I had wanted to make some paint for my preschoolers for a while. In fact, when I did the research for it, I found it was so easy I was able to include Abs and Becs in the whole process so that not only did they paint with the paint, they also got to make…
Category: Young Artists at Play
Mr Men School: Five Modelling Ideas
Our art is always based on process not product. That said, the children enjoy making something that is recognisable to the picture they began with in their heads. Here are a few of our more enjoyable projects trying to replicate some Mr Men and Little Miss characters: 1. Junk Modelling Junk modelling is a cheap,…
Beach Themed Activities
Each morning the little ones have a one hour themed session. In this week's hour, we did lots of beach themed activities. For science the girls made their own yellow ball from Borax and glue. In art they made some sand pictures. In their explorers' class they discovered the joys of a beachy sensory box. And…
Painting with Home-made Paint
When I called my young artists to the table for their art time, they were just a little bit excited. I mean, who wouldn't be when you are just about to start painting with your very own home-made paint! Painting time!! And so they should have been! We had made some home-made paints during our…
Coloured Foam Art for Preschoolers
When my two little girls were even littler I used to put shaving foam in a zip lock bag for them to play with. It never held their attention for a huge amount of time. But then I had never thought to put food colouring along side it. It was this which gave me a seed of…
Preschool Messy Art
A few weeks ago I created a preschool science nook. We used this for one hour on a Monday encouraging my two younger daughters to play at being scientists. Well, during these one hour slots, my two-year old was utterly absorbed. Prior to this, I'm not sure she had done anything, apart from cry, for…