is a fun action art activity. Use liquid watercolors or watered down tempera paints in a cheap plastic spray bottle.
We transformed our melted crayon autumn leaves into “stained glass” panels for our front door window! So autumnal — I love it! Maia and I
Butterfly cookies and a crayon-resist butterfly art project are a fun way for kids to celebrate their love of butterflies as they learn about them.
Make homemade watercolor paints with simple household ingredients. Inexpensive and perfect for children’s art!
Making holiday crafts with kids can be about the process AND the product.
Thanks for all your comments yesterday! I’m feeling better today. A little less overwhelmed. Maia and I tried another fun watercolor resist earlier this week.
Here’s a melted crayons art project that even the youngest kid can do (unlike drawing on a hot cookie sheet, as we did recently)! Wax
We did some good old-fashioned watercolor resist painting the other day, using a melting crayon art technique and mostly Christmas colors.
Salty watercolors is an easy and fun kid art activity that uses glue, salt, and watercolor paint together.
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