One of my most popular kids learning activity series is Art History for Preschoolers. Kids love exploring grown-up topics, like Art, and the works of the masters, are incredible creative inspiration for them. One of my personal favorite artists is Claude Monet. If you loved my Monet Inspired Water Lillies…
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Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. His artistic exploration of pop culture produced mixed media series featuring icons of the day, from Marilyn Monroe to Campbell’s Soup cans. For our latest project in the Art History for Preschool series, the girls (ages 4 and 2) were easily…
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It was not that long ago that artistic techniques were as prescribed as scientific processes or mathematical equations. Critics and instructors frowned upon artists who looked to create outside the confinements of traditional methods. Kandinsky was one such artist, and fortunately for all of us, ignored his critics. He wanted art to…
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Georges Seurat is famous for creating his own painting technique. Using hundreds of tiny spots of color, he created great masterpieces, with a technique now known as pointillism. While applying spots of paint to create an image may be a bit advanced for preschoolers, painting a picture with spots provides great…
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Studying Rousseau: Nature-Inspired Process Art for Preschoolers
by MeghanHenri Rousseau got his start painting professionally late in life. He once said he had “no teacher other than nature”. Taking a page from his book and the beauty that is New England fall, Big M (age 4), Lil’ M (age 2), and I decided to engage in a little…
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If you have ever seen Lil’ M wield a paintbrush, you will understand why we take many of our crafting activities outdoors when weather permits. At almost 2, she has a fierce independent streak, wants to do it herself, and when I try to help, she gets mad and paint…