Children are sponges . Now is the time to introduce them to fine art. There is no reason to wait until they are old enough to stay quiet for a 5 hour trip to the museum. Grab a book ( see here for fine art books for kids) find an artist that your child shows interest in and read . Next make it hands on and create a fine art inspired project . Here are 15 fantastic fine art projects for kids from us and other great blogs for kids.
Piet Mondrian From Putti’s World
Van Gogh’s Starry Night from Educator’s Spin On It
Inspired by Jasper Johns from TinkerLab
Jackson Pollock For Kids & Tips for Museum Visits
Matisse Inspired Collages from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Van Gogh Style Finger Paint Printing from The Imagination Tree
Host Your Own Gallery Opening
Seurat inspired Q-tip Painting from Nurture Store
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Inspired Project from Here Comes The Girls
Miro For Toddlers by Toddler Approved
Roy Lichtenstein for Preschoolers by Rainy Day Mum
Emily Carr Inspired Trees
Warhol Inspired Activities from The Good Long Road
En Plein Air – Outdoor Painting like Monet
Klimt Inspired Potato Printing from Red Ted Art’s Blog
Love this list, Allie! Just pinned it 🙂
Thanks for including my sunflowers. Such a great list of activities.
What a fabulous list of fine art project for young kids – Thank you so much for including our Lichtenstien 🙂
So fun! What a great list and a great resource all in one spot. Thanks for including our Miro art! 🙂
thanks so much for including our Andy Warhol activities!
I’ll admit this is a subject I’ve never considered introducing to my preschoolers! Shame on me! These are all great ideas, perfect for the coming rainy days. Thanks!
Thanks for the list! I love seeing Art History inspired projects.
Here’s one we did on Wassily Kandinsky.
http://motherofdiscussion.blogspot.com/2012/09/kandinsky-inspired-paintings.html
Pinning for later! We made some glass sculptures based on Dale Chihuly’s work.
(http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.com/2012/08/glass-sculptures.html).
Love this roundup! There are so many great ideas to do thanks!
I did thIs today with my kindergarten class! Loved the results! Thanks again! 🙂