Expand your study of Art History for Preschoolers with more hands-on exploration featuring 15 Matisse art projects for kids. When we first started our exploration of Art History Kids, we began with Matisse. His use of vibrant colors and large geometric shapes – whether in his early years painting or…
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A fast favorite from our collection of Architecture and Engineering Books for Kids was Roberto, The Insect Architect. The girls made me read it every night for two weeks, taking turns over who got to take it to sleep with them at night… and it wasn’t long before they asked if…
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The girls and I are having so much fun with this Preschool Art series. I love the inspiration it is providing me in coming up with fun new activities, and I love all the support, feedback and excitement I am hearing from you all in response! This week, we continued…
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Painting with Scissors – Exploring Matisse Cutouts
by MeghanToday, we continue our Exploring Art History with Preschoolers series, sharing the first preschool reproduction using one of the masters’ techniques: Matisse Cutouts! Painting with Scissors – Exploring Matisse Cutouts This represents a number of firsts for us: the first Kids Activity in our Exploring Art History with Preschoolers series…
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Sharpening Scissor Skills: Teaching Kids to Use Scissors Safely
by MeghanBig M LOVES to craft, and more and more often, wants to do every part of it herself. This includes using scissors. I first introduced her to scissors about a year ago, and it lead to more frustration than fun. However, over the last 12 months, with the help of…