If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Wet on wet watercolor painting is fun for all ages. This process is an art staple in my home with children under 6. You can find all the recommended supplies on the supplies page of this… Continue reading Wet on Wet Watercolor Painting for Beginners
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Encouraging layered artworks for littles is a great way to: Expose your little artist to a variety of materials.Save paper (especially that spendy high quality watercolor paper).Facilitate the creation of a more “finished” looking product at… Continue reading Encouraging Layered Artworks with Little Artists
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. I don’t think autumn process art gets any better than this! This is suitable play for any age. It is taste safe for babies and sensory satisfying for all, adults included. Blackberries are in season in… Continue reading Painting with Blackberries
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 1-6 year old to experience color without focusing on line and shape. This painting method is used in Waldorf schools around the world. The wet… Continue reading Wet on Wet Watercolor with Autumn Colors
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. Don’t let rain clouds get in the way of having messy, artsy fun outside! This process based art play will keep your little artist so engaged outdoors they won’t want to come back in. Materials Coffee… Continue reading Rainy Day Art Play
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Okay, folks, this painting method is just about as fun as it gets! It is surprisingly low mess, sensory satisfying, and results in some beautiful products. Your 1.5+ kiddos will love this project—and babies will love… Continue reading Roll Painting!
Kids love painting. It is such a versatile way to engage the senses and help your child learn and thrive. Your child will grow their fine motor skills, expand their knowledge of color, deepen their understanding of cause and effect and learn to self regulate big emotions when they find engaging with the act of… Continue reading 10 Ways to Play with Paint
Before your little artist’s fine motor skills are top notch, painting and gluing can be frustrating and messy for both child and parent. Giving ample opportunity to practice is important, but you can take the pressure off sometimes by using this method. A sponge in a bowl (or even better, airtight container with a lid)… Continue reading Hack for Painting and Gluing with Little Artists
