If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. We make Valentine’s Day post cards to send to friends and family each year. This year, we enjoyed exploring a new process in this multi day layered artwork: watercolor printing! Your 2-6 year old artists will… Continue reading Watercolor Print Valentine’s Day Postcards
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to explore texture. Loose parts from nature offer endless opportunities to experiment and create. Materials Several colors within a theme chosen with… Continue reading Printmaking and Painting with Loose Parts from Nature
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Last week, several mamas on Instagram messaged me to ask some version of, “how do I keep my under four year old engaged with process art for more than 5 minutes?!” This “Art Buffet” allows your… Continue reading Process Art Buffet
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to play with printmaking and color and experiment with painting using something other than a paintbrush. Materials 3-5 different washable tempera colors… Continue reading Painting and Printmaking with Legos
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Designing clothing, either for a loved one or for themselves, is an empowering experience for a young person. It’s simple to facilitate this kind of art play at home, but given the permanent nature of fabric… Continue reading Textile Design for Littles
This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to play with printmaking and color and experiment with painting using something other than a paintbrush. Materials 3-5 different washable tempera colors on a sponge in a bowl with a bit of waterDino figurinesBig paper taped to wall or table Instructions… Continue reading Painting with Dinosaurs
This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to explore texture. Loose parts from nature offer endless opportunities to experiment and create. Materials Several tints/shades of the same washable tempera color (some on a tray for painting, some on a sponge in a bowl with a bit of water… Continue reading Printmaking and Painting with Loose Parts from Nature
This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to experiment with a variety of materials within a seasonal context. Materials Paint (I use washable green tempera paint thinned with water on a sponge in a bowl to reduce mess)PaperPom pomsRound sponge brushDot paintDot stickersThumbsUse what you have! There is… Continue reading Caterpillar Painting
