Paint the Fence
Calling all budding artists! Join Early Childhood educator Sheila Kerwin as she looks at indoor and outdoor painting activities, the myriad materials and tools used in painting — and the personal expression and aesthetic sense at the heart of this universal activity.
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CATEGORY:Art |
GRADE LEVEL:early childhood |
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ACTIVITIES:
Nature Paint Brushes
Help your budding painters embrace nature with this creative activity. As children assemble and mix objects and materials, they’ll explore their personal creativity and aesthetic sense, become familiar with texture and color concepts, and build their understanding of spatial relationships and chemistry. https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2015/07/stick-craft-nature-paintbrushes.html
Nature Smash Painting
Art and science intersect for young children as they experiment with three-dimensional art and use their own body parts as painting tools! Children will joyfully explore concepts of area, space, color, texture, and cause-and-effect. https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/09/nature-smash-painting-process-art-kids.html 
Mud Painting
What’s more fun than mud to a tiny creator? Help your explorers develop an appreciation for the world of nature as they jump into process-oriented art and build skills in observation, estimation, and prediction along with concepts of texture, liquids, solids, and area – all while exploring their own self-creativity and individual aesthetic sense! https://twinmomrefreshed.com/toddler-art-mud-painting-activity/
Fizzing Sidewalk Paint
Your growing artists will be fascinated by this activity that brings them to the crossroads of art and science. Concepts including cause-and-effect, observation, physical knowledge (change), texture, and color are all part of this delightful activity – with a little sense of “magic” thrown in! https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/5509/fizzing-sidewalk-paint/
Painting with Shaving Cream
Expand your mini illustrators’ sense of texture with this delightful activity. The process-emphasis of art activities for young children allows them time to experiment and learn through direct, active involvement. The immediate change in materials is particularly fascinating, and shaving cream is a soothing material to explore. https://happyhooligans.ca/painting-with-shaving-cream/
CRAFT:
Doodle Lou's Squeegee Paint Craft
Squeegee painting is an art activity that appeals to kids of all ages! Click CRAFT tab to download instructions.
