Creative activity for kindergarten
55 Kindergarten Art Projects To Spark Early Creativity
There’s no better time to experiment with art than kindergarten! Kids this age are buzzing with creativity and always willing to try something new. These kindergarten art projects use every kind of media, so kids learn to paint, sculpt, draw, weave, and more. Plus, they’ll discover some famous artists along the way. Save all of your students’ work and put together an art show at the end of the year for parents and caregivers. Your little artists will be proud to show that they can do so much more than finger paint!
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1. Weave a wall hanging
Give little fingers some fine motor practice as you teach them the basics of weaving. Add beads to embellish their creations!
Learn more: Meri Cherry/Kindergarten Weaving
2. Craft some circle-print art
Circles are one of the first shapes kids learn to identify, but they also play an important role in many types of art. Show kids some of the more famous circle art pieces, then create your own using empty toilet paper rolls and tempera paints.
Learn more: Pocket of Preschool
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3. Pile up paper tubes
Don’t throw away those tubes after you print with them! Instead, pile them up to make unique sculptures.
Learn more: Art Bar
4. Roll up paper snails
These sweet little snails are easy to make, especially when you use the free printable templates available at the link.
Learn more: Kindergarten Nation
5. Grow a fingerprint tree
OK, technically, this one is finger painting, but it’s a little more sophisticated. Mix it up with fall colors to make this an autumn craft instead of spring.
Learn more: A Dab of Glue Will Do/Fingerprint Tree
6. Trace your hand
Anyone can do a hand turkey. Visit the link to learn how to do hand cats, hand giraffes, hand dinos, and more!
Learn more: Artistro
7.
Trace and paint the ABCs
Kindergarten is all about the ABCs, so this is a perfect kindergarten art project. Fold paper into squares and add a different color or pattern to each. Then paint alphabet letters overtop.
Learn more: Cassie Stephens/ABCs
8. Capture a self-portrait in a shadow box
Turn old cardboard boxes (cereal boxes are the perfect size) into shadow boxes with a photo of a student inside. Attach a transparency to the front and add fun details using Sharpies or chalk markers.
Learn more: Meri Cherry Art Studio/Self Portrait Shadow Box
9. Get stately with watercolor castles
These castles use a fun technique where students draw designs and shapes with crayons and then paint over it with watercolors. Students will definitely be amazed to see the way the crayons resist the paint.
Learn more: Deep Space Sparkle/Watercolor Castle
10. Cut and paste color wheel flowers
This might look like just another cute kindergarten art project, but really, the goal is to teach the color wheel concept.
Kids paste primary flower petals first, then fill in with secondary colors. They get good practice with scissor skills too.
Learn more: Deep Space Sparkle/Color Wheel Flowers
11. Put blocks to a new use
You might shudder at the idea of dipping your shape blocks in paint, but let’s face it: those sticky blocks were due for a good cleaning anyway. So go ahead and try this Paul Klee-inspired kindergarten art project, even if it is a wee bit messy.
Learn more: Learn, Play, Read
12. Find art in scribbles
Show kids that even their scribbles are full of personality and life! Let kids experiment with a variety of media (crayons, markers, pastels, etc.), then turn their scribbles into creatures in a few simple steps.
Learn more: Capturing Parenthood
13. Model textured clay turtles
Break out the clay! These little turtles are easy to assemble, but it’s the shells that are the really fun part. Have kids use the sole of their shoe (stomp!) to create textures and patterns.
If you don’t have a kiln, use air dry clay, or even try this with Play-Doh.
Learn more: Cassie Stephens/Clay Turtles
14. Shape 3D yarn art
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a perennial children’s favorite, so this kindergarten art project is sure to be a big hit. Make sculptures by dipping yarn in glue and attaching a paper purple crayon to the end.
Learn more: Buggy and Buddy/Yarn Sculptures
15. Blow through straws to make dreamy peacocks
This beautiful kindergarten art project is easier than it looks! To make those rainbow feathers, just place a few drops of liquid watercolor onto watercolor paper or white construction paper. Students use straws to blow the paint around the paper. (Make this project COVID-safer by taking it outside and spacing kids out while they work.)
Learn more: The Pinterested Parent
16. Stack cardboard sculptures
Here’s another way to turn recycled cardboard into a kindergarten art project.
Cut cardboard into shapes and stack them up. Then drizzle thin paint carefully over the top to create mesmerizing patterns.
Learn more: Picklebums/Cardboard Sculptures
17. Craft a gumball machine
This gumball machine is so cute! We especially love how simple and affordable it is to recreate.
Learn more: Paper Plate Fun/Gumball Machine
18. Make junk robots
There are few things that kindergarteners love more than robots. This is a great project for using those last bits of buttons, paper scraps, old toys, and stickers. You can make this project as complicated or as simple as you want.
Learn more: Mini Mad Things/Junk Robots
19. Mold Chihuly-inspired bowls
Show your students pictures of Dale Chihuly’s breath-taking glass art. Then grab coffee filters and markers to make your own colorful creations!
Learn more: Mrs. Harris’ Art Room/Coffee Filter Art
20. Float tissue paper water lilies
Monet’s water lily paintings are instantly recognizable and easy for kids to connect with.
Re-create the feeling of these famous paintings with this project, finished off with tissue paper water lilies.
Learn more: Arty Crafty Kids
21. Build a dino
Purchase some craft foam then get to work cutting various shapes from it. Your students will enjoy building their own unique dinosaur from those shapes. We especially love that they will be reviewing their shapes in the process!
Learn more: Little Family Fun/Build a Dinosaur
22. Channel Van Gogh with sunflowers
Van Gogh is another terrific inspiration for kindergarten art students. Bring in a bouquet of live sunflowers, show them his sunflower paintings for inspiration, and let them create!
Learn more: NurtureStore/Sunflowers
23. Replace glitter with salt paint
Some of you may be die-hard glitter fans, but for the rest of us, this kindergarten art project is a real sanity-saver. Students draw designs with glue, then dump coarse salt over the top. When it’s dry, they add watercolors for a pretty creation.
Learn more: An Artful Parent
24. Foil print a moon painting
Crumpled foil dipped in paint is the secret to creating this cool textured moon print. Add it to a star-painted background to finish it off.
Learn more: A Dab of Glue Will Do/Moon Prints
25. Bend pipe cleaners into masterpieces
Chances are good you’ve got a ton of random pipe cleaners lying around somewhere. Gather them up, along with some styrofoam packing material, and set kids loose to create wild and crazy sculptures. They can add beads and any other materials you have lying around, too. (Try these glittery pipe cleaners for extra pizzazz.)
Learn more: Picklebums/Pipe Cleaner Sculptures
26. Build a glass-free mosaic
Real glass mosaics are best reserved for high school students, but this version makes a great kindergarten art project! Visit the link below to learn how to dye corn kernels any color you can imagine.
Learn more: Pre-K Pages
27.
Cut out newspaper catsWork on scissors skills by cutting basic shapes out of newspapers and magazines. Then assemble them however you like to create cute kitty cats!
Learn more: Arty Crafty Kids
28. Tackle textures with trees
Introduce the idea of texture by studying tree bark with all its whorls and swirls. Next, have kids draw simple trees full of patterns in crayon and then have them fill in the background with watercolors.
Learn more: Mrs. Harris’ Art Room/Textured Trees
29. Create a scribbler
We love that this can be done on short notice since all you will need are markers, duct tape, paper rolls, and paper. Add to the fun by unrolling a huge sheet of white paper like this one on the floor then letting the kids go wild with their “scribblers.”
Learn more: The Craft Train/Paper Roll Scribblers
30. Bring chalk back with exploding hearts
Classrooms may not have much chalk lying around anymore, but chalk pastels are still great for art projects.
Use them to create these surprisingly simple “exploding hearts.”
Learn more: Elements of the Art Room/Chalk Hearts
31. Craft 3-D yarn letters
Here’s another alphabet idea for your kindergarten art students. Grab some yarn (the multicolored skeins create the coolest look), glue, and wax paper. Dip the yarn into the glue and lay the glue-drenched pieces of yarn on wax paper to create letters, numbers, or any shape you like.
Learn more: Premeditated Leftovers
32. Slide pastel art into mini photo albums
Kids love to experiment with different art supplies. Let them create a variety of pastel pages, then slide them into mini photo albums to display and share.
Learn more: Meri Cherry Art Studio/Mini Art Books
33. Embrace wrinkles with this crumpled-art project
Crumpling paper is a lot of fun, but kids will be surprised to see they can use that technique to make interesting art! All you need is white construction paper and watercolors to make this unique kindergarten art project.
Learn more: Buggy and Buddy/Crumpled Paper Art
34. Finger paint a mess-free (!) rainbow
Finger painting without the mess? Yes, please! This kindergarten art project keeps the paints confined to a plastic bag, so kids can create over and over again anywhere they like.
Learn more: Powerful Mothering
35. Try another low-mess take on watercolors
Here’s another idea for keeping the painting mess to a minimum. Draw on plastic bags with washable markers, then spray them with water and press a piece of paper over the top. Instant easy art!
Learn more: Team Cartwright
36. Use balloons as stamps
This is the perfect kindergarten art project for Earth Day but it could be done anytime. It doesn’t require a lot of preparation since all you will need is blue and green paint, some balloons, and paper.
Learn more: I Heart Arts N Crafts/Balloon Stamping Earth
37. Pull yarn through paint
Yarn painting has become popular for all ages recently, and it’s easy to see why.
This easy project creates cool abstract art that’s fun and satisfying to make.
Learn more: Buggy and Buddy/Yarn Painting
38. Point the way with cotton swabs
Not only is painting with cotton swabs (aka Q-Tips) lots of fun, it also introduces little ones to the concept of pointillism. Bonus: no paintbrushes to clean up at the end!
Learn more: Projects With Kids
39. Hang a shape garland
Fill your room with kid-made art! Paint and cut out colorful shapes, then string them on garlands to decorate your classroom.
Learn more: NurtureStore/Shape Garlands
40. Put together Mondrian squares
Mondrian is another artist whose work is very appealing to young kids. Create Mondrian-inspired squares by decorating and assembling individual wood craft sticks.
Learn more: Preschool Powol Packets
41. Color some big crayons
In addition to teaching color blending techniques, this kindergarten art project opens up discussions about the ways unique crayons work together to create a complete picture.
Learn more: Elements of the Art Room/Crayon Craft
42. Make bubble wrap magic
Bubble wrap is a perennial favorite for little fingers, but students will have to hold off on popping for at least a little while when you tackle this kindergarten art project. Glue umbrellas to construction paper, then use bubble wrap to “paint” the raindrops!
Learn more: 123 Homeschool 4 Me
43. Assemble a Leaf Person
Leaf people are the new stick people! Take a nature walk to gather leaves; this is fun in fall but works in spring and summer too. Grab twigs, pinecones, and flowers for accents, if you like. Then paste them together to create a whole leaf family.
Learn more: My Mommy Style
44. Try this trick to make crepe-paper art even easier
Crepe paper has been a star in kindergarten art projects for years, but it definitely results in sticky glue fingers. Try this: Use a mini paint tray and a mini roller to roll on the glue! Fingers stay clean and dry, plus you’ll avoid messy glue puddles.
You’re welcome!
Learn more: Hello, Wonderful/Crepe Paper Art
45. Print PAW-some footprint art
Combine storytime with creativity in this kindergarten art project! As you read the story, have students grab an animal figurine, dip the paws in paint, and have their animal act the story out on construction paper, leaving a trail of prints across the page.
Learn more: Fun-A-Day
46. Turn paper bags into jellyfish
Put those scissor skills to good use with these wiggly paper bag jellyfish! All you need is brown paper lunch bags, googly eyes (the bigger, the better!), and watercolor paint. For extra fun, use some decorative scissors with this kindergarten art project.
Learn more: No Time for Flashcards
47. Sculpt the cutest pinch-pot kitties
This kindergarten art project will take some patience, trial-and-error, and grown-up assistance, but the results are pretty terrific. No kiln? Use oven-bake clay and tempera paint, then add a shiny finish with gloss glaze.
Learn more: Deep Space Sparkle/Pinch Pot Kitties
48. Give a thumb’s up to these cute bugs
These sweet little bugs are just so adorable! Read a book like The Big Book of Bugs before having your little artists get to work on their thumbprint creatures.
Learn more: Toot’s Mom is Tired/Thumbprint Bugs
49. Construct a paper quilt
Quilting is an art form in itself. In this kindergarten art project, kids draw a patterned circle, then cut it into fours and paste it onto a square. Assemble all the squares for the final finished project.
Learn more: Shine Bright Zamorano
50. Eat your art
Painting on white bread has been around for a while, but the soggy finished product isn’t really that appetizing. This project solves that problem by mixing powdered sugar with food coloring to create a thick paste. It’s fun to paint with, and the resulting bread art is a sweet treat!
Learn more: Kids Craft Room
51. Paint with bubbles
Kids are forever blowing bubbles, so add tempera paint and create beautiful art prints!
Learn more: Early Learning Ideas
52.
Learn about symmetry with smoosh artThis is a tried-and-true kindergarten art project for a good reason: it’s fun and slightly magical. Your students will love to see how those tiny drops of paint are transformed into symmetrical art patterns.
53. Twist and paint paper plates
Process art puts more emphasis on the process of creating rather than the results themselves. This active art activity needs only paint and paper plates and reveals all sorts of interesting results.
Learn more: Buggy and Buddy/Painted Plates
54. Scoop up ice cream cone art
Who doesn’t scream for ice cream? Mix shaving cream with glue and paint to create scoops of fun. Add mix-ins like cinnamon for scented creations, or stir in beads to represent chocolate chips.
So many options! (Just make sure they’re not trying to eat this particular project.)
Learn more: Crafty Morning
55. Draw a half self-portrait
Some students shy away from drawing, as they fear they don’t have the skills. That’s what makes this mixed-media project so cool. Half the piece is constructed from a photo that the students then use to help draw the remaining half.
Learn more: Art Is A Way
56. Practice circles with paper piggies
These round little piggies give kindergarteners the perfect chance to practice drawing circles. All you need is watercolor paper, a black marker, and watercolor paints. Oink oink!
Learn more: Apex Art
57. Design circle chicks
These little chicks are just so adorable and easy to create. Have students trace a small, circular item with black marker then have them personalize their chicks!
Learn more: Art Projects for Kids/Super Easy Drawing
58. Design butterfly wings
Look at photos of real butterflies, then create your own patterned wings.
This is a good chance to talk about symmetry in art and nature.
Learn more: Hello, Wonderful/Butterfly Art
59. Fly colorful windsocks
Windsocks are a staple art project and full of versatility. Create the paper bases and decorate them however you like. The streamers can be made of ribbon, yarn, paper, or anything else you can dream up!
Learn more: Art Is Basic
60. Cut up your art
This kindergarten art project is fun as it encourages kids to look at their creations in a different way. (Plus, scissors skills!)
Learn more: Gift of Curiosity
61. Paint a field of wildflowers
This flower-inspired project touches on Impressionism in a way that five-year-old kids can grasp. All you need is black paper, chalk for the stems, and paint for the flowers.
Learn more: Fine Lines
62. Create a tree-inspired 3-D sculpture
Head outside to the school playground where your students can forage for the sticks and twigs they want to use in this kindergarten project.
Back inside the classroom, they stick the twigs into clay and decorate them with colorful beads. (Bonus: This is a great way to work in fine-motor skill practice!)
Learn more: Mair Town Kindergarten
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52 Fun & Creative Kindergarten Art Projects
Art is important for so many reasons. Teaching art to kids gives them the same tools of self-expression as the famous artists we all admire.
In addition to self-expression, lots of important skills are developed through art. Kindergarten art projects teach kids the following things:
- creativity
- critical thinking
- problem-solving
- how to follow steps in sequence
- art concepts
Coming up with art projects for kindergarteners can be a challenge. Luckily, we've done some of the leg work for you.
All you need to do is set the activities up and watch your students get creative.
Here are 52 kindergarten art projects students are sure to love.
1. Make a Paper Clip Painting
This art project combines math, art, and a scavenger hunt all in one. Kids dip paper clips into paint and stamp them onto paper to make creative art projects.
There's no need to confine their creativity to paper clips, though. Send them on a scavenger hunt around the classroom to see what other items they find to use.
Learn more: Mosswood Connections
2. Make a Fizzy Baking Soda Print
Making a fizzy baking soda print is an art project that combines art with science. What kindergartener wouldn't want to see what they could create by touching a fizzling, colored liquid to paper?
Learn more: Typically Simple
3. Making Snowmen with Air-Dry Clay
Making snowmen with air-dry clay is a great art project for winter-themed activities.
It can also be done to bring a little winter into your classroom on a hot day.
The clay can be painted or colored with markers and decorated with craft accessories.
Learn more: The Montessori-Minded Mom
4. String Painting
This is a very creative idea for an art project for kindergarteners. Using watercolor paints, water, yarn, and a tissue box, kids can create professional-looking art.
These art pieces are perfect for turning into Mother's Day or Father's Day cards.
Learn more: One Little Project
5. Cotton-ball Cherry Blossom Painting
Painting cherry blossoms using cotton balls is an adorable idea. This art project incorporates the use of clothespins, which is great for fine motor development.
The end product is gorgeous.
Learn more: Projects with Kids
6. Coffee Filter Tulip Suncatcher
This is a fun art project that combines process art and product art to make a beautiful and creative art piece.
The end result is a beautiful tulip-shaped suncatcher.
Learn more: There's Just One Mommy
7. Thumbprint Bug Art
This is such a cute art project idea that is so simple to set up. Paper, markers, paints, and thumbs are all kindergarteners need for this one.
Making art using thumbprints is a great art project for Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Learn more: Toot's Mom is Tired
8. Fork Stamping Tulip Art
Have you ever noticed that forks are kind of shaped like tulips? This makes them perfect for springtime process art projects.
This activity is super fun and super easy to set up.
Learn more: Toddler at Play
9. Abstract Painted Hearts
This is such a fun and creative art project idea. This is a perfect art activity for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day.
The canvas for this project is a wooden heart, so the end result is a keepsake that will last.
Learn more: Color Made Happy
10.
Painting With Circles This art project is really fun and easy. There's no need to limit making circles to only paper cups.
Kids can use bottle caps or any other circular item they can find.
Learn more: Mess for Less
11. Ice Cube Painting
Ice cube painting is a great kindergarten outdoor art project for the warm months. It can also be part of a winter-themed learning unit during the cold months.
Learn more: Green Kid Crafts
12. Splat Painting
Splat painting is a process art project in the truest sense of the meaning. Using paint, sponges, and a wooden spoon, kindergarteners can experience how beautiful making a "mess" can be.
Learn more: Taming Little Monsters
13. Pointillism with Q-tips
Making pointillism art using Q-tips is the perfect art project for kindergarteners. Using Q-tips to create art really helps develop a child's fine motor skills.
This art project is also great for learning about symmetry.
Learn more: Artful Parent
14. Painting with Nature
Painting using items from nature is one of the fun art projects for kindergarteners that can be done outdoors. Teachers can also set up a nature table inside the classroom and let students choose their own painting tool.
Learn more: Toddler at Play
15. Sidewalk Painting with Chalk Ice
Chalk ice is a fun sensory variation on the sidewalk chalk that kindergarteners know and love. Painting with the chalk ice is only half the fun of this art project.
Kids enjoy helping to make the chalk ice, too.
Learn more: The Best Ideas for Kids
16. Watercolor Painting on Paper Towels
Paper towels are usually used for wiping up spills made while kids are painting. They actually make great canvases, too, though!
This is an art project your kindergarten class will love.
Learn more: Gift of Curiosity
17. Blow Painting
Blow painting is a ton of fun for kindergarteners.
It's also one of those kindergarten art projects teachers can set up in a matter of minutes.
Blow painting art projects can be process-based or you can assign your class to make animals, like scorpions, sea creatures, or birds.
Learn more: Artful Parent
18. Scribble Art
Kids have typically outgrown scribbling by the time they reach kindergarten. This art project is heavy on fine motor refinement and it lets kindergarteners relive their glory days of scribbling.
Learn more: Fireflies and Mud Pies
19. Make Coffee Filter Butterflies
This art project is great for spring-themed, summer-themed, and life-cycle learning units. The steps are fun for kindergarteners to follow and the process of coloring the butterfly wings allows for a lot of creativity.
Learn more: Organized Island
20. Jellyfish Salt Painting
Making a jellyfish salt painting is both an art project and a science project. It's a lot of fun and kids get to be really creative when it comes time to paint it.
Learn more: I Heart Arts n Crafts
21. Rain Cloud Gravity Painting
Rain cloud gravity painting is an art project and a science project rolled together. It requires only simple materials and pairs well with books such as Thunder Cake and Down Comes the Rain.
Learn more: A Little Pinch of Perfect
22. Yarn Painting
Painting with yarn is a fun change of pace from the paint-based art projects that dominate art project lists. The link below shows you how to set the project up using self-adhesive paper, however, your students can also use glue if that is what you have available.
Learn more: Picklebums
23. Crumpled Paper Art
This crumpled paper art project is inspired by the book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds. Not only is this a really fun kindergarten art project that yields a beautiful product - it's a great sensory-feedback activity that can help calm an unruly classroom.
Learn more: Bug and Buddy
24.
Paint with Puffy Paint This is one of several kindergarten art projects on our list that involves a science lesson. Make some puffy paint with your class, then let them at some canvases to see what they create.
Learn more: Happy Hooligans
25. Toilet Paper Roll Stamp Flowers
This is a really cool kindergarten art project that is inexpensive (uses empty toilet paper rolls) and easy to set up. The end product is a beautiful flower painting.
This art project is great for spring-themed learning units or flower life-cycle units.
Learn more: Taming Little Monsters
26. Marbling with Oil and Food Coloring
This is decidedly the kindergarten art project on this list with the biggest mess potential. The final product is so worth it, though.
This is an easy way to marble paper and the students will be so proud of the artwork they get to bring home to their families.
Learn more: Artful Parent
27.
Cardboard Rainbow Collage Making a cardboard rainbow art collage a great art project that has endless opportunities for creativity. Kindergarteners can incorporate construction paper, tissue paper, crafting supplies - anything they can think of - into their collage.
It's a great loose parts play activity.
Learn more: Art Bar
28. Block Painting
Block painting is a simple art project that's easy for kids and allows for a lot of creativity. Kids just have to dip their blocks into paint and stamp them onto craft paper.
Learn more: Taming Little Monsters
29. Flower Painting
The great thing about art projects for kindergarteners is that just about anything can be used in place of a paintbrush.
Grab some inexpensive flowers, some tempera paint, and some sturdy construction paper, and see what your kindergarteners create.
Learn more: Play to Learn Preschool
30. Bubble Wrap Roller Printing
Bubble wrap roller printing is a simple and satisfying kindergarten art project that involves a great amount of fine and gross motor activity.
Another wonderful thing about this project is that it encourages teamwork between classmates.
Learn more: Art Bar
31. A Surprise Rainbow
There are 2 different ways this activity can be done, which are explained in the link below.
This is a really cool activity because a lot of kindergarteners still believe in magic and this project lets them make some magic of their own.
Learn more: The Best Ideas for Kids
32. Painted Plate Flowers
Making painted paper plate flowers is a very involved, but very fun, kindergarten art project. The work they put into this beautiful project is sure to make them feel very proud.
Learn more: Pink Stripey Socks
33. Straw Blown Peacock Painting
Blow painting allows for a lot of open-ended creativity. It's also fun to challenge kindergarteners to create a specific product using this art technique.
Since peacock feathers are a work of art in and of themselves, what a great end product to work toward.
Learn more: The Pinterested Parent
34. Northern Lights Chalk Art
Making an art project that is Northern Lights-themed is a fun and creative activity that pairs well with a book about the phenomenon or a Northern Lights-themed science unit.
Learn more: One Little Project
35. Foil Art Prints
This is a really neat art project idea that uses card stock and colored aluminum foil. After the print is made using a laminator, students can paint them or use crayons to fill in the spaces.
Learn more: Color Made Happy
36. Salt Painting a Pineapple
Salt painting is always a big hit with kindergarteners. Salt painting a pineapple is an art project that also incorporates science and can introduce the concept of symmetry.
Learn more: Skip to My Lou
37. Painting with Rubber Bands
Painting with rubber bands uses a similar concept as splat painting, just on a smaller scale. It's messy, it's fun, and it allows kids to get really creative.
Learn more: Craftulate
38. Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamping
Have you ever looked at a cross-section of a bell pepper and thought to yourself, "That looks a lot like a 4-leaf clover".
It does - which makes it the perfect tool for stamping shamrocks!
Learn more: Crafty Morning
39. Painting Fireworks
Painting fireworks is a fun art project that is a wonderful addition to holiday-themed learning units.
Using empty toilet paper rolls, paper plates, and paint, kindergarteners can create a beautiful painting of fireworks.
Learn more: Learning 4 Kids
40. Bleeding Tissue Paper Art
This is a really fun art project for kindergarteners. The creative possibilities are endless when kids get to use spray bottles and tissue paper in their art.
Bleeding tissue paper art is great for seasonal art projects - for any season!
Learn more: The Best Ideas for Kids
41. Shaving Cream Painting
Painting with shaving cream is one of the kindergarten art projects that let kids get truly involved in their art via multiple senses.
The activity can be set up in a deep tray or in a sensory bin.
Learn more: Fun With Mama
42. Make a Dinosaur Stomp Painting
This is a great art project that lets kids create something beautiful and play with dinosaurs at the same time. There's no need to focus on perfection, just let the dinosaurs stomp around!
Learn more: Paper and Glue
43. Making a Self-Portrait
A self-portrait is a challenging concept for kindergarten-age children. This art project should be kept simple, fun, and without the expectation of a picture-perfect finished product.
Learn more: The Kitchen Table Classroom
44. Make a Paper Line Sculpture
Making paper line sculptures is an art project that introduces children to the concept of being able to create 3-D art.
Kindergarteners aren't limited to making their lines of paper resemble a specific object or structure. They are free to use their imaginations on this one.
Learn more: Art is Basic
45. Make a Body Flip Book
This is a fun art project every kindergartener will love. Making their own body flipbook, kids can imagine themselves in different fun clothing combinations.
How cool is that?
Learn more: My First Pallete
46. Making Stained Glass Crayons
This art project for kindergarteners also involves a science element - melting crayons. The activity is fun for kids and the end result is beautiful stained glass art.
Learn more: Education.com
47. Painting with Bubbles
Who knew you could paint with bubbles?
This art project gets kindergarteners involved in making the bubbles, then creating the art. The results are very cool.
Learn more: Early Learning Ideas
48. Body Tracing and Painting
Body and tracing and painting is one of the few art projects for kindergarteners that incorporates a gross motor aspect. Kids get to paint a whole-body self-portrait and have a great time in the process.
Learn more: The Artful Parent
49. Create Spin Art with a Salad Spinner
This is such a neat art project that makes use of that salad spinner you probably haven't used in a while. Bring it to school, lay down some newspaper, and watch your class create some neat-looking art projects.
Learn more: The Artful Parent
50. Make a Painted Paper Duckling
This art project has multiple steps, each one being a lot of fun. Students get to use fun brush strokes to paint paper and then use that paper to make a paper duckling.
This is a great art project for springtime.
Learn more: Deep Space Sparkle
51. Create an Apple Starry Night Print
You are likely familiar with Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting, Starry Night. Following this art activity, your child will be, too.
This activity pairs well with the book, Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed and it can be done with items you have around your house, including an apple core.
Learn more: The Educators' Spin on It
52. Make a Robot Puppet
Making a robot puppet is an adorable art project that any kindergartener is sure to enjoy. It gives kids the chance to show off their creative chops and, bonus points - they have a puppet to play with after the art activity is finished!
Learn more: Merri Cherry
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you introduce art to kindergarteners?
Kindergarteners can be introduced to art in easy, low-pressure ways, such as simply supplying them with art materials and letting them create what they like.
What art should kindergarteners learn?
Kindergarteners should be introduced to art that involves a variety of canvas types, mediums, tools, and colors.
What colors attract children's attention?
Bright, vibrant colors generally attract children's attention more so than pastels. When setting up art projects, it's a good idea to set out some brightly colored art materials.
Creativity in the kindergarten | My First Academy
Preschool time is very dear to us with memories of the first experiences, created creations and a wide variety of entertainment. Drawing in kindergarten occupies the main share of the entire creative process, captivating young artists into the wonderful world. Educators try to develop in children a sense of beauty, the concept of space, imagination, logical thinking, fantasies, the correct expression of emotions and sensations. Other activities practiced in gardens also contribute to this, including applique and modeling.
Application
Unlike adults, kids love to make postcards of various subjects with their own hands using colored paper and materials at hand. This creativity is one of the most difficult, requiring not only concentration from the crumbs, but also minimal scissor skills.
There are three types of works - decorative, subject and plot.
- Decorative consists of many additional small details, including beads, patterns, fabric elements and more.
Thus decorate photo frames, albums, invitations, postcards in kindergarten. - The object type demonstrates the basic version - the cut object is glued onto the prepared background. Even the smallest ones will cope with this task.
- The plot form is filled not only with numerical objects, but also with a sense in which certain events are easily read: fairy tales, recreation, flight to Mars, the underwater world.
Sculpting
Sculpting is no less successful. Just like the application, it is divided into plot, subject and decorative. At the very beginning, the teacher will show and tell you how to make such crafts in a kindergarten class using plasticine, dough or a special mixture.
- The first stage consists of material preparation and blanks
- Next, you need to connect all the parts
- And install the structure on the stand
In the plot version, children use additional elements of plants and objects, and in the decorative version - decorations.
Visual activity
Through drawing, a child learns about himself, the world around him and his place in this atmosphere. For example, children in the nursery group are only required to hold the pencil correctly, adjusting the grip of the fingers. Kids are just learning this skill, studying straight and wavy lines, a circle and other shapes.
The younger group actively uses gouache and felt-tip pens, sorting out the basic skills of drawing one or another object. Most of the pictures consist of similar elements - balloons, a snowman, a Christmas tree.
The guys from the older group are distinguished by their attention to detail, which is actively displayed on paper. The right time for the image of the house, schematic people, portraits, studying the differences of the seasons in landscapes.
Preschoolers are very inquisitive. On their canvases, plots, proportional objects, small details appear - they proudly donate hand-drawn crafts to their favorite kindergarten.
The small hand trains with hatching, so it is perfectly coordinated and developed.
Each type of creativity will strengthen the aesthetic development of the child, bring up perseverance, accuracy and attentiveness. Such activities develop the mind, speech, memory and feelings.
Creative activities in kindergarten. Fragrant children's creativity.
In addition to sleight of hand, children's creativity develops children's intellectual abilities, creativity, and the ability to concentrate. And children's creativity, which also stimulates the senses, is an effective way to teach children how important the senses are in our daily lives.
The use of a variety of scented materials in children's art (essential oils, stickers that smell when rubbed, and others) is not only an excellent educational addition to classes, but also a source of pleasure for children, because natural aromas are pleasant to smell. By allowing children to create unique crafts using their sense of smell, you teach them that some smells are bad and some are good.
Good smells can bring back some warm memories for us, such as the past summer, a picnic in a flowery meadow, a walk in the forest, etc.
In addition, it is worth noting that handicrafts with a smell can be a great gift from a baby for any occasion.
Scented Sticker Collage
Give each child a piece of thick cardboard, offer them a selection of scented stickers (flowers, berries, fruits) and help them make the collage. For example, children can draw pictures of scent sources, then add a sticker with the appropriate scent to each picture and put them together on a cardboard backing.
Scented bag
To make this craft, help the little ones glue small tracing paper pockets together: show how to glue two rectangles of tracing paper together and glue the 3 sides together so that the top of the pouch remains open . Let the pockets dry for an hour. Then fill the bags with the scented mix from the craft store.
Add dried flowers prepared in advance there. Seal the top side of the pouches and tie each one with a decorative satin ribbon in any bright color.
Fragrant herbarium
Take your children to the meadow and the forest for natural herbarium materials: herbs, flowers, pine needles, etc. The main condition is that the plants have a smell. As a group, give the children cardboard herbarium bases and help them randomly stick fragrant treasures on them. When the glue dries, put some essential oils of flowers on the buds, pine oils on pine or spruce needles to enhance the scent.
Scented paper flowers
To make paper flowers, you will need disposable paper cupcake liners, colored paper and floral essential oils or perfume. Give the children colored paper, and let everyone draw their own flower on it or circle the stencils you have prepared in advance. Carefully cut out flowers from paper and glue a paper mold in the center of each of them.
